Energetic, detail-oriented, and ambitious individual dedicated to giving every customer positive experiences to promote loyalty and repeat business. Seeking a position where these skills can be well utilized and continued growth.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reimbursement Supervisor
WellSky
01.2024 - Current
Work with clients to meet end-of-month closing deadlines and ensures all reports and reconciliations are complete and verifies all outstanding visits have been locked.
Performs all job related training for offshore and local staff
Meet with staff weekly as a group and monthly on an individual basis, and provide performance feedback as applicable
Receive, review, approve, and /or deny incoming revenue adjustments under $250.00 or as designated by the client
Receive, review, approve, and/or deny incoming time off requests and timesheets from staff via Workday. Track daily attendance and manage work shifts due to absences from offshore staff.
Coordinate month-end process and complete it on or before the deadline dates assigned.
Analyze weekly/monthly reports such as denial and transaction reports.
Perform other job duties as assigned
Reimbursement Coordinator
Comprehensive Healthcare Revenue Management
08.2022 - 12.2023
Obtain billing information from clients to generate claims
Perform QA of charges received from the clients and make modifications/changes as required to produce a clean claim
Review contract/details of new payers before billing
Track pending claims
Submit claims to insurance companies in a timely fashion and within the individual insurance company’s timely filing period
Prepare and/or print all secondary claims that do not automatically cross over from Medicare or other primary payer
Follow up on patient balances within established timeframes
Obtain claim’s status by calling the payer and/or using an on-line claims status system
Utilize reports to determine tasks that require follow up
Take appropriate action for escalating claims not paid within 60 days or for denied appeals
Prepare write-off form when bad debt is identified and document description of the reason for the write-off
Research claim payments, partial payments, over payments
Perform other job duties as assigned
Practice Manager
Belton Eye Care Center
12.2017 - 08.2022
Responsible for day to day operations of the office, ensuring that established policies and procedures are being consistently followed
Evaluates and counsels all staff members
Cross trains among all areas in office to supervise and provide adequate coverage at all times
Analyzes administrative and operational functions
Implements appropriate changes and improvements
Strong insurance knowledge base
Execute bi-weekly payroll and maintains accurate payroll records
Manages and controls expenditures within budget
Attends job-related training and courses as appropriate to job responsibilities
Prepares analysis of tax expenses for month-end accounting review
Maintains daily bookkeeping report
Reconciles account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month
Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
Developed policies and procedures for effective practice management.
Processed and recorded new Insurance policies and claims.
Maintained strong knowledge of basic medical terminology to better understand services and procedures.
Assured timely verification of insurance benefits prior to patient procedures or appointments.
Posted payments to accounts and maintained records.
Prepared insurance claim forms or related documents and reviewed for completeness.
Optometric Technician
Hutto Family Eye Care
07.2017 - 12.2017
Checked in patients and prepped charts for Doctor
Answered phones and greeted incoming patients
Made appointments and verified insurance for all patients
Obtained medical history from patients
Conducted preliminary screening examinations including external examination, central and peripheral visual fields and color vision tests
Conducted visual field tests to measure field of vision
Used Retinal Camera to take pictures of patients' eyes
Used iCare to measure and record patients' pressures
Educated patients about proper contact lens care, visual hygiene and safety
Trained patients to safely insert and remove contact lenses
Meticulously cleaned and sterilized ophthalmic and surgical instruments
Used Lensometer to measure and record patients' lens power
Used dilating drops to dilate patients
Assisted Doctor in getting ready for medical procedures
Managed patients' primary eye care health with professionalism and skill
Front Office Coordinator/Ophthalmic Technician
Bella Vista Eye Care Associates
10.2016 - 07.2017
Checked in patients and prepped charts for Doctor
Answered phones and greeted incoming patients
Made appointments and verified insurance for all patients
Obtained medical history from patients
Conducted preliminary screening examinations including external examination, central and peripheral visual fields and color vision tests
Conducted visual field tests to measure field of vision
Used Retinal Camera to take pictures of patients' eyes
Used iCare to measure and record patients' pressures
Educated patients about proper contact lens care, visual hygiene and safety
Trained patients to safely insert and remove contact lenses
Meticulously cleaned and sterilized ophthalmic and surgical instruments
Used lensometer to measure and record patients' lens power
Used dilating drops to dilate patients
Assisted Doctor in getting ready for medical procedures
Managed patients' primary eye care health with professionalism and skill
Verified insurance for all upcoming appointments for all incoming patients
Optical Manager
Belton Eye Care Center
11.2012 - 10.2016
Greeted patients upon arrival and collected all necessary information from patients prior to their appointments
Answered phones and scheduled all appointments in a busy two doctor optometry office for new and established patients as well as any follow-up appointments that were needed
Performed all check out procedures for patients
Verified all insurances for incoming patients prior to their scheduled appointments
Filed all insurance claims for patients in a timely manner for each procedure. Both Services and Materials
Proficient in medical records software programs including Revolution EHR and OfficeMate
Fitted and adjusted eyeglasses and contact lenses
Trained patients to safely insert and remove contact lenses and educated patients about proper contact lens care, visual hygiene and safety
Meticulously cleaned and sterilized ophthalmic and surgical instruments
UsedLlensometers to measure and record patients' lens power
Performed minor repairs on frames
Accurately measured bridge and eye size, vertex distance, temple length, pupillary distance and optical centers of eyes
Fabricated lenses to meet prescription specifications and recommended lenses, lens coating, and frames to suit each patient needs
Edged lenses to fit into patient frames
Reviewed quality of ophthalmic materials prior to patient dispensing
Managed patients' primary eye care health with professionalism and skill
Cross-trained as an Optometric Technician to assist Doctors with all of preliminary tests prior to each patients exam which included using Optometry equipment on these patients and gathering all medical history from these patients
Promoted to Optical Manager within three years of employment
Responsibilities included managing showroom, all customer service related events, optician employee schedule, reviewed and approved all returns, and managed all optical lab operations
Handled all frame buying for Optical Department and met directly with all major frame line vendors
Trained all employees upon their hire date for their specific job title and specification
Maintained effective and professional office environment while managing workflow
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Education
Temple College
Temple, Tx
High School Diploma -
Belton High School
Belton, Tx
2013
Skills
Quick Learner
Excellent knowledge of HIPAA
Promotes positive behavior
Independent judgement and decision making
Great customer support
Exceptional ability to multi-task within busy environments
Skilled and proficient in insurance benefits and claims
Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point