Professional and prepared healthcare access professional with strong experience ensuring seamless patient admissions and registration processes. Proven ability to work collaboratively within team to achieve organizational goals and adapt to changing needs. Skilled in patient communication, insurance verification, and data management, providing reliable support in fast-paced environment. Known for maintaining high standards and delivering results.
Work History
Patient Access Representative
1 Month
Northside Hospital Atlanta | 05.2026 - Current
Facilitated patient registration processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with hospital policies.
Managed insurance verification and pre-authorization requests to streamline patient access.
Enhanced patient experience by providing timely information and assistance during check-in procedures.
Ensured compliance with HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive patient information during all interactions.
Stayed calm under pressure to and successfully dealt with difficult situations.
Provided excellent customer service through active listening skills, understanding patient needs, and offering tailored solutions where applicable.
Enhanced overall patient experience with empathetic communication and thorough explanations of insurance benefits and coverage.
Facilitated smooth billing processes by verifying insurance eligibility, obtaining authorizations, and accurately entering claim details into the system.
Assisted with administrative tasks such as filing, data entry, and report generation to support streamlined office operations.
Enhanced departmental collaboration by regularly liaising with medical, nursing, and administrative staff on pertinent patient matters.
Front Desk Specialist
11 Months
WellStar Pulmonary Medicine | 04.2025 - 03.2026
Call patients to confirm scheduled appointments. Process patient payments, scanned identification and insurance cards, and coordinate referral while verifying insurance.
Respond to questions and concerns from patients and visitors, offer solutions to patient and visitor concerns, collaborate with other administrative employees and medical practitioners.
Check patients in and check out patients, schedule appointments, and collect balances.
Manage office phone lines by checking voicemails, returning calls, and directing messages to team members.
Developed and maintained strong communication with healthcare providers to streamline patient care services.
Implemented electronic health record (EHR) systems for improved patient data management and accessibility.
Managed patient scheduling and appointment coordination to optimize office workflow.
Assisted in patient intake processes, ensuring accurate data entry and documentation compliance.
Check in and check out patients, schedule appointments, and collect balances.
Manage office phone lines by checking voicemails, returning calls, and directing messages to team members.
Transmitted medical records and other corresponding by mail, e-mail, or fax, photocopied insurance cards, documented details and verified patient coverage for upcoming appointments.
Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA Regulations, optimizing patient satisfaction, provider time and treatment room utilization, delivered high-quality administrative and customer service to sustain patients and workflows.
Monitored daily office operations, identifying areas for process improvement and implementing solutions.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless coordination of care for patients.
Managed patient scheduling and appointment coordination to optimize office workflow.
Assisted in patient intake processes, ensuring accurate data entry and documentation compliance.
Front Desk Specialist
1 Year 9 Months
Pulmonary & Critical Care | 09.2022 - 06.2024
Scheduled and followed up on patient appointments, collected and processed patient payments, and maintained patient files.
Photocopied insurance cards, documented details, and verified patient coverage for upcoming procedures or appointments.
Entered insurance, demographics and health history into patient databases, answered multi-line phone systems and directed callers to requested personnel and departments. Delivered high-quality administrative and customer service to sustain patience and workflow.
Took messages from patients and promptly relayed to appropriate staff, scheduled appointments, optimizing patient satisfaction, provider time, and treatment room utilization.
Protected patients by observing strict HIPAA guidelines, answering phones promptly, and directing calls appropriately.
Greeted and checked in patients, updating patient information in the computer system. Verified insurance coverage for appointments and collected co-payments as required.
Trained new front desk staff on operational procedures and customer service best practices.
Led initiatives to enhance patient experience, resulting in increased satisfaction scores.
Managed patient scheduling and appointment coordination to optimize office workflow.
Assisted in patient intake processes, ensuring accurate data entry and documentation compliance.
Front Desk Specialist
1 Year 3 Months
North Atlanta Women's Specialist | 06.2021 - 09.2022
Scheduled and followed up on patient appointments, collected and processed patient payments, and maintained patient files.
Photocopied insurance cards, documented details, and verified patient coverage for upcoming procedures or appointments. Protected patients by observing strict HIPAA guidelines, answering phones promptly, and directing calls appropriately.
Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA regulations, transmitted medical records and other correspondence by mail, e-mail, or fax.
