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Virginia Mason Medical Center & Naval AWARDS
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Nicole Christianson

Poulsbo,United States

Summary

Results-driven Site Lead Coordinator with expertise in identity verification and security compliance. Skilled in managing records and enforcing policy adherence while delivering high-quality customer service. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency and fostering a secure environment for military personnel and their families.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Site Lead Coordinator Verifying Security Officer

Intellect-Tech
Bremerton, WA
02.2023 - 04.2023
  • Verified the identity of card recipients and entered applicant data in the Real Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) or PIV-1.
  • Ensure NOAA applicant data is properly entered into the DOC Security Manager Database.
  • Corrected military and civilian records in DEERS and addressed inquiries regarding military benefits, laws, and regulations.
  • Serves as a liaison to the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) concerning record discrepancies and hardware/software equipment.
  • Protects privacy, administers training, and ensures policy and procedure compliance.
  • Prints and reviews audit trail reports to monitor fraud and abuse.
  • Prepared comprehensive reports for NOAA and DOC management to support decision-making and compliance.
  • Direct interactions via phone, email, and in person, with ID cards from the military, their family & other entitled persons of the Department of Defense (DOD) association, including NOAA civilians, contractors, and affiliates.
  • Fingerprints of applicants as necessary to enable completion of the background investigation, which requires NOAA/DOD credentialing.
  • Perform other duties as required to assist with NOAA WRC Pass and ID office functions in support of the NOAA mission, as time allows.
  • May also be certified by DMDC as Site Security Manager (SSM) with responsibility for the safekeeping, storing, and accountability of the CAC and related consumable materials.
  • Maintained RAPIDS equipment according to installation parameters and performed user maintenance to ensure operational efficiency.
  • Salary: $23.00 USD Per Hour
  • Hours per week: 40
  • Supervisor: Alison Campbell
  • Contact Number: (336) 207-7707
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes.

Verifying Officer / Personnel II

Intellect -Techs
Bangor, WA
12.2022 - 02.2023
  • Worked as an ID Card/Common Access Card (CAC) customer service specialist trained and certified by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).
  • Delivered ID Card services to personnel across customer commands, military service members, retirees, their dependents, and contractors, ensuring compliance with the Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS).
  • Acted as a Verifying Official (VO) on the DEERS/RAPIDS terminal and verified data accuracy and correctness. Verified the identity and eligibility of authorized DoD beneficiaries, issued DoD Identification Cards, and performed DEERS updates in accordance with DoD regulations and AFI 36-3026.
  • Issued and managed Armed Forces identification and privilege cards for eligible personnel, including active-duty military, retired military, 100% Disabled American Veterans (DAV), their dependents, and verified contractors.
  • Operated and maintained RAPIDS workstations, processed CACs, and provided assistance to customers regarding identification card eligibility and application requirements while responding to telephone inquiries.
  • Processed DEERS enrollment and updates for eligible beneficiaries, corrected DEERS information, reset PINs, and updated PKI certificates.
  • Salary: $20.00 USD Per Hour
  • Hours Per Week: 40
  • Supervisor: Alison Campbell
  • Contact Number: (336) 207-7707
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Administrative Assistant

OESD 114
Bremerton, WA
03.2022 - 08.2022
  • Compiled weekly Covid-19 reports for administration staff and summarized findings for superintendent.
  • Gathered all Current Employee Personnel files and past employee personnel files and scanned them into the computer so that the staff could conduct interviews more easily. No missing or lost charts.
  • Cover the front desk, check in applicants for fingerprints and background search. Then I send them to OSPI. The WA State Patrol held a class on fingerprinting. At the end of the class, we received Certificates.
  • Performed special duties to support team objectives, working independently to meet deadlines while collaborating with team members to ensure task completion.
  • Managed multiple tasks simultaneously to maintain operational efficiency, quickly learning roles across various departments to provide coverage during absences.
  • Salary: $48,000 Per Year
  • Hours Per Week: 40
  • Supervisor: Anna Winney
  • Contact Number: (360) 479-0993
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Accounting Clerk III - Defense Travel Support Administrator

