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BECKA M. BRADY

Brushton,NY

Summary

I am an enthusiastic professional with 13 years of experience's within this agency. Helping manage operations in the OPWDD/IDD field to the OMH and billing fields. I am passionate about the work that I do and am eager to take on more new experiences within this agency. I am a dependable team player with strong organizational skills and successful at managing priorities with a positive attitude to achieve team and company goals.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Reimbursement Specialist

Citizen Advocates Inc.
12.2023 - Current
  • Prepares and submits clean claims to insurance payers via manual posting of claim payments, as well as importing/uploading electronic 835 files.
  • Responds to account inquiries from clients, payers, providers, and/or other staff as requested.
  • Performs and monitors all steps in the billing processes to ensure maximum reimbursement from clients, government and commercial payers as well as from special billing arrangements.
  • Responsible for ensuring all clients, staff and providers are oriented to policies, procedures, coding, billing, and documentation compliance
  • Uses online healthcare databases and other resources for verification and claim status.
  • Delivers the highest quality service to internal and external customers.
  • comfortable working tight deadlines, have the ability to analyze and trouble shoot billing concerns and communicate concerns with leadership.
  • Assists other members of the team with projects as needed.
  • Working with internal and external agencies/brokers to get reimbursements for our services.

Health Home Care Coordinator

North Star/Citizens Advocates
01.2018 - Current
  • Familiar with NetSmart
  • Helping people get connected with services they need in the area to live successful lives independently (insurances, home care, therapy, psychiatry, etc.)
  • Person centered Care Plan's
  • NetSmart billing through AHI
  • Checking Medicaid eligibility in epaces
  • Familiar with Psyckes
  • Familiar with HIXNY.
  • Dealing with medicaid and rectifications
  • Conducting daily tasks along with things done monthly and annually


Direct Support Professional

North Star/Citizens Advocates
06.2012 - 01.2019
  • Integrating people with developmental disabilities into the community
  • Helping people with developmental disabilities reach their goals
  • Helping people with developmental disabilities live their lives as independently as possible
  • Bringing them to physical therapy, doctor appointments, etc
  • And helping them voice their concerns to their doctors, and carry out doctors recommendations at home
  • Familiar with Medisked program and helping the people I serve achieve the goals they have in place in their plan
  • I also help them and their Habilitation Coordinators with finding new goals for them to achieve
  • Helping people with disabilities find other services in the community that can be available to them and helping them voice these services to their Habilitation Coordinators and Medicaid Service Coordinators
  • Personal Outcome Measures Interviewer (POMS) from 2016-2017.

Habilitation Coordinator for Day Habilitation program

North Star/Citizens Advocates
01.2018 - 01.2018
  • Billing services
  • Entered data, generated reports, and produced tracking documents.
  • Gathered and organized materials to support operations.
  • Working with people and their teams to create a person centered care plan
  • Helping people advocate for things they need, physical therapy, new wheelchairs, dining evaluations, etc
  • Hands on work with outings and dining
  • Documentation on peoples progress with the goals in the Care Plan.

Direct Support Professional

Malone Independent Living Center (MILC)
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • cleaning G-tubes, and feeding
  • Assisted individuals with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness
  • Using hoier lifts
  • Any at home physical therapy
  • bathing, toileting, etc.
  • Making sure people are taking their medications

Education

Human Services -

North Country Community College (NCCC)
Malone, NY
01.2015

High School Diploma -

Brushton-Moira Central School
Brushton, NY
01.2012

Skills

  • Service Quality
  • Health Information Systems (HIS)
  • Team Meetings
  • Case Coordination
  • Individualized Treatment Plans
  • HIPAA Guidelines
  • Manage Client Records
  • Time management abilities
  • Data recording
  • Financial accounting
  • Payment posting
  • Eligibility verification
  • Payment processing

Certification

Waiver for HH plus SMI and Adult BH HCBS assessor qualifications for NYS - 12/31/21


Mental Health First Aid- 3/4/2019


Mandated Reporter- 9/3/2020


MAPP- 7/26/2019

Timeline

Reimbursement Specialist

Citizen Advocates Inc.
12.2023 - Current

Health Home Care Coordinator

North Star/Citizens Advocates
01.2018 - Current

Habilitation Coordinator for Day Habilitation program

North Star/Citizens Advocates
01.2018 - 01.2018

Direct Support Professional

North Star/Citizens Advocates
06.2012 - 01.2019

Direct Support Professional

Malone Independent Living Center (MILC)
01.2012 - 01.2014

High School Diploma -

Brushton-Moira Central School

Human Services -

North Country Community College (NCCC)

Other

Internship at North Star/Citizens Advocates with the Social Worker for the Day Habilitation center.

References

Victoria Fellows, Health Home Care Coordinator, 315-439-9370


Cheryl Blanchard, Community Living Team Manager, 518-651-2270

BECKA M. BRADY