Brandy Helton
Lafayette,Indiana
Summary
Highly motivated professional with a background in interviewing vendors for the best possible pricing. An effective Purchasing Clerk with exemplary talents in handling seasonal demand and placing orders with accuracy. Smart and focused and willing to go the extra mile to complete tasks.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Labeler
Universal Human Relevance Systems
12.2021 - Current
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Review Documentation and clearly define what category, and provide follow-up documentation to support decision of placement.
- transcribe videos in English
- Flag inappropriate content to be removed or apply warning
- implement key words for accurate searches in database
- conduct test runs to ensure safeguards are working properly
Revenue Cycle Specialist
LHH
05.2024 - 11.2024
- Increased revenue by identifying and resolving billing errors in a timely manner.
- Trained new team members on revenue cycle best practices, contributing to a more knowledgeable workforce.
- Ensured accurate billing with thorough audits of patient accounts and insurance claims.
- Achieved optimal reimbursement rates by verifying insurance coverage, eligibility, benefits, and authorization prior to service delivery.
- Maintained accurate records by updating patient demographics, insurance, and financial information.
- Supported hospital compliance efforts by adhering to HIPAA guidelines and maintaining the confidentiality of patient information.
- Implemented time-saving strategies for quicker completion of registration tasks without compromising accuracy or quality of service.
- Improved overall work environment through active participation in department meetings, sharing ideas for enhancements, and supporting team-building initiatives.
- Provided thorough information about admissions policies, financial requirements, and check-in procedures.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve departmental processes and ensure optimal workflow efficiency.
- Demonstrated adaptability in mastering new registration systems, software upgrades, and evolving industry regulations.
- Collected demographic and insurance information from patients.
- Verified insurance benefits, processed payments, and issued receipts.
- Served as a reliable resource for colleagues seeking assistance with complex cases or unfamiliar scenarios in the registration process.
- Completed registration paperwork, verifying accurate patient information.
- Answered patient questions and inquiries regarding registration process and documentation.
- Upheld HIPAA regulations and standards for protecting patient information.
Case Manager Specialist
Knowledge Services
11.2023 - 01.2024
- Improved client outcomes by developing and implementing comprehensive case plans tailored to individual needs.
- Prepared comprehensive progress reports detailing client achievements, challenges faced, and recommendations for continued support services moving forward.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive support for clients facing complex challenges.
- Developed strong relationships with community partners, leading to increased availability of resources for clients in need.
- Maintained accurate and timely documentation for all client interactions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and confidentiality standards.
- Maintained current knowledge of industry best practices and relevant legislation affecting service delivery, ensuring that all client interventions were evidence-based and compliant with applicable guidelines.
- Evaluated program effectiveness through ongoing monitoring and analysis of key performance indicators, driving continuous improvement efforts within the organization.
Assistant Store Manager
Circle K
06.2022 - 10.2023
- Fostered positive client engagement through prompt communication.
- Managed opening and closing procedures and recommended changes to enhance efficiency of daily activities.
- Responded to customer concerns, working with manager to significantly raise customer satisfaction ratings.
- Supervised and evaluated staff, enabling them to improve skills, achieve daily objectives and attain advancement.
- Interviewed, hired and trained staff associates and equipped to comply with company policies and procedures.
- Rotated merchandise and displays to feature new products and promotions.
- Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings.
- Store audits
- End of day reporting and paperwork
- Ordering merchandise and groceries
- Processing gas deliveries
Purchasing Clerk
Engineering And Industrial Services
10.2019 - 05.2021
- Interviewed suppliers and asked for quotes to determine best possible pricing for materials purchasing.
- Managed large product inventories and placed orders when product levels were running low.
- Standardized inventory quarterly reporting and analysis and instituted corrective action for close-outs and out-of-stock items to keep inventory records current.
- Maintained consistent email communication with stores and suppliers to confirm and track orders and verify price revisions on purchase orders.
- Arranged movement of products from one company location to another.
- Kept meticulous records of orders in computer system using Odoo.
- Verified accuracy of bills of lading, contracts and purchase requests.
- Instituted advanced level of data reporting using Odoo to develop purchasing strategies.
- Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability.
- Computed and created purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
- Tracked inventory shipments and prepared spreadsheets detailing item information.
