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Overview
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Maricela Arauza

Woodland,CA

Summary

Professional in healthcare industry with strong background in managing authorizations and ensuring compliance. Skilled in navigating complex systems, problem-solving, and maintaining accurate records. Known for effective collaboration, adaptability, and delivering results in fast-paced environments. Reliable team player with expertise in healthcare regulations, communication, and customer service.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Authorization Specialist

Woodland Clinic (CommonSpirit)
02.2024 - Current

Confirming patient eligibility and benefits for specific services. Ensuring accurate coding and billing, submitting requests for prior authorization to insurance companies for procedures, treatments, or medications. Ensuring all necessary documentation is complete and accurate, and following up on pending authorizations. Keeping detailed records of authorization requests, approvals, and denials. Ensuring compliance with HIPAA and other relevant regulations.

Medical Office Receptionist

Woodland Clinic (CommonSpirit)
08.2020 - 02.2024

Greet patients, check in/out patients and operate multiple phone lines, schedule appointments and assist patients with prescription refills, billing issues and insurance questions. Enter demographic information, create claims and scan medical records.

EMR Clerk

Woodland Healthcare (CommonSpirit)
09.2018 - 02.2019

Backloading patients records from Allscripts into Cerner. Scanning information into Cerner that was not scanned automatically. Quality Checking Patients Medical Records. Assist regular staff with the back-loading of medical records from Dignity legacy EHR (electronic health record) to the newly adopted platform.

Skills

  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • Able to work long hours
  • High work ethic
  • Reliable
  • Insurance verification
  • Medical terminology expertise
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Prior authorization processing
  • Medical coding
  • Knowledgeable in [software]

Certification

Medical Coder (CPC)

Member ID: 02108065

Timeline

Authorization Specialist

Woodland Clinic (CommonSpirit)
02.2024 - Current

Medical Office Receptionist

Woodland Clinic (CommonSpirit)
08.2020 - 02.2024

EMR Clerk

Woodland Healthcare (CommonSpirit)
09.2018 - 02.2019
Maricela Arauza