Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Dedicated employee with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Assistant
Ottawa County District Attorney's Office
09.2012 - 01.2023
Handled office scheduling and kept accurate notes for deadlines, motions and other important dates.
Filed court documents and legal pleadings with court clerk on behalf of District Attorney's Office.
Managed records, observing confidentiality and extreme discretion.
Developed positive working relationship with courts, law enforcement members and attorneys.
Obtained signatures from attorneys and Judges for legal documents.
Entered new cases into company database.
Developed and maintained filing and retrieval systems.
Managed general clerical needs such as opening and closing files, scanning sheets and faxing documents.
Prepared drafts of forms, and letters for staff use.
Generated pleadings and other legal documents for review by District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney's.
Assisted prosecutors with case organization and administrative tasks.
Maintained calendars for 3 person team by updating and entering court dates and meetings.
Used internal templates to prepare subpoenas and client correspondence.
Detainers, Writs, Govenor's Warrants.
OSBI Submissions.
Filing of new charges.
Handled intake process of new reports from Law Enforcement, and assigned to Prosecutors.
Organized legal documents in company filing systems and databases.
Handled sensitive information with extreme confidentiality.
Handled calls and inquiries to deliver applicable information.
Numerous other job duties.
Human Resources Assistant
High Winds Casino
05.2006 - 11.2008
Filed paperwork, sorted and delivered mail, and maintained office organization.
Organized new employee orientation schedules for new hires.
Delivered friendly assistance with new hires throughout interviewing and hiring process.
Screened applicant resumes and coordinated in-person interviews.
Created and completed personnel action forms for hires, title changes and terminations.
Administered compensation, benefits and performance management systems and safety programs.
Assisted with on-boarding process of 150 new hires within first month, and between 10 to 15 new hires each month thereafter.
Posted positions through approved recruitment channels.
Prepared monthly termination lists to be added to permanent records.
Processed documentation for employee actions such as new hires, grievance resolutions and terminations.
Set up orientations and initial training for new employees.
Tracked various statistics and kept detailed records to support human resources department.
Recruited and screened qualified potential employees.
Compiled employee records from individual departments to maintain central files.
Converted employee status from temporary to permanent.
Administrative Assistant
Department Of Human Services
11.2004 - 05.2006
Answered multi-line phone system and logged calls, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
Sorted and distributed office mail.
Handled client correspondence and tracked records to foster office efficiency.
Completed intake paperwork on applications for assistance and assigned to case workers.
Medical Billing Manager
Craig General Hospital
06.1999 - 11.2004
Worked with customers to develop payment plans and bring accounts current.
Reviewed billing problems, researched issues and resolved concerns.
Guarded against fraud and abuse by verifying coded data accurately reflected services provided.
Reviewed inpatient and outpatient records and interpreted documentation to identify diagnoses and procedures.
Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.
Accurately selected proper descriptive code when more than one anatomical location was indicated.
Utilized active listening, interpersonal and telephone etiquette skills when communicating with others.
Reviewed patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses and treatments.
Reviewed medical records when necessary to select appropriate coding sequences.
Processed insurance company denials by auditing patient files, researching procedures and diagnostic codes to determine proper reimbursement.
Performed billing and coding procedures for ambulance, emergency room, impatient and outpatient services.
Correctly coded and billed medical claims for various hospital physicians.
Resourcefully used various coding books, procedure manuals and on-line encoders.
Education
Associate of Arts - Mass Communications
NEO A&M College
Miami, OK
05.1996
Skills
Legal Document Preparation
Task Prioritization
Document filing
Criminal law
Administrative support
Official Notary
Organizational Efficiency
Legal/Court Processes
Legal Research
Case management
Legal coding
Efficient multi-tasker
Document management
Certification
Medical Terminology Certificate, Obtained While Employed by Craig General Hospital
Experience in Accounting / Cross Trained in Accounting Department, Accounts Receivable (posting insurance payments to correct patient and other payments to hospital Departments
CNA Training, Northeast Oklahoma Vo-Tech
EMT Training, Northeast Oklahoma Vo-Tech
Management & Leadership Skills for Supervisors & Managers, SkillPath Professional Training, Obtained While Employed by High Winds Casino