Karen Barrera

Schedule patients for upcoming office visits, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.

verify insurance to make sure benefits will cover what they are coming in for

work on rejections, claims, back office

see patients face to face if they are needing to discuss about a bill or getting assistance.

call patients if there's anything that will need to be pay before coming in.

• Schedule cases for our Anesthesia group.
• Everything is remote, work out of emails from all different clinics in the Phoenix area.
• Ensure all cases are put in correctly, especially at the facility where they are having surgery.
• We also confirm all cases the day before, so all the doctors are aware of cases and where they will be going as their assignments.
• Interact with the anesthesiologists daily.
• We also send self-pay estimates to our billing department, and we have to note it so that we know the payment will be collected before surgery.

• Assists endoscopy team with patients who are having procedures at the facility
• responsible for cleaning patient care areas while demonstrating quick yet efficient room turnover
• other duties include endoscopic scop reprocessing and ensuring all equipment is working properly for the physician

• Scheduled outpatient procedures for the facility
• We gathered information from the doctor's offices, including the name of the procedure, diagnosis, and demographics.
• Assist patients in setting up their appointments if they have received the order.
• Coordinated the cancellation and rescheduling of procedures for both patients and clinics

• Assist in cases along with the surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia.
• Control the C-arm for the surgeons when needed.
• Took care of pre- and post-x-rays for inpatient and outpatient.
• Served as the point person for sending images via PACS and editing

• Conducted comprehensive X-ray examinations for patients admitted to the hospital, as well as those receiving treatment on an outpatient basis
• Worked side by side with physician assistants, and other techs.
• Worked also in fluoro procedures and setting up sterile trays for invasive procedures.
• Provided constants with patients before any invasive case, also instructed the patients on what we would be doing beforehand.

• Worked closely with an interdisciplinary team.
• Transcribed nurses and doctor's orders for critical care patients
• Admitted patients from the ER, floor, and out-of-town.
• Assist the nurses in helping with patient care, made trips to get blood, and dropped off labs for stat orders.

• Ensured efficient scheduling of patients for procedures
• Managed phone-based payment processing
• Verified benefits and obtained authorizations from insurance companies and doctors' offices as well.
• Updated demographic information for improved accuracy.