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CHRISTINA MELENDEZ

Summary

A full time position within a solid well-established company with an environment conductive to continue with professional growth.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Payment Poster

Atlas Neurophysiological
Richards
12.2025 - Current
  • Processed payments accurately for neurophysiological services received.
  • Reviewed patient accounts to ensure correct billing information.
  • Resolved discrepancies in payment postings efficiently and promptly.
  • Extracted payments from multiple websites.
  • Called insurances to locate any missing payments.

Created and ensured Monthly Spreadsheets Balanced.

Client Service Associate

Care Options for Kids
Plano
10.2023 - 11.2025
  • Scheduled meetings between Clients and New Nurses as well as attend all Meet and Greets.
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment.
  • Met all customer call guidelines including service levels, handle time and productivity.
  • Maintained routine communication with Clients/Nurses to assess overall satisfaction.
  • Ordered Medical Supplies and oversaw the delivery to Clients address.
  • Built Nurses Schedule Monthly for the DFW Market as well as fill any shifts during any unexpected callouts.

Billing & Collections Specialist

Digestive Health Associates
Dallas
04.2022 - 09.2023
  • Mailed out claims/EOB's and corrected claims to insurance providers.
  • Ensured accuracy of insurance claims and verified ICD-10/CPT for procedures.
  • Analyze and determine reasons for either or potential delinquency and assist patients in developing a plan to reconcile accounts.
  • Reviewed claims to verify that they have been paid correctly per contractual agreements.

Authorization Coordinator/ Cash Posting Applications

Encompass HomeHealth
Dallas
06.2020 - 04.2022
  • Verify eligibility within the database system for patients and providers.
  • Acted as a liaison between the payer and clinic schedulers/ medical support staff.
  • Obtain the initial prior authorization/ pre-certification as required by patients insurance/plan.
  • Work the essential queues to ensure all request are resolved and errors corrected in a timely manner.
  • Contact providers offices to retrieve information to complete the authorization process.
  • Applied insurance payments according to specific dates and procedures according to the EOB.
  • Managed contractual adjustments calculated by the system care software.
  • Reconciled Daily Batch Postings to actual entry in order to identify any discrepancies.

Front Desk Receptionist/ Billing Coordinator

Liberty Healthcare
Garland
07.2018 - 06.2020
  • Assisted in dealing with patient concerns/complaints in an effective and courteous manner.
  • Assist other departments by maintaining spreadsheets and databases as directed.
  • Auditor/Notary (Licensed valid till 2024).
  • Developed accurate and completed audit documents that adequately supported audit documents performed on.
  • Report on the findings of the executed audits and translate improvement opportunities and necessities.
  • Provided information to new patients to ensure a smooth transition from referral call to registration to billing/financial counseling.
  • Coordinate multiple office functions that focus on computerized scheduling, electronic billing, and patient records with a demonstrated knowledge of insurance carriers.

Education

High School Diploma -

Lakeview Centennial High School
Garland, Texas

Skills

  • Analytical thinking
  • Innovation
  • Adaptability
  • Flexibility
  • Order Processing
  • Project Planning & Coordination
  • Client Relationship Management
  • MS Office

Timeline

Payment Poster

Atlas Neurophysiological
12.2025 - Current

Client Service Associate

Care Options for Kids
10.2023 - 11.2025

Billing & Collections Specialist

Digestive Health Associates
04.2022 - 09.2023

Authorization Coordinator/ Cash Posting Applications

Encompass HomeHealth
06.2020 - 04.2022

Front Desk Receptionist/ Billing Coordinator

Liberty Healthcare
07.2018 - 06.2020

High School Diploma -

Lakeview Centennial High School
CHRISTINA MELENDEZ