Lori Chianese
Clinton Corners,NY
Summary
Successful Administrative Assistant with 34 years of experience working in human and health services. Solving problems in innovative ways and working as a team. Highly organized, multi-tasker, a team player, quick learner. Willing to assist with new projects. Fortunate to work at The Thompson House with an amazing team before the closed their doors.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Documentation Services Associate
Hudson Valley Hospice
09.2023 - Current
- Streamlined documentation processes to support accurate record-keeping.
- Creates an accurate weekly team agenda for team meeting.
- Generate a daily census report by compiling information and running reports.
- Generate and process physician orders, sending to physicians for signature/track returned orders according to policy.
- Ordering durable medical equipment, preparing CADD pump requests.
- Answer calls professionally, accurately and carries out requests of callers.
- Contacts clinical staff for patient/family calls and requests.
- Faxes out requested documents and plans of care from patients charts.
- Uploads documents into patients charts.
- Effectively process Department Emails daily.
- Run reports to confirm recertification dates.
OBGYN Associate
Nuvance Health
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Checking in patients, scheduling and confirming appointments.
- Maintain schedules for 8 providers.
- Verify patients demographics and insurance.
- Scan all documents.
- Provide necessary forms and scripts for review and signature..
- Utilize Cerner program for all electronic patient charts and scheduling.
- Liaison between physicians and patients.
Administrative Secretary
Thompson House
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Provide administrative support to the Administrator and the Director of Nursing
- Coordinate calendars, schedule appointments for the Administrator and DON in Outlook/TEAMS
- Schedule Care Plan Meetings and generate letters for residents and their families, liaison with outside vendors and practitioners
- Coordinates Thompson House QA, Pharmacy and all meetings along with typing and distributing agendas and minutes
- Tracking of medications, non-purchase requisitions, INFOR ordering supplies, etc.
- Internet research, Google and U-TUBE to assist with computer/copier/scanner etc.
- Questions
- Maintain credential files for clinical personal
- Keep the FSR up to date, assist with all Department of Health complaints etc
- Perform receptionist phone screening and personal scheduling duties for the administrator
- Keep all units on track of paperwork needed for Long Term Solutions medications
- Doctor time sheet, write ups as requested for staff
- Keeping track of residents' vaccines and immunizations, and staff's COVID Vaccines
- Keeping track of staff's PTO
- Filing, typing, updating, scanning, creating documents as requested and as needed
Accounts Receivable Bookkeeper
Anderson Center For Autism
11.2015 - 11.2021
- Entering cash receipts into General Plains program, Medicaid billing for Property and Land, Day Habs, Residential Habs and, Community Hab through Therap system via on line submission
- Child Nutrition billing, student internet billing and School Consulting billing
- Bank reconciliations, collecting food stamp monies
- Ensuring that all our individuals are receiving their benefits; Medicaid, SSI, SSD, SSP, SNAP
- Completing Representative Payee Reports for Social Security on line and any other additional forms needed, SNAP applications
- Audits within 20 IRA's (Individual Residential Alternative ) of individual's personal allowance
- Responsible for 6 IRA's individuals - any necessary forms, information that may be requested to ensure their benefit coverage remains active
- Assist co-workers when necessary
Entitlement Specialist/Registrar
Daytop Village, Inc.
01.2012 - 11.2015
- Financial assessments, follow-up, research and acquisition of DSS requirements to qualify eligibility of residents
- Determine fees and insurance benefits for new admissions; Medicaid, SNAP and financial assistance eligibility forms; liaison with social services, family, court officials and referents
- Acquired substantial increase in client base from 25 to 175 residents due to corporate downsizing; schedule all required appointments and arrange transportation for residents to acquire proper DSS documentation
- Prepare residents monthly progress reports and discharge paperwork per DSS protocol
- Arrange for SSI and SSD payee transfers
- Collect $7-10K in SNAP reimbursements monthly
- Post charges and payments
School Business Manager
Daytop Preparatory School
09.2008 - 01.2012
- Manage School Districts and Individual Student School Contracts for Daytop's three campuses
- Maintain and update AS400 for billing; Accounts Receivable; Fiscal Reports
- Maintain school district correspondence
- Also continued to perform all duties of previous positions
Administrative Assistant
Daytop Preparatory School
08.1994 - 09.2008
- Assist the Superintendent in daily operations
- Supervise clerical staff
- Coordinate N & D Title I Grant with Millbrook/ Rhinebeck School Districts
- Statistics and monthly reports, petty cash, ordering supplies, weekly student attendance
- Maintained and updated New York State mandated reports (Immunization, BEDS, No Child Left Behind - Title I)
School Coordinator/Office Manager
Daytop Preparatory School
10.1993 - 08.1994
- Train and oversee clerical staff
- Ensure proper documentation on state mandated reports
- Quality Assurance of student records
- Maintain and update data base, weekly and monthly reports
- Student Intakes, report cards, progress notes
- Computerized scoring of Keymath and Woodcock tests
Office Manager
Daytop Preparatory School
12.1992 - 10.1993
- Train and oversee clerical support staff
- Organize and create new administrative forms
- Log and distribute mail, corresponding with as many as 50 school districts
Clerk Typist
Daytop Preparatory School
10.1991 - 12.1992
- In addition to standard clerical duties, I assisted in creating procedures and organizational forms for the opening of The Daytop Village Secondary School
Record Keeper/Billing Clerk
Daytop Village Inc.
01.1989 - 10.1991
- Client billing
- Organize and maintain client records
- Clerical support and ensure deadlines are met for entire staff
Education
Associate in Science - Business Administration
Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY01.1996
Skills
- Netsmart
- Docusign
- EMEDNY
- Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- GP
- SUNGARD
- Therap
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Organization
- Reliable and responsible
- Creative thinking
- Honest and dependable
- Adaptable and flexible
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Team cooperation
- Friendly and helpful
- Collaborative teamwork
- Reliable and punctual
- Multitasking and organization
- Record and file management
- Management support
Timeline
Documentation Services Associate
Hudson Valley Hospice
09.2023 - Current
OBGYN Associate
Nuvance Health
05.2023 - 08.2023
Administrative Secretary
Thompson House
06.2022 - 05.2023
Accounts Receivable Bookkeeper
Anderson Center For Autism
11.2015 - 11.2021
Entitlement Specialist/Registrar
Daytop Village, Inc.
01.2012 - 11.2015
School Business Manager
Daytop Preparatory School
09.2008 - 01.2012
Administrative Assistant
Daytop Preparatory School
08.1994 - 09.2008
School Coordinator/Office Manager
Daytop Preparatory School
10.1993 - 08.1994
Office Manager
Daytop Preparatory School
12.1992 - 10.1993
Clerk Typist
Daytop Preparatory School
10.1991 - 12.1992
Record Keeper/Billing Clerk
Daytop Village Inc.
01.1989 - 10.1991
Associate in Science - Business Administration
Dutchess Community College
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