Kristie Coker
Calhoun
Summary
Motivated recent graduate with expertise in Certified Billing and Coding and practical experience from academic projects and internships. Strong skills in teamwork, problem-solving, and time management. Ready to contribute effectively and support company growth with a commitment to excellence and adaptability.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Stay at Home Mom/Learning Coach
Self-employed
10.2018 - Current
- Enhanced student engagement by maintaining accurate attendance and grading assignments.
- Streamlined record-keeping through diligent logging and updating of student documents.
- Provided early intervention support to struggling students for improved academic success.
- Customized lesson plans to meet individual student needs and skill-building goals.
- Developed lesson materials and visual aids to reinforce key educational concepts.
- Fostered a positive learning environment through effective discipline and student encouragement.
Office Assistant
City of Fairmount-Fairmount
12.2006 - 05.2014
- Greeted visitors or callers to handle questions or direct to appropriate staff.
- Dispersed incoming mail to correct recipients throughout office.
- Maintained business records by updating customer information.
- Offered diverse clerical support to the Mayor, City Clerk and Court Clerk, managed correspondence, answered telephone calls and tracked documentation.
- Organized files, developed spreadsheets, faxed reports and scanned documents to improve organizational workflow.
- Checked office supply levels, anticipated needs and placed orders for appropriate stock levels.
- Collected and coded various documents to prepare for filing, storage and processing.
- Monitored calendars and scheduled appointments based on availability and established load limits.
- Collected payments, issued receipts and updated accounts to reflect new balances.
- Conducted office inventory checks and requested restock of supplies.
- Communicated with customers, employees and vendors to answer questions and address complaints.
- Copied, sorted and filed records of office activities and business transactions.
- Opened, sorted and routed incoming mail and prepared outgoing mail.
- Coordinated office activities to streamline operations and promote compliance with organizational policies.
- Delivered messages and ran errands.
- Operated photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines and personal computers.
- Sorted and distributed incoming mail, dispersing to appropriate departments and personnel.
- Completed work schedules, managed calendars and arranged appointments.
- Typed, formatted and edited correspondence and other documents.
- Collected, counted and disbursed money to complete basic bookkeeping and banking transactions.
- Collected and entered payment data into the system, maintaining complete confidentiality and accuracy.
- Prepared meeting agendas, attended meetings and recorded and transcribed minutes.
Education
Medical Billing And Coding (Diploma) - Medical Billing And Coding
Penn Foster College
Remote10.2025
High School Diploma - undefined
Pickens High School
Pickens County, GA08.1996
Skills
- Google Docs
- HCPCS
- Medical billing - Medical billing experience (Less than 1 year)
- Achieving HIPAA compliance
- Time management
- Analysis skills
- Insurance claim processing - Experience processing insurance claims (Less than 1 year)
- ICD-10-PCS
- Organizational skills
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Attention to detail
- Clerical experience
- Computer skills (10 years)
- Filing
- Bookkeeping
- Microsoft Excel
- Phone etiquette
- Insurance verification - Insurance verification experience (Less than 1 year)
- Google Suite
- English
- HIPAA
- Medical coding - Medical coding experience (Less than 1 year)
- CPT coding
- Basic math
- Office experience (6 years)
- HIPAA implementation
- Typing
- ICD-10-CM
- Windows
- Medical billing specialist
- Adobe Acrobat
- Customer service at front desk
- Microsoft Office
- Anatomy knowledge
- Insurance medical billing
- Computer literacy
- Medical terminology
- Data entry
- Maintaining patient confidentiality
- Microsoft Word (5 years)
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Customer service
- Computer operation
- Anatomy and Physiology
Accomplishments
I graduated Penn Foster College with a 3.7 GPA, earned my certification through NHA as Certified Billing and Coding Specialist.
Certification
- HIPPA Compliance: A Complete Guide. November 2024 to Present
- Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) November 2025 to November 2027
- Https://credentials.nhanow.com/f50d1193-1770-4279-8fc9-ae3e6258da2f#acc.VygE6Udp
- Medical Billing Certification
- Driver's License
Languages
English
Timeline
Stay at Home Mom/Learning Coach
Self-employed
10.2018 - Current
Office Assistant
City of Fairmount-Fairmount
12.2006 - 05.2014
High School Diploma - undefined
Pickens High School
Medical Billing And Coding (Diploma) - Medical Billing And Coding
Penn Foster College