Saskia Grant
Brooklyn,USA
Summary
Dynamic Patient Financial Advisor with extensive experience at New York Presbyterian Hospital, excelling in insurance pre-authorization and patient counseling. Proven ability to enhance patient satisfaction through effective communication and meticulous account monitoring. Proficient in EPIC and MS Office, ensuring seamless operations in medical office administration.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Financial Advisor
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
07.2010 - Current
- Register patients and schedule appointments
- Answer telephone
- Obtain prior approval from health plan before services are rendered
- Monitor patients accounts for daily charges
- Council patients regarding payment options, Medicaid eligibility and determines quality for charity and verifies third party insurance
- Retrieves laboratory and radiographic data from clinic information systems, X - Ray orders
Medical Record Clerk
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
03.2005 - 07.2010
- Created folders
- Assembled patient medical records
- Arranged charts in TD order for chart distribution
Diet Control Assistant
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
07.2001 - 03.2005
- Assisted dietician with menu planning and recipe revision
- Food selection and portion control
- Helped in record keeping, tracked supplies and equipment used in food preparation
- Served patients food
Diet Control Assistant
Menorah Home & Hospital
Brooklyn, NY
02.2001 - 07.2001
- Prepared and served meals, making sure that proper protocols were met
- Arranged trays and loaded food carts
- Assisted with inventory counts and ensured necessary supplies were on hand
Education
Medical Terminology, Certificate - CPT-4 Coding
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY06.2007
Secretarial Studies, Certificate - Typing, Stenography, Business and Telephone Ethnics
Business School for Math Commerce Trade
Paramaribo, Suriname06.1991
Diploma -
Graaf Von Zinzendorf High School
Paramaribo, Suriname06.1988
Medical Coding (AAPC CPC) Certificate -
Lehman College
The Bronx, NYSkills
- MS Office
- Word
- Excel
- PC/Data Entry
- EPIC
- Telemedicine
- RX
- Medical Office Administration
- Medical Terminology
- ICD9 Coding
- CPT 4 Coding
- HIPAA
- Chemical Office Procedure
- Anatomy
- Insurance Pre-authorization
References
Available on request
Timeline
Patient Financial Advisor
New York Presbyterian Hospital
07.2010 - Current
Medical Record Clerk
New York Presbyterian Hospital
03.2005 - 07.2010
Diet Control Assistant
New York Presbyterian Hospital
07.2001 - 03.2005
Diet Control Assistant
Menorah Home & Hospital
02.2001 - 07.2001
Medical Terminology, Certificate - CPT-4 Coding
Brooklyn College
Secretarial Studies, Certificate - Typing, Stenography, Business and Telephone Ethnics
Business School for Math Commerce Trade
Diploma -
Graaf Von Zinzendorf High School
Medical Coding (AAPC CPC) Certificate -
Lehman College
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