Administrative Assistant Years Experience

Melinda Reidy

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Montgomery, IL 60538

Home/Cell: 630-***-****

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Professional Profile

HR Administrator with 10+ years experience seeking progressive, secure employment that offers a challenging and rewarding opp ortunity to

utilize my communication and organizational skills and proven ability to prioritize in a fast -paced work environment, while networking with

others to serve the company by providing employees with easily accessible and understandable information, solutions, and guid ance.

Skill Highlights

Compensation/benefits administration, personnel records maintenance, regulatory compliance, training & development, federal/state-specific

employment laws, experienced with HRIS applications/SQL reports & Microsoft Word/Excel, excellent data entry skills

Career Accomplishments

Promoted to HR Administrator within first 2 years of employment

Assisted with successful coordination of corporate HRIS database with 40+ individual worksite databases, creating easier and

more efficient weekly payroll processing

Successful conversion of Group Life/AD&D/Disability plan to new vendor

Assisted with setup of newly opened work locations, including locating clinics for pre-employment screening processes and

becoming familiar with state-specific employment laws

Created easy to understand instructional materials to assist employees with completion of benefit forms and benefits-related

questions, including annual open enrollment process

Revamped orientation paperwork and process for all new hires, which was implemented company-wide

Designed new SQL reports as needed using Crystal Reports program to assist corporate and field management staff with tracking

employee information

Successful training of multiple field personnel on many basic HR/Payroll-related processes, as well as on email communication

and other computer based processes, resulting in improved record-keeping and efficiency.

Attended several web-based seminars on safety regulations, FMLA leave, changes to group medical plan, changes to group life

insurance plan and Affordable Care Act changes

15+ years experience working with highly confidential information

Exceptional ability to develop excellent working relationships with both local and field coworkers

Work Experience

HR Administrator - Rescar Companies - Downers Grove, lL - 7/2003-5/2014

Created/managed 1,100+ confidential personnel records with responsibilities ranging from but not limited to coordination with

multiple third-party administrators to manage company-wide pre-employment screening processes, weekly HRIS database

management, weekly payroll processing, on-boarding/new hire orientation, auditing/coding all department invoices, researching

and responding to unemployment claims/records requests/employment verifications and all other HR-related inquiries

Benefits administrator for all employee benefits: medical, dental, life/AD&D, short -term/long-term disability and FMLA leave, as

well as management of annual open enrollment program and COBRA administration. Processed all benefit enrollments, changes,

and cancellations company-wide, and trained/supervised all field admin staff on completion of all required hiring & benefits

paperwork

Served as primary contact between senior management/field management and employees for employee relations issues,

benefits/payroll-related questions, report requests, review of federal and state laws as well as specific customer requirements to

confirm and enforce company compliance, interpretation and administration of company policies/procedures, and coordination

with IT & QA departments to maintain employee safety training database

Emergency Department Registrar - Good Samaritan Hospital - Downers Grove, lL - 9/1998-3/2005

Served as initial point of contact for triage/assessment of all walk-in patients to assist nursing staff (including symptom evaluation,

vital signs, and medical history), organized/updated/maintained over 200 patient charts daily, processed all admissions

paperwork, collected and recorded data for trauma patients, coordinated breakdown and distribution of all patient charts upon

patients' discharge from Emergency Department or admission to hospital, escorted patients to examination rooms and prepared

patients for RN/physician exams

Ensured HIPAA compliance and worked with Emergency Department staff to prepare for HIPAA and JCAHO reviews, assisted

family/visitors of Emergency Department patients while maintaining confidentiality of patient information, assisted with mult iple

disaster-preparedness plans and drills including the Emergency Department's Y2K action plan

Frequently commended for maintaining the safety, respect, and dignity of patients and visitors

Administrative Assistant - Manufacturing Management Associates - Oak Brook, IL - 1/1998-7/1998

Managed the reception area, including switchboard duties, greeting visitors, and responding to telephone and in-person requests

for information

Designed electronic file systems and maintained electronic and paper files, created reports and corres pondence from dictation

and handwritten notes, dispersed incoming mail to correct recipients throughout the office, made copies/sent faxes/handled al l

incoming and outgoing correspondence, organized files, developed spreadsheets, and scanned documents

Planned meetings and prepared conference rooms, made travel arrangements for 10-15 executives and staff

Education & Training

Currently preparing for PHR Certification Exam in December 2014

Ceridian University - Rosemont, IL: completed all levels of HRIS/Payroll training and Crystal Reports SQL training

College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn, IL: employment-related coursework

Good Samaritan Hospital - Downers Grove, IL: CPR/First Aid Certification/Training

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