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Rebecca Venetto

Lutz,FL

Summary

Professional medical office worker with 15+ years of experience managing, scheduling, verifying, and creating authorizations on mass, and being the primary communication between patients, other medical facilities, and insurance companies.

Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

PSR

WellMed Medical Management - United Health Group
02 2025 - Current
  • Referral Processing:Handling the complete referral process, from initial request to scheduling and follow-up.
  • Patient Registration:Greeting patients, collecting and verifying patient information (demographics, insurance details), and updating patient records.
  • Insurance Verification:Confirming patient insurance coverage, verifying benefits, and processing prior authorizations as needed.
  • Appointment Scheduling:Scheduling, rescheduling, and managing appointments, including coordinating with physicians' schedules and availability.
  • Payment Processing:Collecting co-pays, co-insurance, and outstanding balances, issuing receipts, and managing daily deposits.
  • Medical Records:Maintaining, filing, scanning, and preparing medical records as needed.
  • Communication:Answering phones, responding to patient inquiries, and providing information about appointments, procedures, and benefits.
  • General Office Duties:Performing various administrative tasks to support the smooth operation of the practice, such as managing correspondence, maintaining a tidy reception area, and ordering supplies.

Customer Service Representative - National Remote OPTUM RX

Optum-United Health Group
07 2024 - 02 2025

Customer Service

Representative - National Remote

Primary Responsibilities:

Answer 50-70 incoming phone calls per day from members pharmacist and medical office , Coordinated PBM side as well,and identify the type of assistance needed.

Will be taking calls to verify benefit coverage, prior authorization approval, checking on status of prior authorization and educating members on appeal option.

Ask appropriate questions and listen actively to identify specific questions or issues while documenting required information in computer systems.

Research complex issues across multiple databases and work with support resources to resolve customer issues and/or partner with others to resolve escalated issues.


PSR

WellMed Medical Management - United Health Group
09 2023 - 07 2024
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Patient Interaction:

Greeting patients, providing a positive first impression, and ensuring a welcoming environment.

Appointment Management:

Scheduling appointments, confirming appointments, and managing patient flow.

Insurance Verification:

Verifying patient insurance information, collecting co-pays and co-insurance, and handling outstanding balances.

Medical Records:

Maintaining and updating patient records, processing requests for medical records, and ensuring proper documentation.

Clerical Duties:

Answering phones, managing correspondence, and performing

Clerical Duties:

Answering phones, managing correspondence, and performing other administrative tasks.

Customer Service:

  • Providing excellent customer service to patients and addressing their inquiries and concerns.

Front Office

Florida ENT and Allergy
04.2017 - 04.2018
  • Answered phone calls through a multi-line system in a heavy call volume setting
  • Aided patients with scheduling, payments, record management, and chart updates during check in and check out.
  • Trained new hires for various locations in both check-in and out
  • Added and updated patients' insurance plans as needed
  • Collected payments for office visits and procedures
  • Created end-of-day batches to submit for bank pickup

Surgical Coordinator

Florida ENT and Allergy
04.2018 - 04.2019
  • Scheduled surgery for four Doctors across several hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
  • Completed surgical booking sheets along with the coding.
  • Retrieved all surgical authorizations and referrals through all significant insurance sites
  • Obtained benefits as it applies to surgical costs
  • Communicating with patients about their cost of surgery via phone or email
  • Scheduled peer-to-peer reviews if medically necessary
  • Collected surgical payments prior to surgery

Allergy Verifications and Reception

Florida ENT and Allergy
04 2019 - 05 2023
  • Verifying patients' benefits through all significant insurance sites
  • Retrieved authorizations and referrals for multiple accounts
  • Communicate with various family, internal, and general primary facilities to ensure authorization requests have been received.
  • Schedule patients for immunotherapy, patch testings, and follow-up appointments with the provider
  • Assist patients and staff via phone and email.

Surgery Scheduler and Reception

Orthopedic Surgery Office
06.2014 - 03.2018
  • Created and submitted booking sheets to hospitals or surgery centers
  • Obtained various medical clearances and pre-op labs
  • Requested and verified surgical authorizations through Availity, gateway, and all significant sites
  • Scheduled peer-to-peers
  • Arranged home health services for patients
  • Answered phone calls through a multi-line system in a heavy call volume setting
  • Scheduled follow up for all existing patients and registered new patients
  • Posted payments and insurance checks, processed end of day reports

Urology Partners, LLP
01.2011 - 05.2014
  • Maintained all front office relations under four different physicians
  • Assisted with front desk reception, verifications, and referrals when necessary
  • Posted payments, processed end of day reports, run checks, communicate with banks
  • Handled ordering office supplies
  • Ensuring HIPAA compliance with all the necessary material and safety data materials being up-to-date
  • Trained all new staff on policies and procedures

Education

GED -

Career Center, New York City, NY
01.1986

Skills

  • ECW Software
  • EMD Software
  • Athena
  • Availity
  • Gateway
  • Citrix Software
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Suite
  • Dentrix
  • Navinet
  • Evicore
  • UnitedHealthcare Verification
  • Cigna Verification
  • Tricare
  • leadingReach
  • EPRG
  • Wellcare
  • advocate Central
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Dependable and responsible
  • Multitasking
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Excellent communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Computer skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Calm under pressure
  • Organization and time management
  • Decision-making
  • Problem resolution
  • Verbal communication

Languages

English

Personal Information

Timeline

Surgical Coordinator

Florida ENT and Allergy
04.2018 - 04.2019

Front Office

Florida ENT and Allergy
04.2017 - 04.2018

Surgery Scheduler and Reception

Orthopedic Surgery Office
06.2014 - 03.2018

Urology Partners, LLP
01.2011 - 05.2014

PSR

WellMed Medical Management - United Health Group
02 2025 - Current

Customer Service Representative - National Remote OPTUM RX

Optum-United Health Group
07 2024 - 02 2025

PSR

WellMed Medical Management - United Health Group
09 2023 - 07 2024

Allergy Verifications and Reception

Florida ENT and Allergy
04 2019 - 05 2023

GED -

Career Center, New York City, NY
Rebecca Venetto