VANESSA GONZALEZ
Westminster
Summary
Results-driven medical billing professional with extensive experience in managing billing processes and ensuring accurate claims submissions. Proven ability to navigate complex healthcare regulations and maintain compliance while optimizing revenue cycle management. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail will be leveraged in a challenging role that fosters professional growth and contributes to organizational success. Committed to delivering exceptional service and enhancing operational efficiency within the medical billing field.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Instructional Assistant
Bellflower Unified School District
09.2019 - Current
- Assist the teacher in planning and implementing age-appropriate lessons and activities
- Help redirect challenging behaviors using positive behavior strategies
- Mainstream students in special ED in a General ED environment to see how they interact with other students and in a different environment
- Go off site to a different schools to work with particular students that need RSP services in reaching their IEP goals
- Provide academic support to students with IEP’s in inclusive classroom settings and small groups
- Implement accommodations and document performance for teacher
- Track and document student progress as directed by the RSP teacher
- Help set up, clean, and organize learning materials, toys, and classroom areas
- Reinforce instructions by working with small groups or one-on-one with students
Medical Biller
Integrated Physician Support Services
02.2013 - 12.2020
- Data entry of cash patients
- Medicare, and other commercial as well as private insurances
- Use different software’s i.e., Mosaiq, ARIA and Intergy.
- Payment posting: enter payments onto patient accounts and balance
- Create excels with patients that overpaid to refund
- Go over accounts that are overpaid to see if refund was going to be made to patient or insurance
- Prepare training material for new employees
- Meet daily and monthly quotas and deadlines
- Participate in staff educational activities, and attend monthly staff meetings in order to maintain updated with current policies
- Work in a team setting with staff to accomplish collective goals e.g., complete projects; meet daily quotas, and/or deadlines;
- All are used to ensure employee efficiency, and so the company has a steady revenue
- Report to office lead
- Balance out reports for data entry
- Obtain and maintain medical records while maintaining strict confidentiality; adhere to all HIPPA guidelines/regulations with ongoing training, while demonstrating the acquired knowledge via quizzes required from our compliance director
Medical Biller
Integrated Oncology Network-LLC
08.2010 - 02.2013
- Apply payments to patient accounts from insurances as well as from patients
- Make a daily deposit from checks received. Document on Excel spreadsheet of deposits made daily.
- Copy and add up received checks to be deposited. Sending refund checks for overpayment to patient or insurance.
- Data entry of cash patients, insurance and Medicare patients.
- Verify eligibility for patients.
- Answer phone calls, take payments over the phone.
Medical Biller
Wieler and Sein Medical Group
11.2004 - 08.2010
- Payment posting, charge posting, daily deposits for MRI centers, and hospitals.
- Apply payments, adjustments and write offs to patient accounts.
- Applying patient responsibility to accounts; coinsurance, co-payments, and deductibles.
- Answer phone calls and take payments from patients who walk in to office and make payment on account.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Liberal Studies
Cal State University, Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA01.2018
Associate Degree - Liberal Arts
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA01.2012
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word
- Well-adjusted with office instruments including but not limited to 10-Key by touch, 10 Key Adding Machine, and copier
- Able to adapt quickly in the office setting Fast learner
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Over ten years of related experience in medical billing.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Special Education Instructional Assistant
Bellflower Unified School District
09.2019 - Current
Medical Biller
Integrated Physician Support Services
02.2013 - 12.2020
Medical Biller
Integrated Oncology Network-LLC
08.2010 - 02.2013
Medical Biller
Wieler and Sein Medical Group
11.2004 - 08.2010
Associate Degree - Liberal Arts
Santa Ana College
Bachelors of Science - Liberal Studies
Cal State University, Dominguez Hills