Cynthia Lara

Verify insurance for our surgery patients and obtain insurance authorizations when nessasary. Also worked in the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) checking in surgery patients on day of surgery.

• Verified all patient demographic information when registering for services.
• Established contact with ordering physician's office to resolve any issues or to collect missing vital information.
• Reviewed [Number] patient cases and insurance coverage information per week.
• Updated patient records with accurate, current insurance policy information.
• 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.
• Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions, and direct calls to staff.
• Assisted patients with understanding personalized insurance coverage and benefits.
• Made contact with insurance carriers to discuss policies and individual patient benefits.
• Established and maintained relationships with insurance providers for productive communications.
• Achieved insurance pre-authorizations to enable timely patient procedures.
• Trained new staff on current, correct insurance verification procedures.
• Scheduled patient appointments in respective doctors' calendars and followed up with reminder phone calls.
• Greeted and interacted with patients to provide information, answer questions and assist with appointment scheduling.

Worked in early education with special needs children. Assisted with creating lesson plans and executing a fun learning environment

• Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
• Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
• Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
• Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
• Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
• Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
• Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
• Administered tests and assessments to evaluate student progress and performance.
• Supervised students on field trips for safety and proper behavior in public settings.
• Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call, and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
• Assisted students in developing deeper understanding of course concepts by providing one-on-one support.
• Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
• Helped teacher prepare instructional material and displays.
• Helped teachers manage bus loading and unloading.
• Laminated teaching materials to increase durability under repeated use.
• Maintained and operated classroom equipment to maximize use and lifespan.

• Digitally edited photos to enhance appearance.
• Took photos from different angles and perspectives to capture perfect images.
• Edited, toned, captioned, and uploaded photographs for publication.
• Photographed high-quality images for various print and digital projects.