PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE Demonstrated ability to gain customer trust and provide exceptional follow-up, leading to increased repeat and referral business.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
Work History
certified medical coder
BOWES IMAGING
04.2022 - Current
Professional objective
Hardworking, dedicated, seeking a outpatient medical coder position that will allow me to put my skills in an environment that promotes career advancement opportunities and education.
Front Office Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
Lakewood Ranch Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine
Lakewood, FL
02.2020 - 04.2022
Greets patients and other visitors, check in/check out of patients, maintains all patient communications needs including scheduling, rescheduling, and appointment reminders, also works and schedules for providers, collect and enters patient charges in database
Obtain and verifies patient insurance information, to include pre-authorizations for services and enters data in appropriate databases
Assembles new patient charts, maintains and files existing patient charts and spot checks charts for data completeness and signatures
Answer and respond to telephone calls with professionalism using a multi-line telephone system
Coordinates with Center Leadership to maximize daily patient census.
Business Associate
SMILES AT LAKEWOOD RANCH
Lakewood, FL
07.2019 - 01.2020
Responsible for front office reception, check in/check out of patients, provide an accurate treatment plan with full awareness of insurance coverage and limitations, collect payment from patients at the time of treatment
Mail or electronically submit claim forms, check eligibility, claim status, and insurance benefits
Work all guarantor balances and insurance claims over 30 days old to completion: utilizing the collections manager and insurance aging report in Dentrix
Organize supporting materials for claim forms, such as radiographs or written narratives, as required by the insurance companies
Answer and respond to telephone calls with professionalism using a multi-line telephone system
Open and close dental office according to dental hours of operations.
Responsible for front office reception, check in/checkout of patients, answers telephones within a timely manner and provide appropriate assistance
I also provide data entry, daily reconciliation of co-payments, insurance verification, eligibility, and referrals
Responded promptly to request, complaints or opportunities to assist patients, and colleagues
Actively tried to identify, fulfill and exceed patients and colleagues' expectations
Excellent customer service skills are utilized when working with physician offices, patients and insurance companies
School Secretary
VALDOSTA CITY SCHOOLS, MACEO HOME LEARNING
Valdosta, GA
06.2013 - 05.2014
Responsible for front office reception, scheduling meeting appointments for parents with responsible school staff, recording school absences and the daily attendance into Infinite Campus (Student Information System), and answering telephone to provide the requested information, taking messages, and/or transferring call
Greet visitors to school, determining nature of business, as well as directing visitors to destination
Provided direct administrative and clerical support to the school's principal or superintendent and other assigned staff
Received positive comments from parents, teachers, as well as exceptional feedback from principal.
Diabetes Center Office Coordinator
TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
Tallahassee, FL
07.2012 - 05.2013
Responsible for front office reception, appointment scheduling, answering phone calls appropriately an assuring follow-up, data entry into appropriate scheduling system and billing systems, insurance verification, collecting co-payments, and photocopying
Greet and received all patient/visitors in a professional and welcoming manner
Completely and effectively communicate with patients, colleagues and supervisors
Completed patient chart to ensure forms, patient's insurance card and identification (photo id/license)
Received positive comments from patients and colleagues, as well as exceptional feedback from supervisors.
Administrative Coordinator
01.2010 - 07.2012
Provided administrative support to the Service Line Administrator and the Managers of the departments within the Service Line
Duties involved but are not limited to operates with significant level of responsibility utilizing knowledge of computer programs, office systems, and procedures, hospital policies and procedures and interdepartmental functions; Overseen the operations of business functions including purchasing of general supplies using a budget; Development and maintained departmental personnel, vendor, and project files
Coordinated Service Line Administrator calendar
Provided timely and accurate meeting minutes
Arranged meeting as requested
Completed projects as assigned
Maintained filing system
Received outstanding positive comments from Service Line Administrator, as well as exceptional feedback from other department managers.
Education
Tallahassee Community College
01.2003 - 01.2005
Skills
SKILLSundefined
Certification
Certified Professional Coder-Apprentice
Timeline
certified medical coder
BOWES IMAGING
04.2022 - Current
Front Office Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
Lakewood Ranch Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine