Regina D. Suddath
Rockwood,TN
Summary
Focused, driven and highly qualified professional. Ability to exhibit patience and tact when communicating with staff, management, and the public. Maintain a commitment to professionalism and confidentiality. Caring relationship-builder with analytical mindset and good decision-making skills. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in all aspects of a job. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary School Teacher
Roane County Schools
Harriman, TN
05.2009 - Current
- Performed and completed multiple tasks without compromising results.
- Independently organized, designed, edited and created school yearbook in timely and reliable manner.
- Effectively communicated with parents, administration, students and teachers utilizing interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
- Used formal and informal assessments to gather and analyze data to advance student progress.
- Coached, trained, and mentored four new grade-level teachers.
- Maintained and managed classroom using variety of strategies and techniques.
- Selected to participate in Instructional Leadership Team and assisted in performance management data meetings to analyze school data that led to number of initiatives.
- Designed and presented lesson plans in more than one academic subject using variety of teaching techniques to appeal to various learning styles within assigned grade level.
- Maintained complete record keeping system of each student and collected class work and assessments in portfolio to monitor learning progress.
- Integrated technology in teaching.
Home-Based Preschool Teacher
Mid-East Community Action Agency - Head Start
Harriman, TN
08.2005 - 08.2009
- Prepared and maintained ongoing student data and records relating to in-home education, socialization activities and maintained individual student medical and educational information.
- Planned, prepared, modeled, participated, and led group activities and assisted children and families in performing activities which promote language, cognitive, social, emotional and physical development.
- Completed various weekly and monthly logs and forms regarding services delivered and/or required for infants/toddlers, and families.
- Provided high-quality, early education services; scheduled, planned, and conducted weekly visits, in homes or other designated locations, with assigned families.
- Maintained ongoing communication with families to coordinate program and community services.
- Maintained sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic background, family concerns, and unique needs of non-English speaking families.
- Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
Referral Services Coordinator
Kingston Healthcare Associates
Kingston, TN
03.2002 - 07.2005
- Maintained accurate records on in-progress and completed referrals, ensuring full data integrity throughout process.
- Called insurance companies to get precertification and other benefits information on behalf of patients.
- Scheduled appointments with specialists on behalf of clients.
- Weighed patient needs, provider availability and insurance coverage to determine optimal scheduling.
- Followed up with clients and specialists to inquire about experience and collect reports.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
Emergency Department Medical Coder
Team Health: MedAssure
Alcoa, TN
09.1997 - 03.2000
- Reviewed outpatient records and interpreted documentation to identify diagnoses and procedures.
- Reviewed, analyzed and managed coding of diagnostic and treatment procedures contained in outpatient medical records.
- Utilized active listening and interpersonal skills when communicating with others.
- Reviewed patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses and treatments.
- Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Human Growth And Learning, Elementary K-6
Tusculum College
Greeneville, TN12.2008
Associate of Applied Science - Health Science - Medical Record Technology
Roane State Community College
Harriman, TN05.1997
High School Diploma -
Harriman High School
Harriman, TN05.1991
Skills
Skills
- Manages time and tasks without constant supervision
- Organized and Detail Oriented
- Self-Motivated and Flexible
- Maintain Confidentiality
- Verbal and Written Communication Skills
- Problem Solving Abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel Spreadsheet
- PowerPoint
- Google Slides, Sheets, Docs, Email and Drive
- Promethean Board
- Publisher
Timeline
Elementary School Teacher
Roane County Schools
05.2009 - Current
Home-Based Preschool Teacher
Mid-East Community Action Agency - Head Start
08.2005 - 08.2009
Referral Services Coordinator
Kingston Healthcare Associates
03.2002 - 07.2005
Emergency Department Medical Coder
Team Health: MedAssure
09.1997 - 03.2000
Bachelor of Arts - Human Growth And Learning, Elementary K-6
Tusculum College
Associate of Applied Science - Health Science - Medical Record Technology
Roane State Community College
High School Diploma -
Harriman High School
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