Tele-Solv Consulting
Keyport, WA
08.2021 - 10.2021
  • Modify travel documents to correct any administrative flags or errors before approval by an authorized government official.
  • Review travel documents before approval by an authorized government official.
  • Create government travel documents for use by government employees.
  • Electronically input travel claims and attach required documents to DTS.
  • Checked alignment of traveler's TDY dates with flight, lodging, and car rental arrangements, ensuring accuracy in travel documentation.
  • Send email to DoD AO for final approval of TDY travel.
  • Communicated discrepancies in travelers' vouchers and receipts to ensure accurate documentation.
  • Verified accuracy of travel claims in accordance with TDY state regulations, ensuring no erroneous charges such as taxes or service fees were included.
  • Review travelers' Government Travel Credit Card statements to see if any changes were made in the previous month's statement.
  • Forward for collection action, travel debts incurred as a result of a Certifying Official approval and not paid directly by the traveler within the due date established.
  • Salary: $21.92 USD Per Hour
  • Hours per week: 40
  • Supervisor: Glenn Hawkins
  • Contact Number: (202) 844-6478
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

General Clerk II

DPI Staffing
Bangor, WA
10.2020 - 03.2021
  • Entered data into ASMI to maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
  • Generated daily roster reports to track personnel assignments and availability.
  • Assign Courses to Marines or Sailors so they are up to date and can stand post.
  • Created binders for new Marines and Sailors, organizing hard copies systematically for easy access.
  • Order supplies for Navy Admin.
  • Archive records of PCS or EAOS Marine or Sailors.
  • Deactivated status in ASMI and archived records by disassembling binders into sealed envelopes for secure storage.
  • Salary: $1334.00 USD
  • Hours per week: 40
  • Supervisor: Wendi Woods
  • Contact Number: (360) 405-1263
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Family Caretaker

Family Caretaker
Poulsbo, WA
01.2013 - 05.2020
  • Updated home care records to reflect changes in doctor's orders, diet, and personal living activities for accurate patient care.
  • Assisted with patient meals and feeding, and performed basic housekeeping tasks to support daily living.
  • Work with transportation professionals to make sure that patients who require additional assistance getting in and out of vehicles can safely use transportation.
  • Compiled and submitted weekly reports to case manager, highlighting significant changes in patient's condition.
  • Salary: Room & Board
  • Hours Per Week: 40
  • Supervisor: Nicole Christianson (Self) (360) 697-2349
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Emergency Room Registration Clerk

De-Paul Industries
Bremerton, WA
01.2011 - 01.2013
  • Greeted and registered walk-in patients, updated demographics, ensured yearly forms were current, and verified insurance coverage for seamless patient processing.
  • Coordinated life flight transport for a patient to a high-level care hospital, compiled chart notes, labs, x-rays, and insurance information, and secured required physician signatures for efficient transfer.
  • Input orders for patients' lab tests, x-rays, and cultures per section protocol to facilitate timely diagnostic procedures.
  • Answered multiple incoming phone lines, transferring to the appropriate person.
  • Pull Monthly Peer Reviews, scan daily charge slips, making sure all of the billing is charged correctly.
  • Salary: $16.46 USD Per Hour
  • Hours Per Week: 40
  • Supervisor: Norak Chhieng, Emergency Room Department Head (808) 772-2809
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Administrative Assistant II

Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
02.2008 - 10.2010
  • Coordinated events, scheduled management meetings, booked meeting rooms, and assembled meeting packets to ensure efficient use of time.
  • Compile, gather, and maintain data-specific databases & spreadsheets for all inpatient hospital floors.
  • Reconciled expenditure reports, updated budget information, and generated attendance reports to maintain accurate financial oversight for inpatient staff.
  • Onboarded new hires, set up doctors' offices, computers, phones, cell phones, pagers, and additional requested equipment to streamline integration into the team.
  • Salary: $21.00 USD Per Hour
  • Hours Per Week: 40
  • Supervisor: Human Resources (206) 223-6600
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Financial Counselor / Patient Account Specialist I

Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
09.2007 - 02.2008
  • Provided patients with financial options to manage hospital bill payments.
  • Supplied financial assistance forms to determine patient eligibility for support.
  • Delivered quotes for elective procedures not covered by insurance, informing patients of full payment requirement before scheduling.
  • Look over patients' bills, checking to see if the correct billing codes were used, and resending the claim if the claim was billed incorrectly.
  • Give out food vouchers and parking vouchers to people who qualify.
  • Make hotel arrangements for families coming from out of town who need more time for treatment, surgery, etc.
  • Salary: $17.00 USD Per Hour
  • Hours Per Week: 40
  • Supervisor: Human Resource (206) 223-6600
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Payment Processor / Insurance Claims and Billing

Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
06.2005 - 09.2007
  • Post EDI payment to patients' accounts daily.
  • Reviewed patients' bills for correct billing codes and resent claims to ensure proper processing.
  • Collected and deposited funds into accounts, disbursed cash to pay bills or invoices, maintained records of transactions, and ensured account accuracy.
  • Create, maintain, and enter information into the database.
  • Salary: $12.00 USD Per Hour
  • Hours Per Week: 40
  • Supervisor: Human Resource (206) 223-6600
  • Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Education

High School: Diploma - General Studies

Central Kitsap High School
Silverdale, WA, United States
06-1996

Skills

  • Detail orientation
  • Identity management
  • Credential verification
  • Communication effectiveness
  • Compliance reporting
  • Data management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Site management
  • Incident reporting
  • Project management
  • Multi-time zone collaboration
  • Time optimization
  • Team training
  • Team collaboration
  • Customer service excellence
  • Customer service
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Communication effectiveness
  • Detail orientation
  • Analytical problem solving
  • Technical proficiency
  • Supply chain coordination
  • Incident reporting
  • Team collaboration
  • Supply chain coordination

Language Skills:

Language: English, Spoken: Advanced, Written: Advanced, Read: Advanced

Virginia Mason Medical Center & Naval AWARDS

  • APPLAUSE PERFORMANCE AWARD - July 2009, “Nicole Christianson went above and beyond when she volunteered to help with the Code 4 Drill, playing the role of a worried family member of the "patient". Her actions helped us to see how we can help our patients and families better during such a crisis. Thank you for stepping up, Nicole.”, Therese Garrish - Administrative Assistant III to Department Head of Nursing
  • APPLAUSE PERFORMANCE AWARD - September 2009, “Hi Nicole, I just wanted to thank you for making the color copies so quickly for me today! Your promptness allowed me to get a project started today that I thought would have to wait until tomorrow! Your friendly demeanor and efficiency exemplify great customer service! Thanks again”. Sandra Palushock - Assistant Manager, Rehabilitation Unit
  • APPLAUSE PERFORMANCE AWARD - September 2009, “Thank you for going above and beyond your job to help support our team. Your effort really makes a difference. We appreciate you!” Thomas Thompson - Human Resource Director of Hospital Nurses,
  • APPLAUSE PERFORMANCE AWARD - November 2009, “Nicole, thank you for laminating the precaution algorithm in such a timely fashion and especially for being so accommodating with all of the last-minute changes and opening that last e-mail so that everything was correct :) Katherine Russell - Project Manager of Head of Stroke Awareness and ALS
  • APPLAUSE PERFORMANCE AWARD - December 2009, “Nicole, thank you for your demanding work and all your willingness to help out wherever you are needed. I appreciate your enthusiasm and flexibility.” Jeanine Wentworth - Department Head of Nursing
  • APPLAUSE PERFORMANCE AWARD - January 2010, “Nicole, I just wanted to thank you for a great year in 2009. You are so kind and generous with your time and talents. Your artistic sense and creativity are remarkable, and I appreciate you so much. The cards you put together so quickly for me this week were beautiful. You tolerate my drop-in request and interruptions with such grace, and I want to thank you for all you do for me and all of us in the hospital.” Deborah Heinricher - ACE Department Manager
  • APPLAUSE PERFORMANCE AWARD - January 2010, “Nicole - Thank you so much for all of your help weather it is formatting a Word document because I can’t figure it out, putting in Engineering work order because I don’t have the time, ordering food for my RPIWs because I don’t know how to spend money, or anything else that I come to you with, you are ALWAYS timely in your delivery and always with a SMILE. I appreciate your great attitude and your wonderful manner of helping. You have saved my butt on several occasions, and I am grateful.” Rowena Ponischil - Telemetry Department Manager
  • APPLAUSE PERFORMANCE AWARD - February 2010, “Thank you for your exemplary demonstration of our values.” No legacy is as rich as honesty.” Rakesh Nair - Director of Payroll
  • APPLAUSE PERFORMANCE AWARD - April 2010, “Happy Administrative Professional Day! I enjoyed working with you and wanted to say thank you for all your help and challenging work throughout the year!” Marne Franck - Assistant Manager of Telemetry
