Anita Carpenter
Charleston,WV
Summary
To obtain a position that will enable me to use my strong organizational skills, educational background and ability to work well with people.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Patient Coordinator
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, US
04.2017 - 02.2024
- Schedule appointments for preadmission testing for surgery
- Manage and coordinated the flow of surgery schedule and walk-ins for preadmission testing
- Manage incoming phone calls related to surgery cases and preadmission testing and assist with insurance verification
- Perform secretarial, data management and related duties for Surgical Services
- Coordinate, communicate, and process all Operating Rooms cases while providing support with the Operating Rooms, Recovery Rooms and the Patient Access Center
- Maintain inventory
- Manage all surgical documents, gather and input patient information, order bloodwork, and additional testing in the computer
- Perform chart checks to insure all pre-surgery paperwork is completed correctly and in time for patient's appointment
- Set up patient's rooms prior to surgery and clean the rooms after patient has been discharged
Registration Clerk
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, US
02.2012 - 04.2017
- Differentiate between patients in need of immediate medical attention and those with minor injuries and illnesses
- Interview patients to secure and verify all pertinent admitting data
- Enter patient data into computer system
- Prepare the necessary forms in order for patients to receive diagnostic and/or therapeutic treatment
- Verify active insurance
- Assign beds based on the nature of illness or the type of accommodation available
- Sort, file, and distribute patient records
- Prepare and disburse admitting forms and related materials
- Perform clerical and receptionist duties as necessary
- Escort patients and push wheelchairs
Health Information Indexer
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, US
09.2010 - 02.2012
- Review 97% of images scanned within 24 hrs
- Identifies documents that are poor quality & rescans on a flatbed scanner
- Ensures that all scanned documents are positioned correctly
- Indexes documents to correct encounter & document type
- Performs indexing process that each document is indexed to the correct patient/encounter, assigned the correct document name, & verifies that bar-coded documents are correctly indexed
- Identifies when it is appropriate to split & merge documents
- Correctly inserts pages/documents when & where appropriate
- Correctly appends pages/documents when & where appropriate
- Writes indexed back to the appropriate queue according to workflow procedure
- Reviews assigned work queue(s) daily & ensures timely processing of all assigned queues
Registration Clerk
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, US
12.2009 - 09.2010
- Differentiate between patients in need of immediate medical attention and those with minor injuries and illnesses
- Interview patients to secure and verify all pertinent admitting data
- Enter patient data into computer system
- Prepare the necessary forms in order for patients to receive diagnostic and/or therapeutic treatment
- Assign beds based on the nature of illness or the type of accommodation available
- Sort, file, and distribute patient records
- Prepare and disburse admitting forms and related materials
- Perform clerical and receptionist duties as necessary
- Escort patients and push wheelchairs
- Maintain a patient census log and prepare a statistical report monthly
- Maintain equipment, lift boxes of supplies
Nursing Assistant
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, US
09.2009 - 12.2009
- Perform various direct patient care activities, procedures, and other indirect services under the direction of a clinical nurse for patients in the intensive care unit
- Stocked rooms with supplies
Surgical Patient Coordinator
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, US
11.2004 - 09.2009
- Schedule appointments for preadmission testing for surgery
- Manage and coordinated the flow of surgery schedule and walk-ins for preadmission testing
- Manage incoming phone calls related to surgery cases and preadmission testing and assist with insurance verification
- Perform secretarial, data management and related duties for Surgical Services
- Coordinate, communicate, process all Operating Rooms cases while providing support with the Operating Rooms, Recovery Rooms and the Patient Access Center
- Maintain inventory
- Manage all surgical documents, gather and input patient information, order bloodwork, and additional testing in the computer
- Perform chart checks to insure all pre-surgery paperwork is completed correctly and in time for patient's appointment
- Set up patient's rooms prior to surgery and clean the rooms after patient has been discharged
Health Unit Coordinator
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, US
07.2004 - 11.2004
- Coordinate clerical process of admissions, transfers, discharge and death for all patients
- Maintained patient medical records regarding thinning, labeling, and providing appropriate forms for documentation on patient records
- Assist coworkers relating to ordering and receiving supplies, medications, manuals and equipment
Phlebotomist
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, US
01.1994 - 07.2004
- Performed venipunctures and capillary blood collections
- Responsible for collection, labeling, processing and distribution of specimens to sections of the laboratory or other hospital laboratories
- Read and carry out physician orders
- Communicated with nursing units and physician offices to ensure proper laboratory tests ordered
- Communicated reports with appropriate personnel via phone/fax
- Collected throat swabs and nasopharyngeal swabs for cultures
Education
Associate Degree - Nursing
University of Charleston
Charleston, WV05-2009
High School -
Herbert Hoover High School
Clendenin, WV05-1984
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Data Entry
- EMR Systems
- Medical Records
- Medical Terminology
- Laboratory Experience
- Medical Scheduling
- Medical Office Experience
- ICD-10
- Multi-line phone systems
- Customer service
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US
Timeline
Surgical Patient Coordinator
Charleston Area Medical Center
04.2017 - 02.2024
Registration Clerk
Charleston Area Medical Center
02.2012 - 04.2017
Health Information Indexer
Charleston Area Medical Center
09.2010 - 02.2012
Registration Clerk
Charleston Area Medical Center
12.2009 - 09.2010
Nursing Assistant
Charleston Area Medical Center
09.2009 - 12.2009
Surgical Patient Coordinator
Charleston Area Medical Center
11.2004 - 09.2009
Health Unit Coordinator
Charleston Area Medical Center
07.2004 - 11.2004
Phlebotomist
Charleston Area Medical Center
01.1994 - 07.2004
Associate Degree - Nursing
University of Charleston
High School -
Herbert Hoover High School