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Richard Hamilton

McAlester,Oklahoma

Summary

I am a high-character overachiever who is looking for an opportunity to change careers. I worked as a senior sports writer for The Northeastern student newspaper at Northeastern State University from 2010-2011 where I primarily covered sports but I also covered other events such as the 2010 gubernatorial debate, the Red Fern Festival and student events. In addition to my experience as a reporter I worked as video coordinator for the Northeastern State University Football team.

I joined the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma through the job for a day program in June 2016 where I worked in the HIM file room as a clerk at the CNHSA clinic in McAlester, Oklahoma. I was hired full-time in August 2016 as a Registration Clerk where I worked until March 2017. In March 2017 I was recruited by Maranda Surginer, the HIM supervisor in McAlester to join the HIM department as a Medical Records Tech. I went back to school in 2018 to earn my second Bachelor's Degree, this time in Health Information Management. In November 2020 I was hired as McAlester's HIM Manager on an interim basis. In January 2021 I passed the Registered Health Information Administrator exam to earn my RHIA credentials and in May of 2021 I graduated from Missouri Western State University and was hired as the HIM manager full-time at the McAlester clinic. In 2023 I transferred to the Talihina Youth Center as Child Development Specialist where I currently work.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Youth Development Specialist

Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority
Talihina, Oklahoma
06.2023 - Current
  • I am responsible for organizing and maintaining a tabletop gaming group with between 15 and 20 members.
  • I clean and maintain the building.
  • I supervise between 30 and 100 kids, depending on the day.
  • I teach a creative writing class monthly.
  • I help maintain our member files and maintain member information.
  • I participate in activities with our members.

HIM Supervisor

CNHSA
McAlester, OK
11.2020 - Current

In my current position I supervise five staff members who are responsible for: medical coding, release of information, filing, archiving, directing phone calls and many other tasks within the HIM department. My responsibilities include scanning, filing, release of information, audits, monitoring staff accuracy and productivity, running weekly & monthly reports, attending management meetings, reviewing legal documents, updating staff on HIM policy, and coordinating with other departments.

Medical Records Tech I

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
McAlester, Oklahoma
04.2017 - 11.2020

My primary responsibilities included scanning, filing and completing release of information requests. I coordinated with my supervisor, coworkers and medical staff to ensure all essential duties were performed in a timely manner. Secondary duties included auditing my coworker's filing, archiving charts, cleaning the office, delivering records to providers, performing safety training and any other duties that are required of me.

Registration Clerk

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
McAlester, Oklahoma
08.2016 - 04.2017

My duties for this position included providing excellent customer service, updating demographic information, creating new charts, verifying and scanning insurance cards, social security cards, state IDs birth certificates and any other documentation required. I also coordinated with HIM to ensure that policy and procedure were correctly followed at all times by coworkers and patients.

File Clerk

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
McAlester, Oklahoma
06.2016 - 08.2016

I was hired as a file clerk through the Choctaw Nation Job for the Day program. My primary duties included sorting and filing documents in a terminal digit filing system. Additional duties included shredding paper and cleaning the office.

Team Sports Associate

Dick's Sporting Goods
Muskogee, OK
10.2015 - 01.2016

I worked as a sales associate in the team sports department where I cleaned, stocked and worked as a cashier selling any and all forms of sporting goods.

Groundskeeper

Crescent Valley Baptist Church
Tahlequah, OK
08.2015 - 01.2016

My duties included spending 10-12 hours per week mowing, trimming, picking up trash, cleaning the church grounds and locking up church facilities after services.

House Parent

Murrow Indian Children's Home
McAlester, Oklahoma
06.2014 - 08.2015

I served as a missionary and live-in house parent to five to ten children ranging in age from three to seventeen. My duties included cooking, cleaning, transportation, medicine administration, extensive documentation of behavior. In addition to the above duties, I also coordinated the physical, mental and emotional well-being of my children with my supervisor and other staff. This job taught me patience, understanding and how to persevere through the hard moments of life.

Assistant Offensive Line Coach/Assistant Video Coordinator

Northeastern State University Football
Tahlequah, OK
06.2012 - 11.2012

In 2012 I took duties as assistant offensive line coach in addition to my previous responsibilities as video coordinator. Those duties included attending daily meetings with staff and athletes, mentoring athletes, breaking down film, film study, practice responsibilities and game-day responsibilities totaling 60-80 hours of work per week.

Video Coordinator

Northeastern State University Football
Tahlequah, OK
03.2011 - 06.2012

My duties included recruiting, training and managing the volunteer camera crew. I also supervised the filming and editing of all practice, game and highlight film. Finally, I was responsible for obtaining opponent game film and sharing our game film with our opponents through HUDL.

Senior Sports Writer

Northeastern State University Tahlequah
Tahlequah, OK
08.2010 - 05.2011

I was responsible for writing multiple articles a week while covering all forms of sporting events such as football, basketball and tennis.

I assisted student writers by editing their work and providing advice on the content of their stories.

Assistant Equipment Manager

Northeastern State University Football
Tahlequah, OK
08.2010 - 10.2010

In this position I helped maintain, clean, distribute and organize athletic equipment for the Northeastern State University football team.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Health Information Management

Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO
05.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication/Journalism And Broadcasting

Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
05.2011

Skills

  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Outside the box thinking
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Research experience
  • Writing
  • Medical records requests
  • Medical records and documentation
  • Medical records management
  • Electronic medical records (EMR) systems
  • File and records maintenance
  • Microsoft Office Proficiency
  • Auditing
  • AP Style

Certification

  • Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)

Timeline

Youth Development Specialist

Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority
06.2023 - Current

HIM Supervisor

CNHSA
11.2020 - Current

Medical Records Tech I

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
04.2017 - 11.2020

Registration Clerk

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
08.2016 - 04.2017

File Clerk

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
06.2016 - 08.2016

Team Sports Associate

Dick's Sporting Goods
10.2015 - 01.2016

Groundskeeper

Crescent Valley Baptist Church
08.2015 - 01.2016

House Parent

Murrow Indian Children's Home
06.2014 - 08.2015

Assistant Offensive Line Coach/Assistant Video Coordinator

Northeastern State University Football
06.2012 - 11.2012

Video Coordinator

Northeastern State University Football
03.2011 - 06.2012

Senior Sports Writer

Northeastern State University Tahlequah
08.2010 - 05.2011

Assistant Equipment Manager

Northeastern State University Football
08.2010 - 10.2010

Bachelor of Science - Health Information Management

Missouri Western State University

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication/Journalism And Broadcasting

Northeastern State University
Richard Hamilton