Angela Alexander
Orland Park,IL
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Risk Adjustment Coder
Vizient Staffing
02.2021 - Current
- Verified signatures and checked medical charts for accuracy and completion.
- Resourcefully used various coding books, procedure manuals, and on-line encoders.
- Reviewed patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses, and treatments.
- Monitored changes in coding regulations to provide recommendations for compliance.
- Interacted with physicians and other healthcare staff to ask questions regarding patient services.
- Maintained accuracy, completeness, and security for medical records and health information.
Medical Assistant
Rush Medical Center
04.2019 - 07.2021
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Obtained and documented patient medical history, vital signs and current complaints at intake.
- Verified patient insurance coverage and collected required co-payments.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients, and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
Remote Contact Tracer
22nd Century Technologies
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Investigated and identified confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases, also documenting potentially affected contactless.
- Communicated with documented COVID-19 patients and other exposed persons via phone call, text, email, and other platforms.
- Performed record keeping by logging client information within secure contact-tracing software/Salesforce.
- Provided educational and informational resources regarding isolation policies and quarantine measures.
Medical Coder
Judge Group Staffing
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Assigned appropriate ICD-10 CM codes, mapping to risk adjustment models.
- Maintained quality and production standards required by company
- Complied with HIPPA Laws and regulations.
- Remained current on diagnosis coding guidelines and risk adjustment reimbursement reporting with Medicare.
- Verified signatures and checked medical charts for accuracy and completion.
- Reviewed, analyzed, and managed coding of diagnostic and treatment procedures contained in outpatient medical records.
Telephone Triage Medical Assistant
Specialty Physicians of IL
06.2012 - 07.2015
- Scheduled patient appointments.
- Provided compassionate and empathetic customer service.
- Assisted with referrals and prior authorizations.
- Routed patient messages to providers in electronic health record.
- Assisted patients with lab results, medication refills, medical complaints, and ordered tests.
Medical Assistant
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
06.2006 - 10.2009
- Screened patients for medical care, allergies, medication/surgical history, and updated information into electronic health record/EPIC.
- Assisted physician by collecting patient's vital signs, medical and demographic information of patient and scheduled appointments.
- E-scribed medication refills and followed up with patients regarding lab results and referrals.
- Scheduled appointments, registered patients, and distributed sample pharmaceuticals as prescribed.
- Implemented care and efficiency improvements to support and enhance office operations.
Education
Certified Professional Coder -
AAPC, CPC Solutions
10.2021
Registered Medical Assistant/AMT -
IL School of Health Careers
04.2003
Skills
- EMR
- Medical terminology
- Insurance verification
- ICD-9/ICD-10
- Epic
- Cerner
- Salesforce
- MS Office products
- HIPAA compliance & confidentiality
- Phlebotomy
- Patient scheduling
- Ancillary Testing
- Patient Education
Timeline
Risk Adjustment Coder
Vizient Staffing
02.2021 - Current
Remote Contact Tracer
22nd Century Technologies
03.2020 - 02.2021
Medical Coder
Judge Group Staffing
02.2020 - 02.2021
Medical Assistant
Rush Medical Center
04.2019 - 07.2021
Telephone Triage Medical Assistant
Specialty Physicians of IL
06.2012 - 07.2015
Medical Assistant
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
06.2006 - 10.2009
Certified Professional Coder -
AAPC, CPC Solutions
Registered Medical Assistant/AMT -
IL School of Health Careers