- Collaborated with buyers for special events and seasonal promotions to maintain adequate product stock.
- Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors and recommended optimal suppliers.
- Communicated frequently with stores and vendors to manage orders and verify revisions on purchase orders.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Recommended metrics for product availability, costs and delivery to advance business objectives.
- Adjusted procedures to maximize department effectiveness.
- Assessed areas of service concern and developed improvement plans.
- Wrote standard operating procedures for department.
- Employed expert inventory management and oversight skills to formulate business metrics and meet corporate goals.
- Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors.
- Maintained focus and organization to regularly complete tasks with precision, timeliness and flexibility to accommodate fluctuating assignments and emerging business trends.
- Handled customs clearances and documentation to deliver goods in compliance with laws and regulations.
- Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
- Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.
- Sales of replacement parts for machines
- Data mitigation from Made to Manage software to Odoo software/
- arranging freight
- Scheduling and arranging documentation for international shipments.
- Filing of all completed orders and successful deliveries
- Working with IT to implement changes for Odoo to work more efficiently for an OEM.
- Reviewing Build of Materials
- Ordering all materials need to complete BOM for manufacturing floor
- Working with engineers to find suitable replacement parts when needed
- Handling Customer Service Calls
- Ordering all PPE and supplies for Fabricators on production floor.
- Training new employees on software
- Data entry for work orders new product, and replacement parts.
- Research for replacement parts for machines in shop
- Negotiating yearly SPA's
- Updating Production manager on delays in shipments
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Assistant
B & I Automotive
04.2017 - 08.2019
- Assisted management with activities to plan and oversee events and programs.
- Created and updated records and files to maintain document compliance.
- Maintained well-stocked and organized office supply room to aid in inventory management.
- Communicated with management to explain issues and formulate solutions.
- Organized resources, records and personnel to accomplish aggressive targets.
- Answered phones to process requests, transfer calls or relay messages to appropriate personnel.
- Collaborated with coworkers to maximize potential for successful business growth.
- Acquired product and service knowledge to provide solutions to customers.
- Prepared mail and packages for shipment, pickup and courier services to expedite delivery.
- Conducted research to assist with routine tasks and special projects.
- Helped management with business operations to align teams, set goals and execute initiatives.
- Interacted with vendors to purchase and set up equipment and services.
Laborer
Howard Construction
05.2014 - 07.2017
- Used measuring tools such as gauges and tape measure to identify conforming parts during production.
- Measured dimensions of finished pieces for conformance to specifications.
- Managed loading and unloading of routine shipments, maintaining organized and secure materials to minimize damage.
- Constructed and broke down temporary retaining walls and scaffolding to support project needs.
- Worked alongside team to accomplish work goals according to schedule.
- Performed general housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
- Read and understood orders to accurately measure, cut and lay out needed materials.
- Collected measurements and marked locations as part of project preparations.
- Loaded, unloaded and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
- Learned basic carpentry, painting and plastering.
Landscape Maintenance Worker
Gambrell Landscaping
06.2014 - 10.2016
- Mixed and sprayed fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides onto shrubs, trees and grass.
- Provided expert lawn care, mulching, aerating and trimming around walks, walls and flower beds.
- Monitored weekly and daily scheduled tasks to achieve desired workflow speed.
- Illustrated landscaping skills by planting grass, flowers and shrubs.
- Removed and disposed of plant debris from work sites to keep areas safe and well-organized.
- Installed stonework according to landscape design plan and client specifications.
- Collected and removed debris at job sites.
- Maintained routine landscaping schedules to boost lawn health.
- Assisted with weekly project planning and crew scheduling.
- Completed timesheets and project reports on time to maintain client files for future reference.
- Operated landscaping equipment with focus on safety and machine longevity.
Dispatcher/Administrative Assistant
Americare Ambulance Services
08.2013 - 04.2014
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Recorded meeting minutes to provide historical account of actions, measure progress against strategic plan and drive accountability.
- Updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze and report on performance and sales data.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
- Conducted onboarding to help new hires adjust to administrative and performance aspects of jobs.
- Generated reports and typed letters in Word and prepared PowerPoint presentations.
- Managed incoming correspondence to enhance employee performance and reduce time spent on processing and responding.