Greeted and checked in patients, updating patient information in the computer system, verifying insurance coverage for appointments, and collected copayments as required.
Managed patient scheduling and appointment coordination to optimize office workflow.
Assisted in patient intake processes, ensuring accurate data entry and documentation compliance.
Assisted with filing of medical records and documents, maintaining accurate electronic files.
Answered phone calls, directed inquiries, and took messages, greeted patients warmly and provided excellent service, answered telephones, and directed calls to appropriate medical or administrative staff.
Organized patient files according to HIPAA guidelines.
Handled sensitive information with confidentiality and discretion.
Greeted patients, determined purpose of visit and directed to appropriate staff, conducted appointment reminder calls to reduce no-shows.
Handled sensitive guest complaints with discretion and professionalism, working towards a speedy resolution that maintained positive relationships with valued clientele.
Processed payments accurately while adhering to data security protocols, safeguarding sensitive customer information from unauthorized access or misuse.
Managed patient scheduling and appointment coordination to optimize office workflow.
Assisted in patient intake processes, ensuring accurate data entry and documentation compliance.
Student Externship Medical Assistant
1 Month
Murray Medical & Wellness | 12.2018 - 01.2019
Lab work: collect, label, and process lab specimens (blood & urine).
Communication: handle phone calls and act as a liaison between patients and medical staff.
Scheduling: coordinate and schedule patient appointments.
Assisted healthcare providers in examinations and procedures, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
Administered patient care, including vital sign monitoring and medical history documentation.
Cashier
1 Year 1 Month
American Deli | 06.2017 - 07.2018
Accepted cash and credit card payments issued receipts and provided change.
Trained new team members in cash register operation, stock procedures, and customer service.
Stock shelves with merchandise when needed.
Resolved customer complaints professionally in accordance with company policy.
Processed customer transactions efficiently using POS systems.
Maintained accurate cash drawer balances during shifts.
Cashier/Fast Food Crew Member
7 Months
Wendy's Restaurants | 10.2016 - 05.2017
Greeted customers and answered any questions they had about the store's products and services.
Issued receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
Counted money in cash drawer at the beginning of shift to ensure that amounts were correct to change.
Handled customer complaints professionally escalating issues when necessary, followed proper opening/closing procedures for cashier station security.
Maintained clean and organized work area for efficient operations, trained new cashiers on register procedures, policies, and best practices.
Processed customer transactions efficiently and accurately using point-of-sale systems.
Maintained cleanliness and organization of workstations to enhance customer experience.
Monitored inventory levels, ensuring timely restocking of supplies for operational efficiency.
Collaborated with team members to optimize workflow during high-volume periods.
Education
Associate of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | Sandy Springs, GA | 04-2027
Medical Assistant
Woodruff Medical Testing & Training | Tucker, GA | 01-2019
some college
Diploma
Tower's High School | Decatur | 05-2016
Skills
Medical Records Management
Insurance verification
HIPAA compliance
Patient registration
Registration and admissions
Medical terminology
Customer service
Patient Relations
Phone and email etiquette
Healthcare systems navigation
EMR
Front Desk Operations
Medical Terminology
Payment processing
Registration management
EMR updating
Friendly and outgoing
Electronic health records
Data entry
Registration and scheduling
Patient documentation
Administrative and office support
Records management
Schedule coordination
Medical history documentation
Timeline
Patient Access Representative
Northside Hospital Atlanta
05.2026 - CurrentRead More
Front Desk Specialist
WellStar Pulmonary Medicine
04.2025 - 03.2026Read More
Front Desk Specialist
WellStar Pediatrics Orthopedics
07.2024 - 04.2025Read More
Front Desk Specialist
Pulmonary & Critical Care
09.2022 - 06.2024Read More
Front Desk Specialist
North Atlanta Women's Specialist
06.2021 - 09.2022Read More
Front Desk Specialist
Georgia Obstetrical & Gynecological
03.2019 - 06.2021Read More
Student Externship Medical Assistant
Murray Medical & Wellness
12.2018 - 01.2019Read More
Cashier
American Deli
06.2017 - 07.2018Read More
Cashier/Fast Food Crew Member
Wendy's Restaurants
10.2016 - 05.2017Read More
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
Associate of Science from Medical Laboratory Science