Professional Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline

Lea Gunter

Family Medical Associates West
Double Springs,AL
34
years of professional experience

Reliable Medical Referral Specialist with over four years of experience in healthcare administration. Known for strong multitasking and organizational skills, ensuring accurate record maintenance and efficient patient referrals. Eager to support operational excellence in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Work History

Medical Referral Specialist

3 Years 5 Months
Family Medical Associates West | 03.2023 - Current
  • Coordinated patient referrals to specialists, ensuring timely access to necessary care.
  • Streamlined communication between patients and healthcare providers, enhancing referral process efficiency.
  • Maintained accurate electronic health records, ensuring data integrity and compliance with regulations.
  • Assisted patients in navigating insurance requirements for referrals, improving overall satisfaction.

Medical Receptionist

1 Year 9 Months
Jasper Podiatry | 06.2021 - 03.2023

Managed patient scheduling and appointment confirmations to enhance office efficiency.

  • Checked patient insurance, demographic, and health history to keep information current.
  • Maintained electronic health records, ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations and data integrity.
  • Collect patients' balances and copays.
  • Coordinated patient scheduling, check-in, check-out and payments for billing.

Medical Receptionist/Medical Records Clerk

9 Years
Dr. Eugene Tai Clinic | 06.2012 - 06.2021
  • Managed patient scheduling and appointment confirmations to optimize clinic workflow.
  • Verified patient insurance coverage efficiently.
  • Managed multi-line phone system and pleasantly greeted patients.
  • Assisted in maintaining medical records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations.
  • Obtained payments from patients and scanned identification and insurance cards.

Internship for College

3 Months
Family Medical Associates | 01.2011 - 04.2011
  • Scheduled patient appointments
  • Check-in patients.
  • Verified patients' insurance.
  • Filed, Faxed, and collected copays and balances.

Sales Associate

3 Years 11 Months
Jewelry Outlet Center | 08.2000 - 07.2004
  • Assisted customers with product selection, enhancing overall shopping experience and satisfaction.
  • Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
  • Accurately processed POS transactions, returning coin, currency, payment cards, and receipts to customers.
  • Maintained accurate inventory records using point-of-sale systems to streamline operations.
  • Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.

Sales Associate

6 Months
JayMark Jewelers | 01.2000 - 07.2000

Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.

  • Resolved customer inquiries and complaints efficiently, ensuring high levels of service quality.
  • Accurately processed POS transactions, returning coin, currency, payment cards, and receipts to customers.

Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.

  • Managed efficient cash register operations.

Customer Service Representative

7 Years 2 Months
Hospital Equipment Sales | 03.1992 - 05.1999
  • Resolved customer inquiries regarding hospital equipment, ensuring accurate information delivery.
  • Answered multiple phone lines
  • Filed
  • Resubmitted and filed insurance claims.
  • Posted patients' insurance payments to their chart.
  • Coded patients' invoice with the correct ICD-9 diagnosis code and CPT code.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Office Administration Medical

Northwest Shoals Community College | Phil Campbell, AL
  • Dean's List [2010,2011]
  • Relevant Coursework
  • Advanced Keyboarding
  • Advanced Word Processing
  • Advance Microcomputer Applications
  • Office Procedures
  • Medical Office Procedures
  • Financial Record Keeping
  • Records Information Management
  • Business Communications
  • Business English
  • Electronic Calculations
  • Medical Transcription
  • Medical Terminology

High School Diploma

Walker High Schoole | Jasper, Al | 05-1991

Skills

Referral coordination
Insurance verification
Insurance authorizations
Medical billing
Medical coding
Medical records verification
Electronic health records
Multitasking
Adaptability
Medical terminology
Billing management
Clerical skills
Multitasking Abilities
Data entry
Reliability
HIPAA compliance

Timeline

Medical Referral Specialist

Family Medical Associates West
03.2023 - CurrentRead More

Medical Receptionist

Jasper Podiatry
06.2021 - 03.2023Read More

Medical Receptionist/Medical Records Clerk

Dr. Eugene Tai Clinic
06.2012 - 06.2021Read More

Internship for College

Family Medical Associates
01.2011 - 04.2011Read More

Sales Associate

Jewelry Outlet Center
08.2000 - 07.2004Read More

Sales Associate

JayMark Jewelers
01.2000 - 07.2000Read More

Customer Service Representative

Hospital Equipment Sales
03.1992 - 05.1999Read More

Northwest Shoals Community College

Associate of Applied Science from Office Administration Medical
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Walker High Schoole

High School Diploma
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Lea Gunter