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Mariela De Leon

Bartow,FL

Summary

Compassionate and detail-oriented Patient Care Specialist with experience supporting patients through every stage of care. Skilled in patient intake, scheduling, insurance verification, and EMR documentation. Known for strong communication, problem-solving abilities, and delivering a positive patient experience in fast-paced healthcare environments.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Patient Care Specialist

Millenium Physician Group
07.2025 - Current

• Greets, registers, and checks in patients, ensuring all demographic, insurance, consent, and contact
information is accurate and current in the EHR.
• Collects and processes copayments following standard cash-handling and reconciliation procedures.
• Verifies insurance eligibility, obtains required authorizations, and documents verification results
accurately in the patient record.
• Provides clear explanations of check-in processes, insurance requirements, and payment expectations.
• Answers and routes phone calls, schedules or reschedules appointments, and maintains daily
appointment schedules while communicating adjustments to clinical staff.
• Processes urgent specialist referrals, appointment ticklers, and medical record release requests • Performs clerical and administrative tasks including filing, faxing, scanning, and uploading documents
into the EHR.
• Reviews patient accounts for outstanding balances or documentation errors and partners with billing
to resolve discrepancies.
• Maintains full HIPAA and privacy compliance by safeguarding patient information, properly managing
documentation, and limiting access to authorized users only.
• Identifies and reports potential privacy breaches, compliance risks, or billing concerns promptly
according to established protocols.
• Prepares, routes, and manages medical documentation to ensure completeness, confidentiality, and
accuracy.
• Provides professional, courteous customer service and maintains composure during high-volume or
challenging situations.
• Coordinates scheduling across multiple providers, departments, or specialties to support efficient
patient flow.
• Audits patient charts, registration data, and referral documentation to identify and correct compliance
or process issues.
• Participates in mandatory training programs related to compliance, privacy, workflow changes, and
patient experience.
• Supports the Practice Manager and care team with assigned administrative tasks.
• Participates in departmental audits, workflow redesign initiatives, and implementation of new systems
or technologies.
• Prepares and distributes operational reports related to scheduling efficiency, registration accuracy, or
service metrics.
• Demonstrate excellent guest service to internal team members and patients.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Ophthalmic Technician

Advanced Eyecare Associates
01.2023 - 04.2025
  • Provides primary ophthalmic care to patients and act as clinical assistant to physician.
  • Performs complete ophthalmic history and preliminary exams, sub-specialty tests (refraction, VF test, OCT,Fundus)
  • Verifies patient information by interviewing patient, recording medical history, and confirming purpose of visit.
  • Checks condition of patients' eyes by observing pupils, muscle, visual acuity, extraocular movements, and blood pressure.
  • Prepares patients for ophthalmology examination by dilating pupils, changes in visual acuity, elevated extraocular pressure, or blood pressure and communicating results to Attending Physician.

Call Center Representative

Advanced Eyecare Associates
10.2022 - 01.2023
  • Managed patients expectations by clarifying needs, identifying options, and scheduling.
  • Maintained strong call control and quickly worked through address patients problems and questions.
  • Helping get authorizations through premier for insurances to be able to schedule patients appointments.
  • Receiving calls from patients primary care doctor's referring patients to schedule.
  • Performed follow-up calls as necessary to ensure patients get the appointment they need to come and see the doctor.

Assistant Manager

Family Dollar
02.2019 - 09.2022
  • Handle customers complaints following company policies and procedures
  • Monitor and maintain store inventory
  • Supervise and motivate staff to improve performance
  • Develop employees work schedules
  • Maintain up to date store marketing
  • Hire and train new associates
  • Ability to finalize, transmit and process weekly time, attendance records, and payroll
  • Assist in unloading all merchandise from the delivery truck, organizes and transfers merchandise from stockroom to store floor
  • Prepares and transmits the daily end of day paperwork and deposits.

Sales Representative

Boost Mobile
10.2014 - 01.2017
  • Inventory stock and requisition new stock
  • Audited registers such as counting money, separating charge slips, balancing cash drawers and making deposits
  • Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers
  • Met upsell goals by highlighting target merchandise with strategic promotional approach
  • Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs
  • Sell or arrange for delivery, insurance, financing, or service contracts for merchandise.

Education

Skills

  • Bilingual
  • Great Communication Skills
  • Reliable
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Adaptability
  • Detail oriented
  • Multitasking and Meeting Deadlines
  • Flexibility
  • Strong work ethic

References

  • Wendy Gomez, (863)210-3907, Friend
  • Lorena Diaz, (863)800-5842, Former Manager
  • Adriana Cruz, (863)307-2224, Former Co-worker

Timeline

Patient Care Specialist

Millenium Physician Group
07.2025 - Current

Ophthalmic Technician

Advanced Eyecare Associates
01.2023 - 04.2025

Call Center Representative

Advanced Eyecare Associates
10.2022 - 01.2023

Assistant Manager

Family Dollar
02.2019 - 09.2022

Sales Representative

Boost Mobile
10.2014 - 01.2017

Mariela De Leon