- Edited documents to improve accuracy of language, flow and readability.
- Maintained company handbook to outline policies and provide insights to company mission and values.
- Created detailed expense reports to facilitate reimbursement for business expenses incurred.
- Monitored office calendars to plan meetings, activities and travel to maximize productivity.
- Offered technical support and troubleshot issues to enhance office productivity.
- Managed relational database to store information for reference, reporting and analysis.
- Medical billing for services rendered
- Reviewing all documentation for medicaid and medicare
- Scheduling Ambulance for runs
- Answering all incoming roll over 911 calls
- Patient call backs for confirmation
- Reporting all turned down runs into computer
- Training all new hires on documentation requirements
- Setting up ew spreadsheets for annual lose revenue
- Working with team leads for company improvement areas
- Pulling required documentation for NEMS state audit
- Processing credit card payments
- Setting up payment plans for patients
- Evaluating new patients for Basic life support transports that meet state requirements
- Filled in on ambulance when needed
- Watched dispatch board and prioritized calls
- Monitored traffic and weather conditions and alerted drivers of potential issues
- Coordinated with Mechanics when ambulances were inoperable
- Worked with medical staff at facilities for medical necessity of patient
- Prepared and sent out all wheelchair transports documentation and bills
Driver
Americare Ambulance Service
10.2012 - 08.2013
- Completed routine pre- and post-trip inspections to evaluate vehicles and assess maintenance needs.
- Achieved consistent safety targets by adjusting driving to different road and traffic conditions, balancing loads and avoiding dangerous driving actions.
- Informed management of daily activities by updating logs with mileage and delivery information.
- Cleaned and maintained vehicle and assessed vehicle for damage after each shift.
- Generated consistent referrals and repeat business by providing friendly and fast service.
- Checked in with dispatch service and updated with current location.
- Obtained patient / facility signatures to complete and process paperwork.
- Answered, scheduled and responded to reservation calls at specific times and locations.
- Upheld high standards of professionalism and discretion when working with high-value clients.
- Kept detailed mileage and fuel reports to track overall fuel costs.
- Assisted passengers with entering and exiting vehicles safely and securely stowed baggage to minimize damage risk.
- Planned and adjusted optimal routes based on traffic and weather conditions.
- Updated logs and tracking documents accurately and according to schedule requirements.
- Minimized liability by consistently following road rules when driving.
- Precepting new hires
- implementing new hire training documentation
Education
High School Diploma -
Penn Foster Career School
Scranton, PA06.2005
Skills
- Pricing structures
- Material logistics
- Skilled in Odoo
- Pricing research
- Supply ordering
- Contract Negotiation
- Procurement
- Purchasing
- Purchase order creation
- Price negotiation
- Vendor relationship management
- Supply chain planning
- Effective communication
- Price dispute resolution
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Task Prioritization
- Research and Analytical Skills
- Document and File Management
- Meticulous Attention to Detail
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Multi-Line Telephone Systems
- Office Equipment Operation
- Database and Client Management Systems
- Strong Organizational Skills
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Order Placement
- Database Maintenance
- Inventory Oversight
- Electronic Records Management
- Data Entry
- Critical Thinking
- Microsoft Office
- Fast Learner
- Problem Solving
- Dictation and Transcription
- Project Schedule Coordination
- Remote Conferencing
- Demand forecasting
- Strategic sourcing
- Materials planning
Timeline
Revenue Cycle Specialist
LHH
05.2024 - 11.2024
Case Manager Specialist
Knowledge Services
11.2023 - 01.2024
Assistant Store Manager
Circle K
06.2022 - 10.2023
Data Labeler
Universal Human Relevance Systems
12.2021 - Current
Purchasing Clerk
Engineering And Industrial Services
10.2019 - 05.2021
Assistant
B & I Automotive
04.2017 - 08.2019
Landscape Maintenance Worker
Gambrell Landscaping
06.2014 - 10.2016
Laborer
Howard Construction
05.2014 - 07.2017
Dispatcher/Administrative Assistant
Americare Ambulance Services
08.2013 - 04.2014
Driver
Americare Ambulance Service
10.2012 - 08.2013
High School Diploma -
Penn Foster Career School
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