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LOPEZ, RHONDA
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Results-driven, proactive and resourceful administrative professional with eleven years’ experience. Experience ranges from working with a medical team and patients in a clinical environment to ensuring front office functions run smoothly, to working in Grants and Contract management setting up grant accounts and helping maintain compliance and change requests during the life of the grant, e.g. budget changes, progress reports, PI changes and extensions. Possess excellent communication and organizational skills.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Problem Solving
Organization
Motivated Self-starter
Computer Programs; MSWord, Outlook, Excel, PeopleSoft, ePro & Cognos
NIH eCommons interface for grant reporting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Grant Specialist, Office of Grants and Contract Management (OGCM)
UNT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
March 2009 –April 2016
Interfaces with OGCM team members and other UNT Health Science Center employees to collect, input, and otherwise handle the recording of data for submissions of proposals, processing of awards, and other data as needed to create and maintain the overall electronic records of research projects. Verifies accuracy, validity and completion of all data collected and/or received for entry by computer verification, proofreading computer display or printout, or other applicable methods; making corrections as necessary and in accordance with departmental policies and applicable regulations. Responsible for award set-up of intramural awards and private sponsors. Responsible for review and submission of progress reports to external sponsors including NIH.
Administrative Assistant, Clinical Trials
UNT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
May 2008 – February 2009
Filing, ordering supplies for office, processing requisitions, answering the phones and taking messages, reviewing and processing payments to vendors, and processing of patient stipends. Tracking and routing of time sensitive contracts for signatures. Patient information entry into new Study Manager Database. Maintaining supervisor’s calendar including scheduling meetings and making travel arrangements.
Clinical Service Representative, Internal Medicine
UNTHEALTH
March 2005- May 2008
Checking patients in, verifying insurance, answering phones, scheduling appointments, calling patients to remind them of their appointments, assisting the medical team trouble shoot and solve any issues clinical staff may have concerning the patient, e.g. locating charts, scheduling follow up appointments, special instructions for patient, etc..
Brief Description of Professional Experience Prior to the Eleven Years at UNTHSC
Sales Associate 10/2004-3/2005 Payless Shoe Source and Gymboree @ The Parks Mall/While attending school.
Leasing Consultant 9/2003- 3/2004 Oak Valley Apartments, Arlington, TX.
Causality Insurance Replacement Service 3/2002-06/2003 Irving TX
Office Max 6/1998-1/2002 Arlington, TX
EDUCATION
IVERSON BUSINESS SCHOOL 404-***-****
Certification in Medical Billing and Coding
Maintained 4.0 GPA throughout the duration of my school career. Which consisted of computer program coursework, medical terminology, disease process and billing and coding.