Teresa Sosa
Corona,Ca
Summary
Motivated hardworking Medical Assistant Student, looking forward to apply, my experience and knowledge and background, in direct patient care as a medical assistant in inpatient and outpatient clinical, medical, and hospital setting. Working with physicians and nurses, handling patient care tasks, and managing administrative duties. Skilled in recording vital signs, preparing specimens, preparing patient examination room, with confidentiality in medical record care. Working as team player to emphasis the best care for patient delivery and workflow.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ED Admitting Representative
Anaheim Regional Medical Hospital
Anaheim, CA
10.2022 - 12.2023
- Checking in patients in a timely and accurate manner.
- Calling and submitting any claim to a third party for prior authorization for patient admission.
- Collecting any cash payment and putting patient money in the safe area.
- Checking in patients at the registration window prior to being triaged by the nursing staff.
- Input the patient's chief complaint, date of birth, and correct name spelling before armbanding the patient.
- Obtaining information from the ambulance runs, EMTs, and paramedics in a fast and timely manner.
- Verifying patient demographics and insurance information prior to hospital admission.
- Faxing and obtaining correct authorization information prior to hospital admission or transfer.
- Helping and assistant patients and family, with DNR and other important information, for check in and discharge
Admitting Representative Clerk ED
Corona Regional Medical Hospital
Corona, CA
03.2020 - 02.2022
- Interview the patient or representative to obtain and record the name, address, age, religion, and persons to notify in case of emergency.
- Demonstrate and accurately input demographic information and insurance for patients admitted.
- Verify patient insurance, and ensure registration forms are properly signed.
- Typing all notes after completing patient registration on the computer, making any other important information needed on the patient chart.
- Processing health insurance and adhering to hospital policies.
- Collecting patient copayments effectively and efficiently.
- Changing the patient's hospital status from inpatient to outpatient, upon the request of the doctor, charge nurse, house supervisor , and case manager.
- Update all insurance information, and change the patient status if requested by the hospital.
- Contact family members if the patient is unresponsive, or not in the best condition to answer.
- Pre-admitted registration as a walk-in or over the phone for basic laboratory, x-ray, and other medical check-in needs, when main admitting was closed.
- Print and hand out armbands for surgery or any service in the hospital.
- Scanning in all physicians' orders, ID, and insurance cards for an outpatient service.
- Apply for HPE medical for uninsured patients.
- Making any changes to the patient account per charge nurse, case manager, or any required department.
Medical Administrative Clerk
United Therapy Network
Corona, CA
06.2016 - 03.2020
- Perform patient satisfaction by providing time for scheduling appointments in person or by phone.
- Greet and check in the patient, collect copayments.
- Verify patient insurance authorization before scheduling.
- Schedule and confirm the patient's diagnosis, and schedule an appointment for a medical consultation evaluation.
- Responsible for faxing and receiving patient notes from the patient, doctor, surgeon, lawyer, and worker's compensation.
- Check out patients for follow-up appointments.
- Request any additional notes or orders from primary doctors for X-ray and MRI.
- Creating new charts for new patients and requesting an additional authorization if needed.
- Faxing, scanning, and additional notes upon Medical Group request, Primary Care, Regal Medical Group, Fenix, or any other healthcare group.
- Correcting ICD codes and following up with doctors and surgeons if needed, for the correction of billing diagnosis.
- Typing in any additional notes, or confirmation of appointment for school or work notes.
- Typing schedule for all departments, scheduling, canceling, and rearranging appointments based on the calendar and employees' availability.
- Making and giving patients a copy of medical office protocol, and following all medical office procedures and HIPAA privacy.
- Inputting and submitting authorization with the correct ICD code and CPT code.
- Requesting any additional visit, if requested by the doctor.
Education
Medical Assitant - Certified in Medical Front Office
Corona Unified Adult Education
Corona, CA09-2025
Associate in Arts - Social And Behavioral
Riverside Community College
Riverside, CA06-2022
Skills
- Patient registration
- Insurance verification
- Medical billing
- Electronic medical records
- Healthcare administration
- Customer service
- Problem solving
- Admissions processing
- HIPAA compliance
- Data entry
- Taking and recording vital signs
- Vital signs collections
- Monitor vital signs
- Vital signs documentation
- Venous Blood Collection
- Samples collection
- Specimen collection handling
- Lab specimen collection
- Urine collection
- Specimen analyzation
Certification
- BLS Certification -American Heart Associations
Languages
Spanish
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
ED Admitting Representative
Anaheim Regional Medical Hospital
10.2022 - 12.2023
Admitting Representative Clerk ED
Corona Regional Medical Hospital
03.2020 - 02.2022
Medical Administrative Clerk
United Therapy Network
06.2016 - 03.2020
Medical Assitant - Certified in Medical Front Office
Corona Unified Adult Education
Associate in Arts - Social And Behavioral
Riverside Community College