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JAIME KERTH UTT

VICTORVILLE

Summary

Compassionate healthcare professional dedicated to enhancing patient experiences through effective communication and advocacy. Proven ability to coordinate care across multiple providers, ensuring seamless transitions and comprehensive support for patients. Committed to improving patient outcomes and satisfaction through attentive service and resource navigation.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Care Coordinator

Life Kind Health
Victorville
10.2024 - Current

  • Conduct outreach and engagement for eligible patients for ECM enrollment.
  • Complete Comprehensive Health Assessments (CHA) to identify medical, behavioral, and social needs.
  • Develop and update individualized care plans based on patient goals and barriers.
  • Coordinate care between PCPs, specialists, behavioral health, hospitals, and community agencies.
  • Perform Transition of Care (TOC) follow-ups after ER visits or hospital discharges.
  • Assist patients with appointment scheduling, transportation, referrals, and follow-up care.
  • Connect patients to community resources such as housing, food, utilities, IHSS, and financial assistance.
  • Help patients obtain DME (wheelchairs, walkers, braces, heating pads, etc.).
  • Monitor chronic conditions and support goals like BP control, A1c improvement, pain management, and mental health stability.
  • Provide education on medication adherence, preventive care, and self-management.
  • Document all patient interactions, PGIs, and care coordination activities in the EMR.
  • Advocate for patients to reduce barriers to care and improve overall health outcomes.

Key skills: communication, documentation, care planning, resource navigation, patient advocacy, time management, and teamwork.

PATIENT CONCIERGE

Savas Health
Victorville
10.2024 - Current
  • Welcome, greet patients as they walk through the door, and give them the proper paperwork and UDS when needed.
  • Keep patients updated on their wait time, and offer water.
  • Answer all calls throughout the day in a professional manner, and direct messages to providers and staff through Teams.
  • Place calls to the pharmacy to update and cancel the patient's Rx.
  • Enrollment of new patients thoroughly involves explaining the program treatment and attendance requirements, checking insurance eligibility, capturing pictures to add to the patient profile, and entering demographics.
  • Provide stellar customer service when assisting patients in creating appointments, either in the office or over the phone.
  • Returning patients' phone calls in a timely manner.
  • Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Uphold the company vision and values by catering to patients in their time of need, by going above and beyond to help assist patients.
  • Perform other duties consistent with the above responsibilities.

FRONT OFFICE MEDICAL ASSISTANT, REFERRAL COORDINATOR

Puri Orthopedic Center, Inc
Victorville
10.2022 - 10.2024
  • Answering all incoming calls, routing calls to delegated staff
  • Providing patient information for appointment and referrals, and authorization
  • Scheduling appointments for new and existing patients
  • Verifying insurance benefits and eligibility
  • Checking in and out patient and assisting visitors at the front desk
  • Collecting copays and past due balances
  • Verifying, imputing patient demographics, information while scheduling patient appointments
  • Updating new and existing patient demographics by helping patient's complete patient packet forms
  • Uploading patient medical records to appropriate charts, maintaining and distributing medical records, and ensuring that record-keeping procedures follow health privacy laws and facility policies.

MEDICAL ASSOCIATE, VACCINE COORDINATOR, REFERRAL COORDINATOR

New Life Medical Associates Inc.
Apple Valley
02.2013 - 10.2022
  • Responsible for all vaccine management, training, ordering, receiving, storing and monitoring
  • Instruct patients with physicians' instructions, ensure all reports, labs, information, and medical records are up to date and available at all time
  • Escorted patients to exam rooms, interviewed, take vitals, and document all data
  • Act as liaison between physicians, patients, insurance providers and outside services
  • Maintain all logs and required checks for VFC, private, emergency and expired medications along with oxygen and refrigerator temperatures
  • Prepare and maintain patient referrals and authorizations while working with providers and insurance carriers
  • Schedule and confirm appointments, surgeries, consultations and follow up referrals were kept and received
  • Verify insurance and create superbills
  • Prepare and maintain exam rooms, supplies, and instruments
  • Ensure complete and accurate registration using excel
  • Assemble information pertaining to patients (per guidelines) and provide to specialists
  • Contact organizations and insurance companies to ensure prior approval requirements are met
  • Review referral details and expectations with patients
  • Assist patients in solving potential issues related to health care, financial situations and social barriers
  • Point of contact for patients and family questions and concerns.
  • Completed bi-weekly payroll for [Number] employees.

Education

MEDICAL ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION -

APPLE VALLEY CAREER COLLEGE
APPLE VALLEY, CA

Bachelor of Science -

WESTWOOD COLLEGE
ONTARIO, CA

Skills

  • Care coordination
  • Patient advocacy
  • Care plan development
  • Insurance verification
  • Referrals and authorizations
  • Medical Records Management
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Medical office software
  • Patient scheduling
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Call handling
  • Problem solving
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Effective communication
  • Improve patient care
  • Patient communication

Timeline

Care Coordinator

Life Kind Health
10.2024 - Current

PATIENT CONCIERGE

Savas Health
10.2024 - Current

FRONT OFFICE MEDICAL ASSISTANT, REFERRAL COORDINATOR

Puri Orthopedic Center, Inc
10.2022 - 10.2024

MEDICAL ASSOCIATE, VACCINE COORDINATOR, REFERRAL COORDINATOR

New Life Medical Associates Inc.
02.2013 - 10.2022

MEDICAL ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION -

APPLE VALLEY CAREER COLLEGE

Bachelor of Science -

WESTWOOD COLLEGE
JAIME KERTH UTT