Detail-oriented healthcare professional with 18 years in medical claims processing, patient services, and classroom instruction. Specializes in managing workflows, maintaining documentation, and ensuring compliance. Delivers effective communication and builds relationships across diverse populations while adapting to changing priorities. Experienced in classroom management and cross-functional collaboration, committed to supporting positive outcomes for patients and students.
Taught as a long-term substitute teacher and planned and delivered standards-based instruction.
Coordinated daily classroom activities to ensure smooth functioning., assessing student performance, maintaining academic records.
● communicating with families, and fostering a positive learning environment to support student achievement and growth.
● Monitored student behavior and implemented classroom management strategies to promote a focused and respectful learning atmosphere.
● Participated in faculty meetings, professional development activities, and school-wide initiatives. Oversaw students during activities to ensure safety and engagement. during classroom activities, transitions, and assigned duties.
● Fostered safe, inclusive, and supportive classroom environment that encouraged academic growth and reinforced positive behavior.
● Adjudicated complex medical claims and denials by reviewing CPT/ICD coding, UnitedHealthcare policy guidelines, and clinical documentation to ensure accurate benefit determination and regulatory compliance.
● Managed high-volume claims workload, consistently meeting turnaround time and quality standards aligned with UnitedHealthcare performance metrics.
● Collaborated with providers and internal teams to resolve claim discrepancies and obtain corrected documentation, facilitating timely approvals, reconsiderations, and appeals. ● Performed claims adjustment functions in a remote environment using secure UHC systems to maintain HIPAA compliance, data integrity, and confidentiality.
● Assisted members and healthcare professionals with prior authorizations, test claims, and prescription inquiries, ensuring high service quality through effective call handling.
● Delivered empathetic, efficient virtual support in a high-volume environment, consistently meeting turnaround time and productivity benchmarks.
● Resolved escalated member and provider issues and provided real-time assist-line support to new representatives, ensuring HIPAA compliance and first-contact resolution.
● Coordinated high-volume mail-order prescription workflows, ensuring timely shipment of refills to members in accordance with established service-level agreements (SLAs).
Assisted with patient intake by collecting personal and medical information upon arrival., vital signs, room preparation, and front-desk workflows under Registered Nurse.
● Supported patient intake, vital signs, room preparation, and front-desk workflows under Registered Nurse.
● Maintained a clean, safe, and patient-ready clinical environment in compliance with infection control standards.
Checked insurance coverage details to confirm eligibility for services and procedures. and authorizations to support appointments, procedures, and continuity of care.
High School Diploma
Registered Medical Assistant/Patient Care Technician
Certified EKG & Phlebotomy Technician