DIANE WILSON
Wanaque
Summary
Experienced and skilled Law Assistant/Paralegal with Medical Assisting background. Extensive past experience in the medical field, along with strong anatomy and medical terminology knowledge, has proven to be a great asset in personal injury cases such as MVA and premise cases, as well as workers' compensation cases. A strong background in pre-litigation drafting legal documents and managing case files and filing. Experienced in providing administrative support. Strengths include understanding of legal and medical terminology, strong analytical skills, and ability to maintain confidentiality. Driven, strong work ethics, professional, efficient, courteous, dedicated, detail-oriented, hardworking, independent, exceptional interpersonal skills. A willingness to learn and increase knowledge in the field of Personal Injury Law.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Law Assistant /Pre-litigation Paralegal and Medical Records Clerk
DEFRANK LAW GROUP
Woodland Park
01.2022 - Current
- Experience in various Paralegal tasks for BI cases, Slip and Falls and Workers Compensation cases; Strong Prelitigation knowledge and skills
- Extensive knowledge of Anatomy and Medical Terminology and reviewing medical records
- New client intakes
- Opening insurance claims for PIP and Bodily injury.
- NJPLIGA applications
- Communication and liaison between Attorneys and clients
- Obtaining information on ERISA, Medicare and Medicaid liens
- Demand packages, Summons and coordinating service
- Request medical records from providers and facilities
- HIPAA compliant
- Utilizing third party online medical records companies to obtain records
- Paying medical records invoices using AMEX, BILL.com and Quick Books
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Needles, CASEpeer and utilizing eCourts
- Heavy Phones and firm calendar
- Law Office administrative duties and support
- Organized case files and maintained accurate records for attorney review
- Communicated with clients about case updates and scheduling appointments
- Assisted in drafting correspondence and other legal communications
- Answered incoming calls from clients seeking information about their legal matters or status of their case
- Prepared affidavits, summonses, subpoenas or other forms as requested by an attorney or paralegal
- Provided administrative support to attorneys including document preparation, filing and photocopying
- Scanned, copied and filed various documents into appropriate client files according to established procedures.
Out Desk Patient Coordinator
KAYAL ORTHOPEDICS
Franklin Lakes
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Coordinate patient care and future appointments
- Extensive knowledge of Anatomy and Medical Terminology
- Scheduling procedures, MRI, CT, xray, and other testing and treatments
- Obtain authorizations for various procedures, imaging, and care
- Obtain medical records from other medical facilities
- Liaison between the Provider and the patient
- Following up with test results
- Scheduling new patients and checking their benefits and eligibility
- Experience in utilizing EMR system
- Heavy Phones, heavy patient contact with compassion, patience and consistency
- (moved to Texas that's why I left and worked remotely with following job)
Law Assistant
DEFRANK, MCCLUSKY AND KOPP
Wayne
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Manage the filing and proper storage of 300+ client medical records
- Ensure HIPAA compliance.
- Request client records from all medical providers and facilities.
- Organized case files and maintained legal databases efficiently.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive client information consistently.
- Heavy phones, filing and other administrative duties.
- Organized records storage to align with industry.
- Administrative support
- Filing
- Communication with clients
- Liaison between clients and attorneys
Surgical and Pain Management Coordinator
NORTH JERSEY SPINE GROUP
Wayne
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Neurosurgeon Surgical Coordinator and Pain Management Coordinator for all neurosurgery and pain management procedures
- Coordinate surgical cases between Surgeons, Co-Surgeons/ Assist Surgeons within the practice as well as outside Practices for complex procedures
- Heavy patient contact
- Liaison between patients, surgeons and medical facilities
- Coordinating medical care prior to surgery and procedures, as well as aftercare.
- Scheduling
- Obtaining authorizations for all procedures
- Insurance verification
- Surgical billing
Education
Medical Assisting
Eastwick College
Ramsey, NJSkills
- Organizational skills
- Detail oriented
- Excellent and effective communication
- Law practice administration support
- Client relationship management
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Document drafting and review
- Ethics and professionalism
- Case management
- Confidential document control
- Reliability and Loyalty
- Medical records management
- Medical Terminology and Anatomy
Affiliations
Volunteer E.M.T. Oakland First Aide Squad, Pequannock Rescue and Ringwood Ambulance Corp., Founder and Secretary of Erskine Lakes Fire Dept. Women's Auxiliary in the past.
Certification
Notary Public New Jersey
Timeline
Law Assistant /Pre-litigation Paralegal and Medical Records Clerk
DEFRANK LAW GROUP
01.2022 - Current
Out Desk Patient Coordinator
KAYAL ORTHOPEDICS
01.2021 - 01.2022
Law Assistant
DEFRANK, MCCLUSKY AND KOPP
01.2019 - 01.2021
Surgical and Pain Management Coordinator
NORTH JERSEY SPINE GROUP
01.2016 - 01.2019
Medical Assisting
Eastwick College