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Christine Carey

Christine Carey

Hellertown,PA

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in fast-paced medical environments, adept at ensuring operational efficiency at Valley Oral Surgery. Proficient in EXCEL and skilled in data entry, I excel in organizational tasks and maintaining compliance with federal drug regulations, delivering quick resolutions in collaboration with surgeons and nursing staff.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Front Desk Receptionist

Valley Oral Surgery
08.2024 - 11.2024

Worked effectively in fast-paced environments. Making sure all patient charts are ready for the next day and pull extra days if able. Check federal drug list for patients as well as referrals. Check patient’s in and out schedule and post ops if needed. Working with the surgeons and nursing staff on quick resolutions at a fast pace.

Maintaining front office cleanliness.

Revenue Cycle Specialist

Lehigh Valley Hospital
04.2017 - 06.2017

Coordinated staff performance regarding charge capture, coding, charge entry, insurance follow-up,

reimbursement analysis, and similar financial functions. Gave special attention to supporting patient

business services as well as conducting insurance verifications and authorizations. Promptly reduced

aging accounts and executed necessary write-offs. Ensured timely filing of claims to insurance payers.

Significant Contributions:

* Excelled at consistently keying at least 800 bills into the system daily.

* Sustained the major KPI of holding aging accounts below 40% of revenue by closely monitoring the

billing cycle.

* Scored an impressive 93% on the revenue cycle exam.

* Epic Certified

Administrative

  • 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.
  • Served as a liaison between clinical departments, finance, and administration, ensuring smooth communication for proper revenue cycle management.
  • Ensured accurate billing with thorough audits of patient accounts and insurance claims.

Administrative Assistant

Joe Kolesnik Stone & Stucco
03.2007 - 03.2017

Part time)

Performed a wide assortment of office services, including handling all Human Resources, scheduling, appointments, responding to requirements stemming from making Excel and Word spreadsheets for billing and proposing jobs, distributing mail, and managing correspondence while ensuring strict compliance with OSHA guidelines with contracting jobs. Tax preparation and record keeping to include

banking and payroll

  • Delivered excellent customer service through prompt responses to client inquiries, addressing concerns effectively, and building strong relationships.
  • Ensured accurate record-keeping with diligent data entry and database management for vital company information.
  • Improved document organization with thorough file maintenance, archiving outdated records as necessary for efficient retrieval when needed.
  • Coordinated office supply inventory management, proactively ordering necessary items before depletion to avoid workflow disruptions.
  • Assisted with human resources tasks such as updating employee files.
  • Streamlined invoice processing procedures to ensure timely payment of vendors while minimizing errors in financial records.
  • Conducted research for project proposals, compiling information that supported winning bids.

Senior Customer Service Representative

Aetna
09.2007 - 06.2015

Assisted more than 200 customers per day by answering a diverse array of phone inquiries to provide

information regarding benefits, pricing procedures, and similar concerns. Ensure correct application of

procedures, troubleshooting issues, and attained optimal customer satisfaction by reviewing anesthesia

billing, claims appeals, and clinical policy guidelines. Educated providers regarding self-service options.

Significant Contributions:

* Ranked among the team leaders for call quantity, averaging 99.28% while completing 100% of health

platform training within challenging deadlines.

* Consistently met demanding metrics for average handle time for calls.

* Acquired a great deal of medical knowledge that proved very useful later in healthcare career.

* Knowledge of Medical Clinical Policy Bulletins.

* Claim reviews and denial reasons.

  • Provided backup support during peak periods or staff shortages to ensure seamless service delivery to clients.
  • Resolved customer service issues using company processes and policies and provided updates to customers.
  • Demonstrated excellent multitasking abilities by managing multiple concurrent tasks while ensuring timely completion.

Education

Associate Of Medical Science - Medical Coding And - Medical Coding And Billing

Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, FL
01.2016

Medical Coding & Billing - Medical Coding & Billing

Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, FL
01.2015

GED -

Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA
03.2005

Skills

    EXCEL (10 years)

    EPIC (Less than 1 year)

    EPIC CERTIFIED (Less than 1 year)

    MICROSOFT OFFICE (10 years)

    MS OFFICE (10 years)

    PowerPoint (10 years)

    Navinet (7 years)

    Acumen (Less than 1 year)

    Advanced MD (Less than 1 year)

    Data Entry

    Administrative Support

    Outlook

    Payroll Administrative Assistant

    Medical terminology

    Organizational skills

    Medical office experience

    Dental office experience

    Federal drug information list

Professional History

My many years of working has brought me new friends, opportunities and experience.My college education I graduated with an 4.0 GPA in all my courses. With the hard work of studying and raising an 8 year old.

Although there are gaps in my work history they are for unforeseen circumstances.

• Taking time off for a medical leave

  • Gap years spent on personal development
  • Time spent furthering your my education • personal family leave

Timeline

Front Desk Receptionist

Valley Oral Surgery
08.2024 - 11.2024

Revenue Cycle Specialist

Lehigh Valley Hospital
04.2017 - 06.2017

Senior Customer Service Representative

Aetna
09.2007 - 06.2015

Administrative Assistant

Joe Kolesnik Stone & Stucco
03.2007 - 03.2017

Associate Of Medical Science - Medical Coding And - Medical Coding And Billing

Ultimate Medical Academy

Medical Coding & Billing - Medical Coding & Billing

Ultimate Medical Academy

GED -

Northampton Community College
Christine Carey