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Octavia M. Holloway

Fort Washington,MD

Summary

Highly efficient professional offering many years of performance in fast-paced, challenging administrative environments. Resourceful team player focused on developing efficient processes using knowledge of HR administration, recruiting, and employee records management. Adaptable and strategic, with strong software proficiency. Effective communicator with a collaborative mindset, ready to bring fresh perspectives, and a strong work ethic to any team.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resources Assistant

Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
Alexandria, VA
10.2022 - Current
  • Conduct new employee orientation.
  • Perform all payroll functions.
  • Coordinate employee appreciation events.
  • Address employee concerns and foster a positive work environment.
  • Attend all required meetings and events.
  • Interview applicants, hire, and onboard new employees.
  • Work with departmental heads on employee-related matters.
  • Maintain and update employee files and records.
  • Submit incident reports in accordance with guidelines and procedures.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Staffing Coorinator

Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
Alexandria, VA
12.2021 - 10.2022
  • Complete monthly nursing schedules, coordinating requests to ensure coverage on units.
  • Ensure that the Center has adequate and appropriate staff to meet the needs of the residents, based on the budget and the census.
  • Report to the Director of Nursing all employees with excessive tardiness or absenteeism in accordance with the policy.
  • Consult with nursing department staff and supervisors concerning the staffing/scheduling needs to assist in the elimination/correction of problem areas, and improvement of services.
  • Attend meetings (safety, recruitment, retention, etc.) as required.
  • Maintain a current listing of all nursing staff phone numbers, and update the current postings of all departmental managers' contact information.
  • Send daily missing punch reports to unit managers to ensure all time is corrected in the payroll system, to avoid payment errors or missed payments.
  • Provide newly hired nursing personnel with an orientation schedule, and assign a staff member to provide orientation.
  • Assist with the completion of designated reports in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Central Scheduling Associate

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
11.2013 - 11.2020

Liver/Kidney Donor Program Coordinator

Podiatry, Cancer Center, Neurology and Neurosurgery

  • Manage multiple high-volume telephone lines simultaneously.
  • Schedule patient appointments, obtaining demographic, insurance information, and basic clinical information.
  • Inform patients of referral requirements, patient financial responsibilities, and pre-visit information.
  • Maintain strong telecommunication skills.
  • Manage alerts, report errors, and use other system tools to reduce errors.
  • Maintain the competency of all electronic systems: Centricity, business IDX, EMR, Aria, Medconnect, and the Managed Care Handbook.
  • Observe Joint Commission standards, patient rights, patient safety initiatives, and HIPAA privacy standards.
  • Complete assignments to improve intra- and interdepartmental efficiency and productivity.
  • Meet established performance and quality metrics, as indicated by the CSU leadership, GPG, and GUH standards.
  • Appropriately and accurately scan documents into the patient EMR.
  • Complete in services and educational training.
  • Interact with team members both on the unit and in other units to assist patients appropriately.

CNA/GNA- PT

HCR ManorCare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Largo, MD
05.2018 - 02.2020
  • Aid residents with activities of daily living (ADLs).
  • Document all services provided to residents.
  • Report any concerns with health and well-being to the RN on duty, or the DON, if needed.
  • Attend and participate in scheduled in-service trainings, educational classes, and meetings, including safety committee, QQA process, and Circle of Care classes, etc.
  • Meet or exceed guideline standards as they pertain to confidentiality, resident information, appearance, safety, and sanitation policies and procedures.
  • Assist with resident admissions, transfers, and discharge responsibilities.
  • Work closely with other health care professionals and the families of the residents.
  • Perform other reasonable tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Patient Registration Associate

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
10.2012 - 11.2013
  • Perform complete registration, obtaining and verifying complete demographic information for new and existing patients.
  • Obtain authorization for same-day and future appointments.
  • Contact insurance providers to verify correct insurance information
  • Master scheduling for 6+ doctors and NPs, with the Department of Interventional Radiology.
  • Coordinate patient procedures and follow-up appointments.
  • Schedule biopsies, tube placements, surgeries, CAT scans, ultrasounds, MRIs, fluoroscopic procedures, X-rays, etc.
  • Inform patient of pre-procedure preparations at the time of scheduling
  • Use EMR and Aria to access patient medical records to pull patient orders or referrals for an upcoming appointment.
  • Use Amalgia to print patient wristbands and procedure cards, and attach them to the appropriate medical forms needed to be completed upon patient check-in.
  • Review procedure schedules daily for errors for upcoming dates.
  • Review patient labs and procedure packets, and arrange them for nursing staff.
  • Accurately select and enter complete insurance information, and FCS/Hospital Patient Accounting Plan Code assignments in approved organization electronic scheduling and billing systems.
  • Identify insurance, GPG, and GUH contract participation status (Par vs. Non-Par).
  • Clear all alerts on pending appointments at the time of patient arrival.
  • Obtain and scan the patient photo ID, insurance cards, referrals, or any other written documentation needed for the appointment.
  • Collect payments from self-pay patients, and collect the settlement form.
  • Observe Joint Commission standards, patient rights, patient safety initiatives, and HIPAA privacy standards

