Lydia McCarty
Kountry Kids Child Care and Pre-K
Sullivan,IN
1
Certification
6
years of professional experience
To obtain employment.
Dedicated Assistant Teacher with excellent communication and coordination skills demonstrated through previous classroom experience. Compassionate, professional and committed to student learning and overall wellbeing. Quick to jump in and help teacher with student or administrative needs.
Work History
Assistant Teacher
3 Months- Assisted toddlers with meals and encouraged self-feeding skills.
- Help toddlers eat their foods and drink their milk out of their cups.
- Facilitated outdoor play to promote physical activity and social interaction.
- Put them down for nap time and pat them to sleep.
- Supported toileting routines, fostering independence and hygiene.
- Get supplies from the supply room and restock.
- Restocked supplies to ensure availability for daily activities.
- Refilled water bottles to ensure hydration for the following day.
- Executed final cleaning by spraying Lysol and securing the premises.
- Assisted lead teacher in implementing daily curriculum activities aligned with developmental goals.
- Created a nurturing classroom environment that promoted social and emotional growth among students.
- Developed engaging lesson plans that fostered creativity and critical thinking in children.
- Collaborated with parents to communicate student progress and address any concerns effectively.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Supervised recess, lunch and daily student intake and dismissal.
- Ensured a safe and supportive learning environment by enforcing classroom rules and addressing behavioral issues promptly.
- Completed daily reports, meal count sheets, and attendance logs.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Established positive relationships with parents through effective communication, fostering parental involvement in their children's education.
Registration Representative II
6 Months- Checked in patients for their appointments.
- Collected and verified patient demographic information to ensure accuracy of records.
- Facilitated consent signing for treatment and billing. their consents to bill and treat.
- Collected copays from patients during check-in. if they had one.
- Answered phone inquiries and directed calls to appropriate departments, providing assistance as needed.
- I check patient’s insurances on Athena and the insurance websites.
- I look for eligibility and copays.
Pre-Service Financial Clearance
3 Years 6 Months- Started out at a clinic in the hospital called Pain Management as a department secretary.
- Facilitated patient arrivals for timely appointments. for their appointments.
- Had them sign their paperwork if needed and their consents to bill and treat.
- I look for eligibility and copays.
- Coordinated with nurses on patient refill inquiries. in a patient case to send to our nurses for each patient that would call about their refills.
- If it does not match, then I put a note in the patients account to ask them to change their PCP or I call and get them a new referral sent to our office to have on file.
- Pre-registered Pain Management patients to ensure accurate and timely processing.
- Asked the patients all of their demographic information to make sure what we have on file is updated and correct.
- I check patients' insurances on the insurance websites.
- Took their copay if they had one.
- Answered the phone and made appointments for the patients.
- Confirmed HMO or Medicaid replacement plans to ensure primary care physician matched referrals on file.
- I did referrals for our office on top of checking in our patients.
- I have also put in charge tickets from our clinic from procedures to create an account for the coders to code them and then bill.
Billing Representative
1 Year 9 Months- Completed patient account documentation during transfers to facilities or hospitals via ambulance or wheelchair.
- Checked the patient’s insurance on the insurance websites to make sure it is active and to see if that is the same insurance they provided us.
- Ensured patient insurance was valid by checking online resources, facilitating accurate billing. on the insurance websites to make sure it is active and to see if that is the same insurance they provided us.
- Responded to incoming phone calls to address patient inquiries and provide account information. to take a look at a patient’s account to let them know anything they would like to know.
- Processed payments from patients over the phone and in person, ensuring accurate record-keeping. over the phone or in person and fill out their information if it is a credit card payment.
- Collaborated with team members to process cash or check payments from patients.
- Printed off face sheets or upload them to my computer from the printer and put them into the patients account.
Education
Associates Degree - Business Administration
High School Diploma - General High School Curriculum
Skills
Lesson planning
Verbal communication
Behavior intervention
Learning support
Family engagement
Behavior intervention
Classroom management
Accomplishments
- JAG (Jobs for America's Graduates) (2 years)
- CDC Public Speaking
- 2nd place 2-years
- Disability Awareness
- Breakfast with Santa 2016
- Project Ignition (safe driving program for high school).
- Mock Car Crash
- News Paper rolling for local humane shelter
- Hunger Relief Food Program
- Breakfast with Santa 2015
- Dodge ball tournament
- Hat Day
- BETA (2 years)
- Varsity Cheer leading (3 years)
- Honors (4 years)
- Volunteered for working (Cure for Cancer Races)
- Internship for a program called Twin Rivers
Certification
- Certified BLS, -American Heart Association [Timeframe]Issue Date 4/10/2026
- Renew Date 4/10/2028
Timeline
Assistant Teacher
Kountry Kids Child Care and Pre-K
07.2026 - CurrentRead More
Registration Representative II
Horizon Health Paris, IL Hospital
03.2026 - 09.2026Read More
Pre-Service Financial Clearance
Sullivan County Community Hospital
07.2022 - 01.2026Read More
Billing Representative
TruCare Ambulance
09.2020 - 06.2022Read More
Sullivan High School
High School Diploma from General High School Curriculum
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Ivy Tech Community College
Associates Degree from Business Administration
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