Ruth M. Reyes
PO Box ****
San Benito, TX *****
956-***-**** (cell)
OBJECTIVE: To utilize my education, knowledge, work, and life experiences to obtain and
retain a position that will allow me to expand my skills while providing excellent service to my
employer both in the English and Spanish languages.
EDUCATION: San Benito High School, San Benito, Texas
High School Diploma (1985)
Texas State Technical Institute, Harlingen, Texas
Associates Degree, Legal Secretary (1987)
University of Texas, Brownsville, Texas
Bachelors Degree, Arts and Sciences (2012)
EXPERIENCE:
Hunter Womens Clinic
626 N. Ed Carey Drive
Harlingen, Texas 78550
Administrative Assistant: (June 6, 2011 thru July 1, 2013) Schedule patients, check-in and
check-out, medical records, switchboard operator, pre-certify surgery and office procedures,
collect patient responsibility fees, collections, discuss balances with patients, speak with Spanish
only patients with an accuracy rate of 100%.
Harlingen Medical Center
5501 S. Expressway 77
Harlingen, Texas 78550
Administrative Assistant: (November 2009 thru June 6, 2011) Work with emergency room
doctors, nurses, page doctors on call, audit charts, send letters to patients, answer
telephone, make copies, fax paperwork to other doctors’ offices, make sure that at all times
equipment is working properly in emergency room departments, and other secretarial duties.
Registration Clerk: (April 2005 thru November 2009) Responsible to register patients, collect
deductibles, co-pays, out of pocket fees, work on daily qa reports, bill hold, call insurances for
pre-certs and eligibility, worked in ER, Day Patient, and Women’s Services.
San Benito Medical Associates
351 N. Sam Houston
San Benito, Texas 78586
Insurance Clerk: (September 1990 thru October 2004) Registered patients, updated
demographics, collected co-pays, closed register, medical records filing, sent out medical records,
switchboard, verified benefits with insurance, explained EOBS to patients, made adjustments on
accounts, talked to patients about their accounts and balances, pre-certs and authorizations, was
part of the collection department working on commission, Medicaid filing, appeals, adjustments,
worked on collections with PPO, HMO, COMMERCIAL accounts with a monthly report
submitted to main office. Posting of payments, adjustments, and refunds in billing department.
Register patients for only surgeon on staff, made appointments at hospital for surgeries,
authorizations, collect debts.
Cameron County Juvenile Probation
600 E. Harrison St.
Harlingen, Texas 78550
Secretary: (February 1987 thru September 1990) Keep log of probationers that came to report
daily, answer telephone, rotate probationers for three probation officers, type letters for court
settings, type documents for court on legal size that would be kept in their file at court, notary for
court documents, collect fees for court, file important documents. Make files for all probationers
and keep track of court settings with pertinent information for the probation officers. Keep
schedule for officers and daily log. Report to the main office in Brownsville, Texas, on daily
occurrences.
Texas State Technical Institute
Airport Blvd
Harlingen, Texas 78550
Office Assistant: (September 1985 thru February 1987) Assisted the Lead Instructor of the
Vocational Department in filing, answering telephone, making copies, typing letters, gathering
information for classes, helping with schedules of instructors, distributing mail, preparing
packages and handouts for meetings, workshops, and classes. Assisted the secretary of
department with similar duties.
San Benito CISD
240 N. Crockett St
San Benito, Texas 78586
Secretary Assistant: (September 1984 thru May 1985) Assist secretary with telephone, mail
letters, help prepare board room for school board meetings, distribute mail, file, post office
errands.