Patient Financial Associate

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
07.2010 - 10.2012
  • Use IDX/Centricity Business; search the Enterprise Access Directory (EAD) to establish if the patient is new or existing.
  • Following guidelines to avoid duplicate medical record numbers.
  • Obtain and verify complete demographic information from new and existing patients.
  • Accurately select and enter complete insurance information, and FCS/Hospital Patient Accounting Plan Code assignments in approved organization electronic scheduling and billing systems.
  • Clear all alerts on pending appointments at the time of patient arrival.
  • Obtain and scan the patient photo ID, insurance cards, referrals, or any other written documentation needed for the appointment.
  • Collect payments from self-pay patients, and collect the settlement form.
  • Schedule cat scans, ultrasounds, MRIs, fluoroscopic procedures, and X-rays.
  • Identify insurance, GPG, and GUH contract participation status (Par vs).
  • Non-Par)
  • Maintains competency in all electronic systems required for job functions.
  • Use EMR and Aria to access patient medical records to pull patient orders or referrals for an upcoming appointment.
  • Communicate with physicians and nurses to assist patients.
  • Contact insurance providers to verify correct insurance information.

Outpatient Assistant

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
03.2008 - 07.2010
  • Schedule cat scans, ultrasounds, and fluoroscopic procedures.
  • Obtain and verify demographic, insurance, referring physician, and financial information.
  • Patient confirmation call, 48 hours in advance, verifying examination and preparations.
  • Check in patients, give them the appropriate paperwork, assist patients with the completion of the forms, and ensure that all paperwork is complete and ready for the Registration staff.
  • Call physicians' offices to obtain the patient's doctor's orders, and then file them in alphabetic order.
  • Manage multiple high-volume telephone lines.
  • Communicate patient arrival to technical staff, and notify patients of delays or equipment failures.
  • Enter patient orders using the Invision (SMS) system order entry.
  • Collect patient payments, batch payments, and deliver them to the designated department resource for balance verification.

Room Service Attendant/Banquet server/Front Desk

Embassy Suites Hotel
Washington, DC
10.2005 - 03.2008
  • Managed a high-volume phone line, taking 50 to 100 calls per shift.
  • Maintained the cleanliness and presentation of the stock room and production floor.
  • Assisted customers with food selection, inquiries, and order customization requests.
  • Maintain up-to -date knowledge of hotel policies regarding payments, returns, and exchanges.
  • Write down orders, read them for confirmation, and correctly enter orders in the computer system.
  • Package and deliver all amenities from the front desk, sales, GM, and restaurant MOD.
  • Wear a clean and neat uniform.
  • Follow the 100% satisfaction-guaranteed policy when dealing with guest issues.

Bridal Hostess/V.I.P Server/Gourmet Cart Operator

Martins Crosswinds
Greenbelt, MD
10.2002 - 12.2005
  • Setup/Serve for a variety of functions ranging from wedding receptions, business meetings, luncheons, church events, birthday parties, banquets, etc.
  • Use Microsoft Office suites of products to look up contracts, or to add changes to an existing event/account.
  • Assist customers with directions and questions about Martins.
  • Clean and reset for the next day's events.

Education

Human Resource Management - Human Resources Development

Prince George’s Community College
Largo, MD
12-2023

Business Administration -

Prince George’s Community College
Upper Marlboro, MD
06-2016

CNA/GNA Certification/License -

Prince George's Community College
Upper Marlboro, MD
01.2016

High School Diploma -

Northwestern High School
Adelphi, MD
01.2003

Skills

  • Problem resolution and time management
  • Master Scheduling
  • Microsoft Office skills
  • Systems (Kronos, SBV, OnShift, EMR, Aria, etc)
  • Knowledge of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM) codes and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes
  • HR policies
  • Compensation/payroll
  • Onboarding coordination
  • Workforce planning
  • High social awareness
  • Employee engagement
  • Managed care experience, insurance eligibility verification

Timeline

Human Resources Assistant

Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
10.2022 - Current

Staffing Coorinator

Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
12.2021 - 10.2022

CNA/GNA- PT

HCR ManorCare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
05.2018 - 02.2020

Central Scheduling Associate

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
11.2013 - 11.2020

Patient Registration Associate

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
10.2012 - 11.2013

Patient Financial Associate

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
07.2010 - 10.2012

Outpatient Assistant

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
03.2008 - 07.2010

Room Service Attendant/Banquet server/Front Desk

Embassy Suites Hotel
10.2005 - 03.2008

Bridal Hostess/V.I.P Server/Gourmet Cart Operator

Martins Crosswinds
10.2002 - 12.2005

Human Resource Management - Human Resources Development

Prince George’s Community College

Business Administration -

Prince George’s Community College

CNA/GNA Certification/License -

Prince George's Community College

High School Diploma -

Northwestern High School
Octavia M. Holloway