STEPHANIE FERRARO
Laurel,DE
Summary
Experienced with surgical scheduling, ensuring timely and efficient coordination of procedures. Utilizes strong organizational skills and attention to detail to maintain accurate schedules, patient records and correct billing. Knowledge of healthcare systems and effective communication with medical teams to support seamless surgical operations.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Operating Room Surgical Scheduler
Tidal Health Peninsula Regional
05.2005 - Current
- Organize effectively while working under restraints of time and pressure and ensuring accuracy.
- Communicating effectively and having close attention to detail.
- Ability to accept change and pivot on a routine basis.
- Take great care to ensure correct identification and demographics of patients is verified correctly.
- Constantly review and analyze data for accuracy while scheduling and billing for operating room and endoscopic procedures.
Hospital Coder
HealthSouth Rehabilitation (Now Encompass)
04.2001 - 04.2004
- Facilitated knowledge sharing within the team by conducting regular code reviews, training sessions, and workshops on relevant topics.
- Applied official coding conventions and rules from American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assign diagnostic codes.
- Delivered consistent results under pressure by prioritizing tasks effectively during periods of high workload or tight deadlines.
- Reviewed patient charts to better understand health histories, diagnoses, and treatments.
- Interacted with physicians and other healthcare staff to ask questions regarding patient services.
Education
Associate of Arts -
Wor Wic Community College
Salisbury, MDSkills
- HIPAA compliance
- Insurance authorizations
- Medical terminology
- Data entry proficiency
- Medical coding
- Telephone management
- Problem-solving
- Multitasking
- Detail-oriented
- Patient scheduling
- Documentation and recordkeeping
- Patient registration
Timeline
Operating Room Surgical Scheduler
Tidal Health Peninsula Regional
05.2005 - Current
Hospital Coder
HealthSouth Rehabilitation (Now Encompass)
04.2001 - 04.2004
Associate of Arts -
Wor Wic Community College
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