Dranette Branson

Experience

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  UPS

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Administrative Assistant III

  •Answered correspondence as directed by the Area Sales Manager (ASM).•Compiled and produced statistical state information and federal reports.•Maintained office calendar to coordinate workflow and meetings.•Created and modified documents such as invoices, reports, memos, letters and financial statements using Microsoft Office Programs.•Analyzed assigned issues, compiled data, and prepared recommendations for action by Area Sales Manager (ASM).•Maintained and managed the physical and informational workflow of UPS business processes between ASM and other employees. Show less

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  Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation

  Dec 2010 - Feb 2016

  Healthy Start Case Manager

  •Provided comprehensive case management services to all participants including intake assessment, benefit assessment, goal setting, long-term care plan development, weekly case plan development, advocacy, and referrals.•Conducted public education about the availability of qualified health plans with ensuring enrollment coverage.•Referred patients needing assistance resolving a conflict with their health coverage.• Served as navigator to ensure patients received health and dental coverage.• Maintained participant records and timely documentation of service utilization.• Prepared participant notifications and conducted follow-ups to ensure compliance with preventive health recommendations and grant guidelines.•Met with patients continually over a 48-month period until case closed.•Coordinated service with providers, local health departments, community outreach, and agencies within the region.•Maintained confidentiality of program records and all information concerning participants. Prepared program data research reports and distributed to staff as appropriate.•Connected families with needed and available community resources. Follow-up with clients and agencies as appropriate to document use/success of referral.•Established travel arrangements for patients.•Trained new employees within SIHF. Show less

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  Washington University in St. Louis

  Jan 2021 - now

  • Manage busy appointments scheduled for Director, frequently utilizing professionalism, discretion and independent judgement. Handling internal and external meetings in addition to conference calls.• Coordinate travel, including flight arrangements, hotel reservations, meeting registrations and complete travel reports. • Prepare all expense reports, submitting invoices/check requests to accounting department, ensuring proper expense accounting. • Maintain an array of more than 800 publications for the Director’s Curriculum Vitae. • Ensuring all Faculty Curriculum Vitae are updated with the WUSM Format Guidelines. • Prepare materials as needed by the Director for conferences, meetings, appointments and telephone calls. • Create/update Power Point presentations for upper management review/faculty meetings. • Compose a variety of materials including letters, memos and correspondence with responsibility for content, format and attachments.• Coordinate catering as need for various meetings and programs. Show less •Answers phones and acts as receptionist for Memory & Aging and research participant visitors. Communicates with faculty, clinicians, staff and other University personnel regarding program information and opportunities via email (Microsoft Outlook).•Collects records and interprets pertinent clinical information from the patient interview and assessment as well as the medical chart to facilitate interpretation of the test results.•Transcribes and types a variety of documents such as medical release forms, physician’s letters, correspondence, nurse’s notes, dictations, and various computer-based software and office equipment.•Maintains physician’s daily appointment schedule and calendar, schedules meetings, arranges conference calls, and create travel arrangement.•Serves as liaison between patients, physicians, and staff, providing routine information to patient inquiries. •Assist Genetics Core with tracking and reporting specimen collection. •Review monthly financial reports for dictation services. Show less Oversaw day-to-day scheduling, fiscal reports, recruitment, administrative management, contracts and funding for CRIO and Director of Acute Care.Served as the primary point of contact for clients, subject matter experts, and stakeholders throughout project lifecycles.Utilized project management tools and techniques to developed, implemented, and maintained work plans, timelines, and budgets for multiple projects.Delegated and oversaw specific tasks, ensuring their completion within project timelines. Facilitated internal and external meetings, creating supporting materials and capturing meeting notes, action items, and agendas.Managed and coordinated calendar of shared space and meeting rooms for availability, and ordered equipment and furnishings necessary for the offices.Ensured proper scoping, documentation, and vetting of analytic deliverables with the team.Participated in project review meetings, strategic planning, provide 1:1 project preparation overview, and report analysis. Show less

  • Executive Secretary

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Medical Secretary II

    Feb 2016 - now

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2021 - Aug 2023