  • VIRGINIA MASON EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AWARD - June 2010, “Congratulations! You have recently been nominated for the Virginia Mason Extraordinary Service Award. The Extraordinary Service Award recognizes staff who go above and beyond to create an extraordinary experience for our patients, families, customers, or co-workers. Below are the details of your nomination for Barbara Bond-Howard. “I appreciate your help with our stroke awareness program last week. It was a wonderful success, and it was amazing how many people came together to help. Your part was a piece of the puzzle that would have been lost without you. Thank you very, very, very much.” Barbara Bond-Howard - Department Head of Stroke Awareness and ALS.
  • NAVAL HOSPITAL BREMERTON CUSTOMER SERVICE "ICE" FORM - June 2012, How would you rate today's service? Use the following key to answer the questions., Q. Facility Appearance? A = Excellent, Q. Employee/Staff Attitude? A = Excellent, Q. Timeliness of Service? A = Excellent, Q. Hours of Service? A = Excellent, Q. Did the staff treat you in a professional & courteous manner? Yes A = Excellent, Q. Did the service provided meet your needs? Yes A = Excellent, Q. Do you understand your plan of care? Yes A = Excellent, Q. Do you feel you have input in your plan of care? Yes A = Excellent, Q. Where were you satisfied with today's visit? Yes A = Excellent, Q. What was good or bad about your service experience today?, A. My service today was Excellent. For over a year, I have been trying to change my insurance from Tricare Prime East Coast to Tricare Prime West Coast and add my daughter to my insurance. No one at Tricare would help me. Today I was seen in the Emergency Room, and it was the first time I had been to a doctor since I moved here from the East Coast. I was greeted by the Emergency Room Registration Clerk, Nicole Christianson. She asked me for my ID. I explained to her my insurance situation and the process for adding my daughter to my account. Nicole asked me if I had her ID card and had me fill out the demographics and HIPAA sheets for both of us, took copies of both our IDs, called Tricare, changed us to West Coast, added my daughter, faxed the paperwork to the Tricare office, & 5 min. She had fixed what no one had been able to do for me for a year., Q. Did any staff provide excellent customer service or go above & beyond to help you today?, A. Yes, Nicole Christianson - ER Registration Clerk NHB / Patient's - John Millard, Major U.S.C.G.
  • BRAVO ZULU AWARD, Intellect -Techs - Bangor, February 2021, For outstanding contributions in the MCSF Battalion Records Room Department. You are recognized for going above and beyond, developing innovative ideas to improve Records Room functions and save the Government money. Your efforts support the office wholeheartedly, and we are fortunate to have you on our team., DPI would like to personally Thank You for exceeding every task and continually making lasting contributions to the MCSF Battalion and our Company. Thank you for your continued enthusiasm, dedication, and team validity., Kudos and an excellent JOB WELL DONE!, Misty Wanner - Record Room Lead, Wendi Woods - Branch Manager, Travis Pearson - President / CEO
  • BRAVO ZULU AWARD, Tele-Solv Consulting - Keyport, October 2021, “For balancing, reconciling all the travel vouchers and having reimbursements out to all travel before the September deadline and the end of the Fiscal Year, September 2021, Glenn Hawkins - West Coast Director / Project Manager
  • PSD BANGOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, "ICE" FORM, DECEMBER 19, 2022 - January 10, 2023, Over 20+ Customer Service Forms Filled Out for Me with Outstanding Comments.
  • PSD NAVAL BASE BREMERTON CUSTOMER SERVICE, "ICE" FORM, January 12 - Today, Multiple Customer Service Forms Filled Out for Me with Outstanding Comments.

CERTIFICATIONS

  • WSP/OSPI Fingerprinting Certification
  • OSPI Background Checks
  • Government Security Clearance Active

Timeline

Site Lead Coordinator Verifying Security Officer

Intellect-Tech
02.2023 - 04.2023

Verifying Officer / Personnel II

Intellect -Techs
12.2022 - 02.2023

Administrative Assistant

OESD 114
03.2022 - 08.2022

Accounting Clerk III - Defense Travel Support Administrator

Tele-Solv Consulting
08.2021 - 10.2021

General Clerk II

DPI Staffing
10.2020 - 03.2021

Family Caretaker

Family Caretaker
01.2013 - 05.2020

Emergency Room Registration Clerk

De-Paul Industries
01.2011 - 01.2013

Administrative Assistant II

Virginia Mason Medical Center
02.2008 - 10.2010

Financial Counselor / Patient Account Specialist I

Virginia Mason Medical Center
09.2007 - 02.2008

Payment Processor / Insurance Claims and Billing

Virginia Mason Medical Center
06.2005 - 09.2007

High School: Diploma - General Studies

Central Kitsap High School
Nicole Christianson