Informing them of set appointments and any requirements needed.
Interact with other coworker, attend workshop and meetings.
Answer all phone calls in a positive and service-minded manner relating to scheduling, patient accounts, or general office information.
Consistently process requests with operational accuracy.
Schedule, change, or cancel appointments; demonstrate active listening to identify the patient's needs.
Effectively communicate appointment details to the patient.
Obtain accurate and complete patient demographic and insurance information.
Answer questions about patient accounts (self-pay, insurance pending, balances after insurance, etc.).
Provide clear, thorough, and accurate documentation of all interactions with patients and other individuals on behalf of patients, in the patient's electronic health records.
Follow organizational guidelines on the use of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in compliance with HIPAA and patient confidentiality standards.
Ability to manage telephone calls, emails, and chat sessions.
Weekend availability required.
Other duties as assigned.
Reason for leaving: Was laid off due to company lost contract with client.
High School Diploma or GED.
Must be fully bilingual.
Used Paycor to monitor my worktime.
Experience working with or in a fast-paced, high-growth call center operation; preferably remote call center experience.
Working knowledge of medical office workflow.
Working knowledge of insurance eligibility.
Ability to read, understand and interpret insurance Explanations of Benefits.
Two (2) years of experience in medical or health insurance.
Excellent telephone etiquette.
Skilled in basic computer operations and EMR.
Lead Scheduling Coordinator for Home healthcare department
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami
01.1994 - 03.2014
Lead scheduler for the Home Healthcare Dept.
Schedule RN, Therapy Dept. HHA, Telemed setups, to patients that are being discharged from the hospital.
Made sure all documentation are turned in in a timely matter.
Overlook two other schedulers.
Making sure that all patients are covered.
Made payroll reports.
Covered the HR dept. in payroll using the Kronos program.
Worked in medical records dept., admission, billing/medical coding and receptionist.
Was the liaison between the administration and field staff.
Started in the emergency room dept. as a ER clerk, registered patients and verified their insurance coverage, collecting copayments.
Worked for the Diagnostic Center for women, registered and discharged patients, medical records, collections of copayments, insurance pre-authorization.
Covered front desk duties.
In the billing department, electronically verified Medicare patients also private insurance and contracted companies.
Followed up on outstanding accounts from insurance companies and patients, collections, posting payments.
Customer service with an excellent outcome.
Administrative Assistant
Holyoke Day Center
Holyoke
08.1986 - 08.1993
Was the Administrative assistant to the Director.
Kept files of all registered children up to date.
Liaison between the teacher and the Director.
Did the intake of all new registered children.
Collected payments from parents and made sure all the bookkeeping and cash were in order.
Scheduled workshops for teachers CEU's.
Covered for cook when short handed.
Education
Associate's of Science Degree - Medical Billing & Coding
Anthem College
Phoenix, AZ
06.2008
Certification - Secretarial/Clerical duties
Westover Job Corp
Chicopee, MA
07.1986
High school diploma - Business, bookkeeping, typing, transcription and General Studies
Holyoke High School
Holyoke, MA
06.1985
Skills
ICD coding
Medical Receptionist
Adobe Acrobat
Intake
CPT Coding
Medical collection
Hospitality
Microsoft Excel
Bilingual
Medical Office Experience
Transcription
ICD-9
Home care
Records management
Medical Coding
Accounting
Quality assurance
Hospital Experience
Patient service
Clerical Experience
Communication skills
Computer literacy
Medical Billing
Medical Records
Documentation review
Microsoft Office
Phone etiquette
Spanish
Microsoft Outlook
Customer support (10 years)
Medicare
ICD-10
Epic
HIPAA
Home health
Banking
Medical Scheduling
Multi-line phone systems
Google Suite
Insurance Verification
Windows
Editing
Microsoft Word
OSHA
Multilingual
Anatomy Knowledge
Typing
Office experience
Customer service
Medical Terminology
Microsoft Access
Data Entry
Certification
Medical Billing Certification
Non-CDL Class C
Languages
English, Fluent
Spanish, Fluent
Timeline
Data Entry in Licensing and Contracting
America Health Market Place
09.2024 - 01.2025
Bilingual Healthcare Call Center Representative
EqualizeRCM Services
07.2023 - 12.2023
Lead Scheduling Coordinator for Home healthcare department
Baptist Health South Florida
01.1994 - 03.2014
Administrative Assistant
Holyoke Day Center
08.1986 - 08.1993
Associate's of Science Degree - Medical Billing & Coding
Anthem College
Certification - Secretarial/Clerical duties
Westover Job Corp
High school diploma - Business, bookkeeping, typing, transcription and General Studies