Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Volunteer
Somer L. Russell

Somer L. Russell

Carl Junction,MO

Summary

Facilitate morning huddles and weekly meetings with staff. Work to maintain and improve office scorecard stats and budget. Excel in the challenge of helping patients see the value of a healthy mouth and offering all options to ensure access to quality care in a timely manner. Handle customer service inquiries from members, providers, physicians and internal and external clients related to Dental benefits and treatment. Work to research and resolve problems. Assist patients in understanding and respond to questions. Document issues and resolutions. Knowledge and Ability to handle challenging customers in a professional manner; to adapt in a dynamic work environment, learn quickly, solve problems and make decisions; willingness to work a flexible schedule.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Office Manager

Aspen Dental
Joplin, MO
05.2022 - Current
  • Support patients by delivering exceptional service, offering options to maximize benefits, deliver treatment options and execute recommended treatment.
  • Improved office score card within one week of taking over as interim OM and have maintained positive stats for our office since.
  • Work well with my RM and other offices staff to improve our office in many areas especially to deliver quality care efficiently to our patients.
  • Communicated corporate objectives across divisions through regular correspondence and scheduled status updates.
  • Improved patient loyalty by offering New patients any unconfirmed patient openings and relieving them from pain in a timely manner as well as opening the door to walk in patients.
  • Delivered top-notch administrative support to office staff, promoting excellence in office operations. Work with staff to improve the office moral and efficiency working with our Dentist.
  • Optimized office schedule to balance team workloads, group productivity and financial targets.
  • Conferred with insurance company representatives to expedite payments and resolve filing issues, keeping aging balances low and office finances strong.
  • Aggregated and analyzed data related to administrative costs to prepare budgets for corporate-level management.

Patient Service Representative

Aspen Dental
Joplin, MO
12.2019 - 04.2021
  • As a patient care advocate, I manage patient check in, scheduling, insurance, billing and Customer service related responsibility. Kept front office clean and well-organized to keep areas presentable for guests and maximize professional appeal.
  • Used EPMS to schedule appointments.
  • Balanced deposits and credit card payments each day.
  • Reviewed and corrected insurance claims to facilitate smooth processing.

Patient Care Advocate

Express Scripts Pharmacy
11.2013 - 12.2019
  • Employment Verification- (800) 800-4857 option 4
  • You will also need my company code (8938) and employee ID20533381.

Home Care Coordinator

Patient Care, Independent Living Systems, LLC
Joplin, MO
09.2016 - 04.2019
  • Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision to employees.
  • Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
  • Direct day-to-day administrative and operational functions for patients, providing guidance and leadership to over employees.

Floor Support Manager- Small Business Representative

AT&T
Joplin, MO
09.2007 - 03.2013
  • Assessed personnel performance and implemented incentives and team-building events to boost morale.
  • Standardized office structures and processes to promote collaboration and increased performance.
  • Tracked and documented metrics, and evaluated trends.
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Set aggressive targets for myself to drive company success.

Education

Biology Pre Pharmacy

Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, Mo.

High School Diploma -

Fort Scott High
Fort Scott, KS
2004

Program Designed To Improve Office Relations

Harvard Business Training
Joplin Mo

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Patient Care
  • Social Work
  • DoD Insurance Experience
  • Medical Office Experience
  • Medical Records
  • Insurance Verification
  • Medical Scheduling
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Office manager experience
  • Medical billing
  • HIPAA
  • Phone etiquette
  • Medical coding
  • Certifications and License, Jasper County Children’s Foster parenting
  • Excel knowledge
  • Medical Office Assistant — Proficient
  • Dependable and come to work
  • Development in any professional field
  • Staff Training

Timeline

Assistant Office Manager

Aspen Dental
05.2022 - Current

Patient Service Representative

Aspen Dental
12.2019 - 04.2021

Home Care Coordinator

Patient Care, Independent Living Systems, LLC
09.2016 - 04.2019

Patient Care Advocate

Express Scripts Pharmacy
11.2013 - 12.2019

Floor Support Manager- Small Business Representative

AT&T
09.2007 - 03.2013

Biology Pre Pharmacy

Missouri Southern State University

High School Diploma -

Fort Scott High

Program Designed To Improve Office Relations

Harvard Business Training
Somer L. Russell