Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Waleia Larkin

Cincinnati,Ohio
Waleia Larkin

Summary

An accomplished self-starter with over 20 years of experience in healthcare with more than 21 years of customer service. Hands-on experience in providing administrative support to complex medical groups and clinics. I'm Skilled in managing front-office functions, including customer service, patient appointments, billing, collections, and records management, and seeking a position to use my diverse qualifications to improve internal and external customer service and increase patient satisfaction.

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Able to articulate with diplomacy and tact; relates well to others; expertise in resolving escalated customer service issues.
  • Well organized and disciplined. Can work independently or as a fully cooperative member of a team effort; decision maker with good judgment and leadership qualities, able to motivate and direct others in a supportive, collaborative team environment.
  • A detailed oriented “multi-tasker” accustomed to responsibility and able to balance competing priorities and tight deadlines. Fully competent in team-based environments, training, and organizational development.
  • Familiar with variety of medical systems such as EPIC, Last Word, EZBIS, and other Electronic Health Records. Sales Force and Procentive
  • Strong knowledge medical terminology, and 3rd party payors.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Systems.

Overview

25
years of professional experience

Work History

Butterfly Service non profit

Mental Health Performance Coach
01.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Acts as a liaison, client advocate, and coordinator among those involved with the client's care
  • Provides ongoing education to client and family members in the form of verbal and/or written consultation or educational materials
  • Carries a caseload and provides timely and accurate record keeping and reports as required for assisting clients
  • Participates as appropriate in staff meetings, training, and supervision sessions
  • Meet clients and families at their homes, schools, libraries and/or other community facilities
  • Meet with school officials, justice system officials, and health practitioners with clients as needed
  • Complete progress notes after meeting with clients within 24 hours
  • Maintains strict confidentiality
  • Demonstrates and abides by Core Values and operating principles
  • Ensures individual weekly goals are met
  • Works with Counselors to develop youth retention strategies
  • Ensures that all Personally Identifiable Information is securely stored at all times
  • Conducts direct recruitment activities including speaking
  • Attends, exhibits and presents at designated events including neighborhood and county activities/fairs, job fairs
  • Resource fairs and other events as directed by management
  • Develops and maintains linkages with referral sources such as colleges, school districts, human services agencies, youth organizations, recreational centers, national, state and local agencies to identify potential students and conduct outreach activities
  • Interviews potential candidates to obtain information to support eligibility and complete applicant folders
  • Coordinates and maintains communications with management for coordinated support of outreach and placement
  • Completes all required documentation in individual folders for enrollment per company requirements
  • Cultivates and maintains a climate on site that is free of harassment, intimidation and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and participants to work and learn
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Autism and We- nonprofit

Public Resource Coordinator
01.2017 - Current

Job overview

  • Locate resources and services for families in need
  • Maintain calendar of upcoming events, trainings for members, website, and social media.

Autism and We- nonprofit

Family Peer Advocate
01.2017 - Current

Job overview

  • Provide support to families raising a child who is experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, or developmental challenges in their home, school, placement or community.

Autism and We- nonprofit

Facilitator
01.2017 - Current

Job overview

  • Lead peer to peer discussions, educational forums and participate in panel discussions.

Prime Health Group LLC

Intake and Prior Authorization Specialist
01.2015 - 01.2016

Job overview

  • Managing the day-to-day operations of the office
  • Answer office phones and schedule appointments
  • Obtain patient addiction and basic medical history
  • Explain treatment protocols and provide information regarding other resources or agencies to help the patient sustain sobriety
  • Verification and pre-certification of insurance for drug therapy
  • Acts as liaison between physician-patient and agency personnel
  • Assist physicians with patient exams when needed.

Fairmount Chiropractic Office

Medical Assistant
01.2013 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Managing the day-to-day operations of the office
  • Answer office phones and schedule appointments
  • Greet patients and prepare them for examinations
  • Obtain the patient's medical history and vital signs
  • Assist physicians with patient examinations
  • Perform routine laboratory tests and administer injections
  • Explain treatment procedures, medications, special diets, or doctor's instructions
  • Perform electrocardiograms or other diagnostic tests
  • Assist with insurance, coding, and billing
  • Initiate workers comp claims
  • Acts as liaison between physician-patient and attorneys.

Fairmount Chiropractic Office

Office Manager
01.2013 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Ensured excellent customer service
  • Manage office operations, workflow, staff performance management, and training/development of specialty practice
  • Train interns
  • Maintain and operate the electronic health records and billing system
  • Managed facility procedures related to insurance and billing and solved patients’ queries regarding their insurance renewal and expiry
  • Provide leadership, support, and direction for office initiatives and special projects
  • I facilitated the management in completing general formalities related to the patients, such as insurance and medical reports, and processing invoices from various locations for payment
  • Handled inquiries relating to accounts payable issues, corresponded with vendors, and handled accounts payable transactions
  • Responsible for follow-up on outstanding invoices
  • Providing support documentation for audits.

