ERNESTINE LENNETTE SINKFIELD

• Facilitated the Developmental Coding Program by instructing entry-level coders in mission essential coding guidelines and standardized materials. Supervised team of Coding Coaches to ensure adherence to documentation guidelines, resolved coding issues, provided quarterly training on updates, and identified coding error trends. Assessed audit findings and evaluated their impact on coding and documentation practices. Perform a full range of supervisory responsibilities, to include evaluating the performance of subordinate staff, approving sick and annual leave requests, identifying educational or training needs, and resolving employee complaints. Report to higher level management of anticipated vacancies or increases in workload.
• Series: 0669 - Grade: 9
• Hours per week: 40

• Coded outpatient episodes of care specializing in Emergency Medicine professional services, selecting and assigning codes from current ICD CM, CPT, and HCPCS classification systems. Reviewed record documentation for abstraction of medical, surgical, ancillary, demographic, social, and administrative data. Abstracted clinical data from records to document diagnoses and procedures, ensuring adequacy and appropriateness to support assigned codes. Reviewed provider health record documentation to ensure that it supports the diagnostic and procedural codes assigned and is consistent with required medical coding nomenclature. Queried clinical staff for missing or unclear documentation required to support the coding process.
• Series: 0675 - Grade: 8
• Hours per week: 40

• Performed coding on outpatient episodes of care specializing in Emergency Medicine services, selecting and assigning codes from ICD CM, CPT, and HCPCS classification systems. Reviewed record documentation to abstract required medical, surgical, ancillary, demographic, social, and administrative data with minimal guidance from higher-level MRTs (Coder). Reviewed and abstracted clinical data from records to document diagnoses and procedures supporting assigned codes. Reviewed provider health record documentation to verify support for diagnostic and procedural codes assigned and consistency with medical coding nomenclature. Queried clinical staff for missing or unclear documentation required to support the coding process.
• Series: 0675 - Grade: 7
• Hours per week: 40

• Credits Earned: 30
• GPA: 2.7 of a maximum of 2.5

Course Work

• Introduction to Human Services Counseling
• Human Growth & Development
• Integration of Spirituality & Counseling
• Studies in Interpersonal Communication
• Multicultural Issues in Human Services
• Multicultural Counseling
• Group Counseling Dynamics
• Assessment Techniques in Counseling
• Psychopathology
• Research & Program Evaluation
• Career Development and Counseling
• Clinic Diagnosis/Treatment Planning
• Theories of Family Systems

Credits Earned: 126

Relevant coursework:

• Social Psychology,
• Psychology of Personality,
• Principles of Biology, Behavior Modification,
• Multicultural Counseling,
• Marriage and Family Counseling,
• Christian Counseling for Children,
• Christian Counseling for women,
• Military Career and Community Training, Military Mental and Behavioral Health,
• Abnormal Psychology,
• Crisis Response,
• Physiological Psychology,
• Issues in Human Sexuality,
• Acute Stress, Grief & Trauma counseling,
• Psychological Measurement,
• PTSD & Combat Related Trauma,
• Trauma Assessment & Intervention,
• Complex Trauma & Disasters,
• Human Growth and Development,
• Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling

• Credits Earned: 96
• Honors: Magna Cum Laude
• GPA: 3.75 of a maximum of 4.0

• Credits Earned: 35
• Externship with Dr. Jowita Dziakiewicz Pediatrics
• GPA: 3.0 of a maximum of 4.0

• Credits Earned: 89.1 CLASSROOM HOURS
• CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CODER-CPC
• Currently Studying for AAPC CIC -Certified Inpatient Coding Certification

• Credits Earned: 23
• GPA: 3.0 of a maximum of 4.0