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Education
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Certification
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Geoffrey Punzal

Hendersonville,TN

Summary

Dynamic healthcare professional with a proven track record in healthcare compliance and employee training. Expert in medical records management and effective communication, I successfully managed turnaround times, enhancing efficiency and client satisfaction. Skilled in Microsoft Excel for reporting, I drive performance and foster team development.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Revenue Integrity Supervisor

MRO Corp
Hendersonville, Ten
08.2021 - 05.2025
  • Worked in partnership with multiple healthcare systems to oversee their release of information to healthcare payers.
  • Managed turnaround times for record release within 3 to 10 days to ensure timely payment of claims.
  • Managed training for team of Release of Information Specialists.
  • Effectively communicated with clients via email, meetings, and by phone.
  • Effectively managed inventory and reporting by utilizing Excel, and utilizing PowerPoint to present data to my team, leadership, and clients.

Registered Sleep Technologist

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
Salt Lake City, Utah
02.2020 - 06.2021
  • Perform, review, score, and generate reports for HST/HSAT, and in-lab sleep studies.
  • Train, coach, and develop new technicians, as well as seasoned sleep technologists.
  • Acted as a mentor for and trained students during clinical rotations at the Sleep Wake Center, as part of S.L.C.C. Respiratory Therapy program.
  • Providing mask fittings in order to trial PAP therapy for sleep studies, utilizing several types of PAP therapies to effectively treat patient.

Lead Sleep Technologist

Granger Medical Clinic
Murray, Utah
02.2017 - 02.2020
  • Primary sleep technologist to review, score, and generate reports for HST/HSAT, and in-lab sleep studies.
  • Trained, coached, and developed new technicians, as well as seasoned sleep technologists..
  • Assisted in providing pulse oximeters, as well as performing pulmonary function tests.
  • Worked alongside Clinical Manager to ensure prompt turnaround time of all sleep study reports, and to ensure effective coverage for all studies scheduled.

Operator 1

Black Diamond
Salt Lake City, UT
10.2016 - 02.2017
  • Quality inspect carabiners, complete the carabiner manufacturing process, including applying the laser product label, drilling required holes for carabiner gates, installing carabiner gates, riveting gates, and completing the CSM process to strength-test carabiners and ensure proper assembly.
  • Cross-trained to complete production and packaging for ski skins used for cross-country and backcountry skiing.

EMR & OnSite Specialty Retrieval Team Lead

Verscend/Cotiviti
Draper, UT
09.2014 - 10.2016
  • Lead and train teams, and maintain high-level relationships with healthcare providers to ensure access to EMR systems.
  • Ensure that HIPAA guidelines are maintained during the medical record retrieval process.
  • Provide excellent service to clients, Client Service Representatives, and Account Managers.
  • Worked with and assisted other teams / departments to obtain medical records in an expedient manner.

Education

Certification of Completion of A-STEP Self Study Modules - Sleep Medicine

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

General Education Diploma -

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC)
Salt Lake City, UT

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Healthcare compliance
  • Employee training
  • Medical records management
  • Effective communication

Certification

Registered Polysomnographic Technologist

Certified Release of Information Specialist

Accomplishments

Panelist in 2018 Utah Sleep Society Conference's 'Tech Perspectives: Patient and tech safety, working with a difficult patient, and mask fit tips.', 08/01/18

References

Available upon request

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Revenue Integrity Supervisor

MRO Corp
08.2021 - 05.2025

Registered Sleep Technologist

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
02.2020 - 06.2021

Lead Sleep Technologist

Granger Medical Clinic
02.2017 - 02.2020

Operator 1

Black Diamond
10.2016 - 02.2017

EMR & OnSite Specialty Retrieval Team Lead

Verscend/Cotiviti
09.2014 - 10.2016

Certification of Completion of A-STEP Self Study Modules - Sleep Medicine

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

General Education Diploma -

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC)