Selina Otero
Worcester,MA
Summary
Experienced customer service representative with 8 years of expertise in the medical field and insurance billing. Meticulous attention to detail has been a key strength throughout my career, enabling me to ensure customer satisfaction and foster strong relationships. Skilled in navigating complex systems and utilizing industry-specific software. Now, eager to apply my skills and continue advancing my career in a new opportunity.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Service Representative
Reliant Medical Group
12.2022 - Current
- Acts as a patient advocate and liaison in coordinating healthcare services by partnering with a care team (Nurses, Providers, and Medical Assistants)
- Verifies patient insurance coverage and eligibility utilizing a computer-based patient registration/scheduling system
- Collection of patient co-payments and other outstanding balances, maintaining a daily cash deposit as needed
- Addresses patient-care-related telephone calls via an incoming work queue aligning with department metrics
- Documents appropriate information in patient's charts using an electronic medical records system
- Completes and maintains physician's schedules, coordinating patient visits and medical procedures
- Ensures insurance authorizations are obtained, and services are covered in full, communicating information with patients as needed
Call Center Customer Service Representative
Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc.
02.2021 - 04.2022
- Assists patients by following and utilizing high quality customer service, policies, procedures, and protocols in every patient interaction at every inbound call
- Confirm and update patient demographics, schedule medical and behavioral appointments as needed
- Will provide the best call resolution and accuracy ensuring efficient patient flow and positive outcome, consistent high quality service, problem-solving and deescalating issues or concerns
- Call Center Rep is a key resource for communication to Call Center Supervisor on any problems, findings, scheduling issues including same day access and scheduling mistakes, to sustain a steady workflow for staff and patients
- Comply with HIPAA bound space and able to provide high quality work with minor supervision customer service and patient satisfaction are key initiatives in this role
- Commitment to providing health care to families in a medically underserved community
- Willingness to be flexible in the development of new methods of health service delivery
- Ability to function independently with minimal supervision, and to plan, coordinate, and carry out those tasks necessary to meet the job responsibilities
- Awareness of resources available within the health center to accommodate the needs of patients
- Commitment to providing cost conscious, fiscally responsible, timely, efficient, effective, safe, patient-centered, culturally competent, equitable, and participatory health care
- Processes personal health information in accordance with FHCW HIPPA policies and procedures
- Reports directly to the Director of Patient Services
Customer Service Representative
Magna finance Co, inc
03.2017 - 01.2021
- Data entry of finance agreements and payments
- Handle a large volume of calls with the ability to resolve problems
- E-mail correspondence to insureds, agencies, and insurance companies
- Handle cancellations and reinstatements of insurance policies
- Perform a variety of clerical duties
- Build and foster relationships with insurance agencies and insurance companies
- Perform in house collections
Education
Some college - Health Science
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MASkills
- Insurance Verification
- Medical Scheduling
- EMR Systems
- Medical Records
- Epic
- Medical Office Experience
- Hospital Experience
- HIPAA
- Medical Terminology
- Patient Care
- Medical Billing
- Computer Skills
- Anatomy knowledge
- Office management
- Clerical experience
- Customer service
- Serving
- Restaurant experience
- Cash handling
- POS
- Food handling
- Cash register
- Time management
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Writing skills
- Administrative experience
- Public speaking
- Triage
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Patient Service Representative
Reliant Medical Group
12.2022 - Current
Call Center Customer Service Representative
Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc.
02.2021 - 04.2022
Customer Service Representative
Magna finance Co, inc
03.2017 - 01.2021
Some college - Health Science
Mount Wachusett Community College
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