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LAKIA LEWIS

Department of Veterians Affairs
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Support Assistant

3 Months
Department of Veterians Affairs | 2026.04 - Current

• Coordinated and schedule patient appointments, ensuring efficient scheduling and reducing wait times.
• Assists with managing consults, recall reminders, view alerts, mod sheets and encounters for assigned specialty clinics.
• Assisted medical staff with administrative tasks, enhancing overall workflow efficiency.
• Maintained strict confidentiality, adhering to HIPAA regulations while handling sensitive patient information.
• Provides information regarding clinic policies, procedures and locations to patients, family members.

Health Promotion Technician

1 Year 3 Months
Armed Forces Wellness Center | Camp Zama, Japan | 2023.10 - 2025.01
  • Runs and Completes End of Day, Past Due and Ambulatory Encounter Completion Reports daily.
  • Conducts Bod Pod assessments, basic assessments such as health and biometric screenings as well as instructing health promotion briefs.
  • Coordinate and conduct on-site unit level health promotion briefings using standardized presentations.
  • Contacted clients to schedule, change, cancel, and/or remind of upcoming appointment and referrals in MHS Genesis and make appropriate database requirements/changes.
  • Supported operations with scheduling AFWC classes from medical, unit, and self-referral clients.

Administrative Support Assistant

2 Years 4 Months
Child & Youth Services Base (CYS) - Europe | 2019.02 - 2021.06
  • Answered telephones, ascertained nature of call, and directs caller to appropriate staff, takes a message or personally provides desired information.
  • In-processed new employees, created employee files, created accounts in CYMS, IMCOM Academy, KIT.
  • Created a IMPAC Program Budget Tracker for all CYS programs to use to effectively track their budgets and balances.
  • Processed Civilian Personnel Actions in DCPDS (Leave Without Pay, Reassignments, Ratings/Evaluations, Awards, Resignations, Promotions, Transfers, Non-Comp Promotions and Conversion of Employments).
  • Vetted documentation to process employee personnel recruitment actions in AutoNOA, creating RPAs.
  • Used office automation equipment and word processing software, prepared a variety of correspondence, memorandums, briefings and daily activity and other reports required for day-to-day operation.
  • Maintained records, files, statistical data. Initiated CIVILIAN PERSONNEL actions and helped track background clearance checks and reference checks.

Regional Manager for Release of Information

1 Year 4 Months
ScanSTAT Technologies/Baylor Scott & White Medical Center | Texas | 2017.01 - 2018.05
  • Oversaw 23 employees to successfully complete the day-to-day operational activities.
  • Experienced with using office automation tools and software to prepare reports; experience with office automation systems to retrieve data and statistics for management's use.
  • Track reports from various EMR systems to effectively manage staff and facility productivity, and turnaround time (TAT).
  • Managed the recruitment of potential new candidates by reviewing resumes, conducting initial phone and in-person interviews.
  • Coordinated the onboarding, training, development, and retention of employees.
  • Researched and resolved complex medical record requests.
  • Collaborated with the accounting department to correct invoicing errors and manage the procurement of supplies with adherence to the budgetary requirements.
  • Managed staff continuing education efforts through various client learning systems ensuring continuous training and development of all employees.

Director of Program Evaluation

8 Months
Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center | Lawton, Oklahoma | 2015.10 - 2016.06
  • Approved timecards for processing by payroll department and assisted with the hiring of new staff members.
  • Identify problem areas; prepare reports; and provide recommendations to improve quality of patient and/or family health care in a medical treatment facility.
  • Recommend changes to existing medical care policies that will minimize patient complaints.
  • Established and implemented a highly effective performance management process for all program staff.
  • Monitored the appropriate orientation and training of all staff members in accordance with company standards.
  • Identified and evaluated the risks associated with program activities and took appropriate action to control those risks.
  • Administered site surveys/audits with Provider Certification, the Joint Commission, CMS, and other credentialing bodies.

Health Information Technician

2 Years 11 Months
Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center | Lawton, Oklahoma | 2012.11 - 2015.10
  • Accurately processed all medical record requests for release of information with a 2 week turn around, verified forms to ensure precision and compliance to eliminate fraud and mitigate risks.
  • Completed all utilization review forms and prepared inpatient reports.
  • Actively worked as an alternate Customer Service Representative, assisted customers seeking medical evaluation.
  • Received patients and visitors as the initial point of contact, in person or telephonically.
  • Assisted the HR department by collecting job applicant's documentation for their interviews and hiring actions.
  • Consulted appropriate medical staff members to rectify apparent inconsistencies, deficiencies, and discrepancies.

Education

Medical Billing and Coding Certicate

Rasmussen University College | 01.2020

Master's Degree - Health Administration

University of Phoenix | 01.2015

Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Administration/Health Management

University of Phoenix | 01.2013

Skills

Customer Service
Release of Information Management
Recruitment
Training & Development
Administrative Support
Medical Records Management
MHS Genesis
MS Office Suite
ISS
CPRS
CTM
EMR
Healthcare Operations

Timeline

Medical Support Assistant

Department of Veterians Affairs
2026.04 - CurrentRead More

Health Promotion Technician

Armed Forces Wellness Center
2023.10 - 2025.01Read More

Administrative Support Assistant

Child & Youth Services Base (CYS) - Europe
2019.02 - 2021.06Read More

Regional Manager for Release of Information

ScanSTAT Technologies/Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
2017.01 - 2018.05Read More

Director of Program Evaluation

Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center
2015.10 - 2016.06Read More

Health Information Technician

Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center
2012.11 - 2015.10Read More

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science from Healthcare Administration/Health Management
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University of Phoenix

Master's Degree from Health Administration
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Rasmussen University College

Medical Billing and Coding Certicate
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LAKIA LEWIS