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Anita Owens

Anita Owens

Medical Secretary
Anniston,AL

Summary

An accomplished and results-oriented sales professional with over 35 plus years of experience in the facilitation of managerial and administrative tasks, while adept in performance evaluation and organizational development. A self-starter with a proven record of working in highly competitive and well-established environments and achieving organizational objectives with succession planning, exceptional customer services, and employee recognition strategies. Proficient in offering excellent planning, risk, and time management to create an unprecedented change in the overall efficiency of the organization.

Capable medical secretary adept at handling all medical administrative needs in a fast pace environment. Knowledgeable about managing charts, forms, insurance and payments. Committed to providing personalized service and quality patient are.



Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Secretary

RMC Occupational Health
08.2023 - Current
    • Prioritize calls through screening process and transfer calls and recorded messages for appropriate personnel.
    • Manage front desk operations efficiently while greeting patients warmly and addressing their concerns professionally.
    • Answer telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
    • Maintain a clean and organized office environment to promote a positive atmosphere for both staff and patients.
    • Keep information confidential and follow HIPAA guidelines to maintain patient trust.
    • Locate, create, check in, and pull medical records for patient appointments and incomplete charts.
    • Register new patients in electronic medical records prior to appointment scheduling.
    • Collect payments for services, complete daily log of monetary income, and take to cashier.
    • Assist with orders and maintains department supplies and equipment.
    • Support office staff and operational requirements with administrative tasks.

Sr. Support Services Associate

Hopkins County Health Department
08.2016 - 05.2021

Consistently welcoming and registering patients and ensuring to maintain a safe, healthy, positive atmosphere

  • Communicating with management teams for executing and directing patient care activities
  • Overseeing scheduling of all exams, immunization and recalls, while monitoring clinic visits
  • Ensuring all medical records and insurance information is accurate and up to date, while collecting new charts and inputting immunizations into KY Immunization Registry
  • Maintaining all Patient Forms and managing daily reports efficiently
  • Participating in school registration and addressing questions and hand- outs information during registration
  • Placing weekly supply orders
  • Offering assistance and training to nurses when required, and communicating with parents, doctor offices and schools to send and receive information accordingly
  • Ensuring to implement all aspects of health and safety standards while attending yearly OSHA training.

Cook/Baker

Hopkins County School
08.2014 - 05.2016
  • Managed and oversaw day-to-day operations of kitchen from cleaning equipment to preparation of food items
  • Prepared recipes and assured top quality meal service, accurate food preparation, appealing plating, and timely delivery of food items
  • Oversaw restocking of all equipment needed for service and ensured its safety and hygiene efficiently
  • Ensured to maintain sanitary kitchen and adhere to proper food handling and supply checks
  • Kept track of inventory and ensured all equipment is cleaned after use
  • Monitored storing of leftover food with documentation
  • Managed money for sold food and utilized technology as per need.

Accounts Receivables Clerk

Borden Dairy
11.2008 - 06.2013
  • Processed, verified, and posted all credit card and EDI payments of goods sold or services rendered while recording transactions consistently
  • Administered accounting receivables and incoming payments in acquiescence with financial policies and procedures
  • Executed all administrative and clerical tasks, such as data entry, preparing invoices, sending bill reminders, filing paperwork, and contacting clients to discuss their accounts
  • Prepared bank deposits, distributed all mail and, managed generation and distribution of weekly and monthly statements
  • Performed daily audit reviews and ensured all import and ticket details are uploaded into company's financial systems regularly, while resolved all discrepancies timely
  • Prepared payroll deduction adjustment information for cash and/or product shortages as needed for management approval.

Purchasing Assistant

Steel Fab
11.2005 - 05.2007
  • Oversaw preparation of purchase orders, kept track of inventory and standard order requests, and maintained all paperwork
  • Assisted team members with purchasing of raw materials and consistently coordinated and conferred about procurement activities with Sales team
  • Actively tracked purchase orders through supply process and catered to invoice queries and discrepancies
  • Responsible for receiving incoming account payable calls
  • Maintained and organized hard copies and electronic procurement records for audits, while ensured to keep receiving log updated on Myte Myke system.

EHS Administrative Assistant

Alcoa Wheel Products
10.2003 - 11.2004
  • Managed scheduling of employee safety training along with contractor training
  • Actively performed safety inspections on weekly basis
  • Supervised tracking of incident reports
  • Maintained office inventory from purchasing to organizing
  • Managed and organized staff and client documents and updated them when required
  • Executed regular plant safety inspections and reported results to management, while provided accident data for corporate to view
  • Scheduled catering for training and administered off-site programs
  • Developed and distributed monthly newsletter throughout plant.
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information by adhering to strict privacy policies and implementing secure filing systems.
  • Organized logistics and materials for daily senior management meetings and took detailed notes for later.
  • Identified and recommended changes to existing processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and quality service.
  • Managed filing system entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information, adhering strictly to data protection regulations.

Education

Computer Operating And Programming - Computer And Information Sciences

Somerset State Vocational School
Somerset, KY
05.1984

Skills

  • Collaboration and Team Building
  • Medicaid Billing
  • Safety Training
  • Medical Charts
  • Strategic Planning
  • Resource Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Recruiting and Training
  • Trouble Shooting
  • Consultative Selling
  • Account Management
  • Succession Planning
  • Customer Care and Client Relationship
  • Medical Terminology
  • Scheduling
  • Patient Confidentiality Adherence
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Managerial Role

Professional Attributes

  • Proficient and well organized in providing customer service and effectively coordinating with multiple verticals
  • Expertise in generating and recognizing creative solutions in complex work situations
  • Efficient in processing invoices and collecting payments
  • Adept in working in a team or individually and surpass all sales goals
  • Outstanding ability to build a solid rapport with customers and effectively coordinating with them to understand their needs
  • Proficiency in Medicaid billing and maintaining medical charts
  • Capable of resolving accounts receivable issues and offer resolutions accordingly

References

  • Mark Martin, Alcoa Wheel Products, Lebanon, VA, one69vette@yahoo.com
  • Robin Capps, Hopkins County Health Dept., 270-871-8205, hrcapps@att.net
  • Steve Shoots, Borden/Goldenrod Dairy, Madisonville, KY, 270-821-3974, sshoots1@gmail.com

      References available upon request.

Quote

Do today what needs to be done today.
My Quote by Anita Owens

Timeline

Medical Secretary

RMC Occupational Health
08.2023 - Current

Sr. Support Services Associate

Hopkins County Health Department
08.2016 - 05.2021

Cook/Baker

Hopkins County School
08.2014 - 05.2016

Accounts Receivables Clerk

Borden Dairy
11.2008 - 06.2013

Purchasing Assistant

Steel Fab
11.2005 - 05.2007

EHS Administrative Assistant

Alcoa Wheel Products
10.2003 - 11.2004

Computer Operating And Programming - Computer And Information Sciences

Somerset State Vocational School
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