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Sherry Abeyta

849 Hearthstone Ave Brighton,CO

Summary

Energetic Patient Care Coordinator and Ophthalmic Technician with seven years of experience providing chairside assistance for seven optometrists and seven ophthalmologist. Knowledge of medical instrumentation and its proper care and usage needed. Ability to communicate with patients, co-workers, management, and physicians if critical, as well as to assess common safety hazards and take precautions to establish a safe work environment. Successful at managing 5-6 patient caseload daily. Knowledgeable in all areas of the office and understand the need for efficient use of time. Able to navigate through in NextGen (practice management system), Nextech/MDI (Electronic Health Records), Teams, Crystal and Microsoft outlook.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Temp/Opthalmic Technician

Vista Eye Care
Thornton, CO
04.2023 - 06.2023
  • Responsible for the flow of clinical activities by greeting and welcoming patients.
  • Gathering patient history, performing various technical and exam room procedures that include: MPOD, Lipiscan, OPTOS, Auto fractor, NCT, auto lensometer, VA's, EOM's, CVF's, cover testing and pupil testing (PERRLA).
  • Helped patient select eye glass frames and trained patient on how to insert and remove contacts from their eye.
  • Ordering contact lens, processing insurance claims and patient payment methods.
  • Scheduling appointments and answering phone calls and emails or texts messages throughout the day.
  • Maintain and sanitize opthalmic equipment and instruments after each exam.

Technician I

Colorado Retina Associates
Lakewood, CO
01.2023 - 06.2023
  • Responsible for patient care and the flow of clinical activities by welcoming and greeting the the patient.
  • Gathering patient history, performing VA's, EOM's, CVF's, cover testing, pupil testing (PERRLA) and IOP's with an tonometer.
  • Administration of eye drops at the directions of the prescribing physician.
  • Prepped patient for intraocular injection, minor and laser procedures.
  • Communicated with patients regarding follow-up care, surgeries, procedures, symptoms, and surgery scheduling.
  • Achieved a certified for Ophthalmic Scribe in the office 6 week training program.

Front Desk Medical Receptionist/ Technician

May Eye Care
Westminster, CO
10.2021 - 06.2022
  • Responsible for the flow of clinical activities, checking patient in and out and explaining procedure or treatments plans to patient.
  • Maintain patient demographic database by updating and scanning ID's and insurance cards into the charts.
  • Processed patient payments, authorization, verifying insurance either it was medical or visual and retrieving faxes and uploading documents to patient charts to assist the clinical staff.
  • Answering calls, scheduling and confirming appointments and informing patient of financial responsibilities prior to rendering services.
  • Sanitize equipment and instruments and guided patient to examine room.
  • Print out end of the day reports, checks, cash and credit card deposit slips.

Dental Front Desk Receptionist/TEMP

Shine Orthodontics
Thornton, CO
05.2021 - 09.2021
  • As a front desk receptionist, was responsible for screening patient of Covid-19 and greeting patients in a warm and friendly manner according to company.
  • Consistently keeping the flow of clinical activities by checking patients in and out, verifying insurance and collected co-pays to keep business administrative and financial records current.
  • Handled telephone calls and in-person requests for assistance from new and established dental practice patients.
  • Scheduled patient appointments, called and rescheduled patient who missed their appointments
  • Pulled all observation ready charts for treatment coordinator. Documented patient records with procedures notes, and enter x-rays into tops and scanned all files into charts.
  • Sorting mail, stocking supplies, shredding files to HIPPA guidelines and processing payments into ortho.

Medical Front Desk/Technician

Montgomery Eye Care
Westminster, CO
06.2019 - 05.2020
  • Responsible for the flow of surgeries and clinical activities checking patient in and out. Explaining procedures or treatments plans to patient.
  • Maintain patient demographic database by updating and scanning ID's and insurance cards onto the patient charts.
  • Processed patient payments, authorization, verifying insurances either medical or visual. Retrieving faxes and uploading documents to patient charts for morning surgeries.
  • Answering calls, scheduling and confirming appointments and informing patient of financial responsibilities prior to rendering services.
  • Prepped patient for before and after care for cataract surgery.
  • Printed out end of the day reports and cash, checks and credit card daily deposit slips.

Front Desk Medical Receptionist

Colorado Physical Therapy Institue
Broomfield, CO
12.2018 - 06.2019
  • Responsible for the flow of clinical activities checking patient in and out. Explaining procedures or treatments plans to patient.
  • Maintain patient demographic database by updating and scanning ID's and insurance cards onto the patient charts and registering new patient.
  • Collect copayment, answering calls, scheduling and confirming appointments and informing patient of financial responsibilities prior to rendering services.
  • Educated the patient on all medications from prescribing physical therapist.
  • Print out end of the day reports, checks, cash and credit card deposit slips.

Patient Care Coordinator

Colorado Eye Center
Thornton, CO
11.2016 - 06.2018
  • Check patients in and out, scanned ID and insurance cards into file. Retrieved faxes and scanned documents to patient charts to assist clinical staff.
  • Maintain patient demographic database, intake form processing, insurance verification and guided patient to the examine rooms.
  • Prepared charts for the doctors next day appointments and performed other clerical duties for office staff.
  • Scheduled and called patients to inform of financial responsibilities prior to rendering services.
  • Managed office phone lines by checking voicemail. returning calls and directing messages to the staff.
  • Bill out visits through insurance, collecting payments and entering the correct CPT/ICD-10 codes to the ledger.
  • Print out the end of the day reports, cash, checks and credit cards daily deposit slips.

Education

Certification - Medical Claims And Billing Specialist

U.S Career Institute
Fort Collins, CO
10.2009

References

  • Zoe Conn

Ophthalmic Technician

(720)823- 5286

  • Jacky Rubio

Lead Ophthalmic Technician

(720)495-7202

Timeline

Temp/Opthalmic Technician

Vista Eye Care
04.2023 - 06.2023

Technician I

Colorado Retina Associates
01.2023 - 06.2023

Front Desk Medical Receptionist/ Technician

May Eye Care
10.2021 - 06.2022

Dental Front Desk Receptionist/TEMP

Shine Orthodontics
05.2021 - 09.2021

Medical Front Desk/Technician

Montgomery Eye Care
06.2019 - 05.2020

Front Desk Medical Receptionist

Colorado Physical Therapy Institue
12.2018 - 06.2019

Patient Care Coordinator

Colorado Eye Center
11.2016 - 06.2018

Certification - Medical Claims And Billing Specialist

U.S Career Institute

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