Skilled in relationship building and fluent in Spanish, I excel in advocating for patients and streamlining processes, ensuring optimal outcomes in healthcare navigation. Passionate about fostering a collaborative environment for success.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Interim HCS FN Manager
UNC
05.2025 - Current
Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss progress and identify areas of improvement.
Coached, mentored, and trained team members to improve their job performance.
Ensured compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
Resolved conflicts between employees by guiding company policies and procedures.
Provided leadership during times of organizational change or crises.
Financial Navigation Supervisor
UNCH-HCS
08.2012 - Current
Interview, onboard, develop, and oversee the daily activities of 10 Financial Navigators
Manage work schedules, organize, and direct workflow to meet the department's needs.
Review productivity reports for quality and quantity of work performed to determine areas of needed improvement to meet our team initiatives.
Provide policy interpretation to employees and application of policies and procedures when problems arise.
Manage the HCS EAEC process and day-to-day functions. Provide stakeholders with education and training on the process as needed and support two EAEC coordinators.
Communicate with employees about any institutional policy changes to ensure employees are well informed.
Round with staff in various locations
Serve as the main resource for operational, technical, system, and program knowledge for the team.
Financial Counselor
UNCH
02.2009 - 12.2011
Liaison between the physician, patient, and insurance carrier to ensure that each party had the necessary information for prior authorizations.
Assisted patients without healthcare coverage to find resources, services, and assistance needed.
Advocated for patients by contacting insurance carriers and obtaining the necessary benefits information.
Documented all gathered information and details from discussions with patients and providers using Epic System.
Accepted and processed customer payments and applied toward aging account balances.
Develop and maintain working relationships with Physicians, clinical staff, and back-end teams to help resolve patient questions/issues.
Registrar/Bedside
UNCH
12.2006 - 02.2009
Register and check in patients for same day scheduled services and surgeries.
Verified insurance eligibility and benefits.
Documented all gathered information and details from discussions with patients and providers using various systems.
Processed payments and applied toward their services and collected on prior balances.
Registered patients via bedside once they were in-house.
Responsible for all of Women's and children’s units.
Gathered all demographics and consent for treatment.
Documented all gathered information and details from discussions with patients and providers.
Processed payments and applied toward their services and also collected on any prior balances.
Referral Coordinator/Managed Care
Orange County Heart Institute
Orange, USA
12.2005 - 11.2006
Supported and Maintained schedules for six Cardiologists.
Verified insurance eligibility and benefits for HMO and PPO plans.
Obtained precertification and prior authorization for outpatient procedures, such as Left Heart Catheterization, EPS, RFA and Pacemakers.
Back Office Supervisor
Accessible Family Medical Group Inc.
Santa Ana, USA
01.2005 - 11.2005
Supported 2 MD’s and 2 Physician Assistants.
Prepared monthly schedules and assigned work duties for back-office Medical Assistants.
Responsible for ordering all supplies. Stocked and ordered medications as needed.
Made all preparations for Joint Commission Audits.
Assisted providers with patients for various minor invasive procedures.
Trained all new Back office Medical Assistants on both the back office and front office duties.
Hold team huddles as needed to ensure consistency and support.
Medical Assistant
Accessible Family Medical Group Inc.
Santa Ana, USA
11.2002 - 01.2005
Answering calls from patients and other clinics.
Checking patients in and out for visits.
Scheduled Appointments.
Completed prior authorizations for appointments.
Filing and pulling charts.
Performed a multitude of procedures for patients such as phlebotomy, injections, pelvic and rectal exams, Urinalysis, EKGs, Basic vital signs, Ear Lavage, Audiometric Screening, Snellen tests, Physicals for the CHDP programs, vaccines, glucose, lead levels and hemoglobin tests.