Oscar Zubiran
Bakersfield,CA
Summary
Forward-thinking and adaptable professional bringing approximately 30 years of experience working for fast-paced healthcare practices. Exceptional success driving financial improvements and revenue increases for large specialty practices.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Practice Manager
Bakersfield Pediatrics
12.2019 - 07.2020
- Managed staff of 48 employees, including medical providers covering two clinic sites
- Provided management and leadership for all matters related to a medical practice, including financial, personnel, IT and marketing and business development
- Ensured provider and staff productivity was maximized by optimizing appointment time slots
- Establish and guide patient outreach channels via text messaging and social media campaigns
- Ensure vendor and service provider relationships are effective, beneficial and meet the needs of our practice.
Client Services Manager
Zotec Partners, LLC
11.2012 - 10.2019
- Managed a multi-specialty client base that ranges throughout California
- Provided clients with practice management, contract, financial reporting and overall revenue cycle management, to ensure client profitability
- Practice management and billing system implementations and training
- Compliance training to clients, to include physicians, client administrators and staff
- Attend monthly/quarterly board meetings
- Provide financial reporting and assist with strategic planning and growth opportunities
- Provide clients with medical industry updates, to ensure they are kept current with compliance guidelines and provider trends
- Payer contract management
- Assist clients with RFI analysis on medical procedures and equipment/supplies purchases
- Provide clinic operations management with input on ways to improve patient flow and increase referral base.
Business Office Manager
Physician's Automated Laboratory
Bakersfield, CA
05.2011 - 11.2012
- Managed staff of approximately 45 employees in all Business Office processes to ensure maximum cash flow and revenue cycle (data entry, coding, charge entry, claims submissions, payment posting,
- A/R follow-up, scanning, financial reporting, etc.) Management included the billing operations department in San Luis Obispo
- Met regularly (weekly) with CEO and other department managers for strategic company planning, staff development, financial updates, etc
- Worked daily with CFO and IT to develop and ensure corporate financial reporting was accurate and timely available for strategically planning company growth opportunities
- Coordinated and/or assisted with contracting, compliance, software training and support, and staff training.
VP of Business Operations
California Medical Business
10.2007 - 05.2011
- Services Managed staff in business and clinical operations pertaining to Revenue Cycle Management, Clinic
- Management, IT, Finance Department and Human Resources
- Project Manager of 1.5 million dollar medical clinic expansion
- Duties included vendor contracting, staff training and meeting medical compliance and regulatory requirements
- Project Manager of Clinic-Billing System conversion
- Project management duties included software analysis, staff training, clinic site coordination, physician training, vendor contracting and executive decision-making
- Met weekly with Corporate Executive Committee for financial reporting and strategic planning of clinic and business operations and personnel management
- Monthly Board Meetings
- Presented operations management reports and assisted the President in presenting clinic site analysis and financial reporting
- Assisted with overall strategic planning
- With VP-Clinic Operations, provided site management and staff training to ensure profitability
- Implemented processes to improve patient flow by optimizing appointment scheduling and clinic operations dynamics
- Assisted VP-Marketing with referral management to ensure a solid and growing referral base.
Director of Reimbursement
Kern Radiology Medical Group
02.2000 - 12.2007
- Managed staff of 30 business office employees in all functions of billing and A/R (coding, data entry,
- A/R follow-up, collections and financial reporting & contract analysis)
- Supervised clinic operations staff in patient thru-put functions and assisted with supervision of scheduling and pre-registration staff and processes
- Assisted with operations management of various satellites offices to ensure positive patient flow and referral satisfaction
- Payer contracting and utilization management
- Software System (Clinic-Billing) Project Manager and Trainer
- Appointed to implement and lead the Compliance Program.
Business Manager
Fritch Eye Care Medical Center
05.1996 - 09.1999
- Supervised staff in all functions of billing and A/R operations (coding, data entry, A/R follow-up, collections and financial reporting)
- Payer contracting and utilization management
- Co-managed clinic staff in scheduling, front-desk and pre-registration duties
- Represented the company at corporate business development meetings and clinic site visits.
Billing Office Manager
Plaza Medical Imaging Center
03.1992 - 05.1996
- Supervise staff in all functions of patient reception, billing and A/R functions
- Received corporate/national recognition for maintaining top revenue cycle
- Trained office and medical staff on office procedures and computers.
Education
Certification - Healthcare Management
UCLA
Los AngelesCertification - Paralegal
Careercom College
BakersfieldAssociate of Arts - Business
Bakersfield Junior College
BakersfieldSkills
Staff Development
Analytical Skills
Revenue Cycle
Electronic Records
Systems Interfacing
Data Management
Customer Service Training
Site Construction Management
Vendor Relationships
Negotiating Contracts
Affiliations
RBMA (Radiology Business Managers Association. Payer Relations Committee Member.)
HBMA (Healthcare Billing Management Association)
HFMA (Healthcare Financial Management Association)
CCLA (California Clinical Laboratory Association)
Community Volunteer
I have held and continue to hold various positions as a Community Volunteer. Such positions include PTO President, Finance Council Member, Founder of a Baseball Club Team, co-founder and co-leader of other non-profit organizations, and other support roles that serve our community.
Timeline
Practice Manager
Bakersfield Pediatrics
12.2019 - 07.2020
Client Services Manager
Zotec Partners, LLC
11.2012 - 10.2019
Business Office Manager
Physician's Automated Laboratory
05.2011 - 11.2012
VP of Business Operations
California Medical Business
10.2007 - 05.2011
Director of Reimbursement
Kern Radiology Medical Group
02.2000 - 12.2007
Business Manager
Fritch Eye Care Medical Center
05.1996 - 09.1999
Billing Office Manager
Plaza Medical Imaging Center
03.1992 - 05.1996
Certification - Healthcare Management
UCLA
Certification - Paralegal
Careercom College
Associate of Arts - Business
Bakersfield Junior College
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