Wm Larkin Realty, LLC

Clerical assistant
01.1999 - 09.2011

Job overview

  • Assistant with bookkeeping and weekly deposits
  • Assist with clerical duties: maintaining sales files and records.

Generations of Providers

Home Health Aid and Administrative Assistant
01.2007 - 01.2011

Job overview

  • Administer oral medicines and intravenous injections
  • Maintain a comfortable, safe, and secure environment for the patients
  • Duties include assisting patients with day-to-day activities: such as cooking, washing, feeding, dressing patients, etc
  • Provide basic cleaning and housekeeping duties
  • Perform clerical functions such as completing insurance claims, coding, and billing
  • Assist with staff scheduling and other tasks as assigned
  • Responsible for developing activity schedules for the patients
  • Prepare and maintain records of patient care and progress
  • Relate any issues to Primary Care Physician.

WellPoint & National

Government Service-Customer Service Representative I & II
01.2008 - 01.2009

Job overview

  • Respond to customer questions via telephone and written correspondence regarding insurance benefits, provider contracts, eligibility, and claims
  • Analyzes problems and provides information/solutions
  • Operates a PC/image station to obtain and extract information, documents information, activities, and changes in the database
  • Thoroughly documents inquiry outcomes for accurate tracking and analysis
  • Develops and maintains positive customer relations and coordinates with various functions within the company to ensure customer requests and questions are handled appropriately and promptly
  • Research and analyzes data to address operational challenges and customer service issues
  • Provide external and internal customers with requested information
  • Under immediate supervision, received and placed follow-up telephone calls and e-mails to answer routine customer questions.

Interim Healthcare

Home Health Aide
01.2004 - 01.2005

Job overview

  • Assisting patients with day-to-day activities such as cooking, washing, feeding, dressing patients, etc
  • Provide basic cleaning and housekeeping duties
  • Administer oral medicines: wound cleaning and dressing
  • Report patient status to the agency daily.

Education

LEND TRAINING

Graduate

University Overview

  • Certified Patient Advocate
  • Healthcare Patient Advocate

HSR CORE for 2017 program

University Overview

NAMI
Cincinnati, OH

Peer To Peer Mental Health Family Support
01.2024

University Overview

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program)

04.2023

University Overview

DEI Cultural Humility training

01.2022

University Overview

WOMEN HELPING WOMEN

01.2020

University Overview

Role: domestic and rape advocate

Good Clinical Practice

01.2017

University Overview

Fortis College

Medical Assistant Associate degree
01.2012

University Overview

Anderson University Online

Communications: Associate degree
01.2005

University Overview

SCPA

High School Graduate
01.1998

University Overview

Skills

  • Motivational Techniques
  • Training Program Development
  • Event Scheduling
  • Training material development
  • Clear Communication
  • Motivation Strategies
  • Youth mentor
  • Role Playing
  • Classroom experience
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Ethics and integrity
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Motivational leadership style
  • Team Training
  • Attention to Detail
  • Media Relations
  • Self-awareness
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office
  • Technology proficiency
  • Proficient in Software
  • Written documentation
  • Performance Improvements
  • Effective Communication

References

References
References available upon request

Timeline

Mental Health Performance Coach
Butterfly Service non profit
01.2024 - Current
Public Resource Coordinator
Autism and We- nonprofit
01.2017 - Current
Family Peer Advocate
Autism and We- nonprofit
01.2017 - Current
Facilitator
Autism and We- nonprofit
01.2017 - Current
Intake and Prior Authorization Specialist
Prime Health Group LLC
01.2015 - 01.2016
Medical Assistant
Fairmount Chiropractic Office
01.2013 - 01.2015
Office Manager
Fairmount Chiropractic Office
01.2013 - 01.2015
Government Service-Customer Service Representative I & II
WellPoint & National
01.2008 - 01.2009
Home Health Aid and Administrative Assistant
Generations of Providers
01.2007 - 01.2011
Home Health Aide
Interim Healthcare
01.2004 - 01.2005
Clerical assistant
Wm Larkin Realty, LLC
01.1999 - 09.2011
LEND TRAINING
Graduate
HSR CORE for 2017 program
NAMI
Peer To Peer Mental Health Family Support
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program)
DEI Cultural Humility training
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
Good Clinical Practice
Fortis College
Medical Assistant Associate degree
Anderson University Online
Communications: Associate degree
SCPA
High School Graduate
Waleia Larkin