Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
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Chawndonna Longino

Las Vegas

Summary

Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PA Pharmacy Technician

Capital Rx
10.2023 - Current
  • Prior Authorization screening, heavy inbound calls
  • Maintaining accuracy in all entries, updating charts
  • Followed standard operating procedures and abided by state regulations for training and licensure.
  • Collaborating

Pharmacy Technician II

Anthem/Elevence Health
Las Vegas
07.2021 - 10.2023
  • Triaged incoming phone calls, assisted callers, or escalated therapeutic inquiries to pharmacists.
  • Followed standard operating procedures for maintaining accurate and readily retrievable accountability records.
  • Trained other pharmacy technicians, abiding by state regulations for training and licensure.
  • Established and maintained patient profiles.
  • Answered pharmacy telephones to respond to questions or requests.

Billing Specialist

UnitedHealth Group
Las Vegas
10.2019 - 07.2020
  • Entering hospital charges, pediatric charges, and women's clinic charges
  • Completed audits per identified timeframes and reported findings.
  • Maintained an accurate and complete billing system and process.
  • Prepared, reviewed, and sent out collection letters on a set schedule.
  • Assisted the billing team with other value-added projects.
  • Verified the accuracy of billing data and revised any errors.
  • Prepared itemized statements, bills, and invoices, and recorded amounts due for items purchased and services rendered.

Specialty Pharmacy Technician

BiovaRx
Las Vegas
09.2018 - 06.2019
  • Swiftly and correctly calculate dosages, dispense medications, prepare prescription labels, and fill prescriptions for approval by Pharmacists.
  • Received inbound and made outbound calls from providers for prescription clarification
  • Entered new and refill prescription orders into Ocean/OmniDX systems
  • Updated patient information as needed
  • Inventory Control
  • Processed returned medication and recycled/disposed of
  • Pharmacy state and national compliance
  • Processing claims
  • Input patient and prescription information to produce product labels and assist in the prescription filling process.
  • Processed claims for the third-party prescription service

Pharmacy Compliance Technician

Omnicare
Las Vegas
10.2015 - 06.2016
  • Swiftly and correctly calculate dosages, dispense medications, prepare prescription labels and fill prescriptions for approval by Pharmacists.
  • Received inbound and made outbound calls from providers for prescription clarification
  • Entered new and refill prescription orders into Ocean/OmniDX systems
  • Updated patient information as needed
  • Inventory Control
  • Processed returned medication and recycled/disposed of
  • Pharmacy state and national compliance.

Pharmacy Technician/ Intake Coordinator

New Century Health
Brea
03.2014 - 09.2015
  • Processed oncology medications
  • Prior authorization requests reviewed for high volume
  • Received inbound and outbound calls from providers for prescription clarification.
  • Trained employees in job-specific tasks and evaluated continuing education needs to improve team performance

Education

Medical Billing and Coding Specialist - Medical Billing and Coding Specialist

Northwest Career College
Las Vegas
06.2017

Certified Pharmacy Technician -

Southeastern Career Institute
Dallas, TX
07.2006

Some College (No Degree) - Healthcare Administration

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Certified Outpatient Coder - COC Course completed

AAPC
Las Vegas, NV

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Accuracy in medication dispensing
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Effective communication with patients and healthcare professionals
  • Inventory management
  • Knowledge of pharmacy regulations and safety protocols
  • Familiarity with prescription processing software
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Understanding of medical coding and billing processes
  • Experience with insurance claims processing
  • Strong analytical skills for reviewing patient accounts
  • Proficiency in using electronic health record (EHR) systems
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Knowledge of healthcare regulations and policies
  • Proficiency in data analysis and management
  • Financial management and budgeting skills
  • Leadership and team management
  • Research skills for healthcare trends and practices
  • Conflict resolution and negotiation tactics
  • Ability to adapt to changing healthcare environments
  • Understanding of health information systems
  • Time management skills
  • Attention to detail in documentation and reporting
  • Knowledge of quality improvement processes in health to resolve billing discrepancies
  • Attention to detail in patient billing
  • Effective communication with insurance companies and patients
  • Prior authorization
  • Data entry
  • Standard operating procedures
  • Prescription processing
  • Customer service
  • Team collaboration
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Patient profile management
  • Billing accuracy
  • Effective communication
  • Time management
  • Problem solving
  • Training and mentoring
  • Telephonic communication
  • Housekeeping
  • Multitasking and organization
  • Database entry
  • File and database management
  • Strong work ethic
  • Meticulous attention to detail

Certification

  • Certified Pharmacy Technician
  • Registered Pharmacy Technician NV

Affiliations

  • PTCB – Certified Pharmacy Technician 2017-Current
  • AAPC – Chapter Secretary 2024- Current

Timeline

PA Pharmacy Technician

Capital Rx
10.2023 - Current

Pharmacy Technician II

Anthem/Elevence Health
07.2021 - 10.2023

Billing Specialist

UnitedHealth Group
10.2019 - 07.2020

Specialty Pharmacy Technician

BiovaRx
09.2018 - 06.2019

Pharmacy Compliance Technician

Omnicare
10.2015 - 06.2016

Pharmacy Technician/ Intake Coordinator

New Century Health
03.2014 - 09.2015

Medical Billing and Coding Specialist - Medical Billing and Coding Specialist

Northwest Career College

Certified Pharmacy Technician -

Southeastern Career Institute

Some College (No Degree) - Healthcare Administration

Grand Canyon University

Certified Outpatient Coder - COC Course completed

AAPC
Chawndonna Longino