Margaret J. Fontaine
Martinsville, NJ 08836
Cellular Telephone: 732-***-****
e-mail: aceni7@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION:
Anthem Institute, North Brunswick, NJ Mar 2009 - Apr 2010
Medical Billing and Coding Diploma
The Cittone Institute, Edison, NJ Sept 1995 - Apr 1996
Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate
SKILLS:
Excellent customer services, interpersonal, organizational and problem solving skills;
Excellent Data Entry, typing, cashiering, billing, A/R, calculators and multi-tasking skills;
Proficient knowledge of office administration, managed care, private and government insurance plans;
Usage and compliance of HICPCS and HIPAA policies; knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology;
Medical software, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel; ICD-9 and CPT-4 Coding Guidelines and Practices, WebPT;
Professional receptionist and secretarial skills for medical and legal communications.
EXPERIENCE:
SportsCare Institute, Inc. Bridgewater, NJ Feb 2013 - present
Front Desk Receptionist
• Greet and direct patients in the reception area, scheduling in-person and telephone appointments for patients, collect and record co-
payments, answer and screen a multiple of telephone calls, receiving facsimiles of patient medical information and scanning documentations into
computerized charts, enter and revise patients' demographics, updating computerized charts of patients, authorizations, pre-certifications and
verification of health insurance coverage.
Rehab at River's Edge, Raritan, NJ May 2013 - present
Front Desk Receptionist
• Greet and direct visitors, answer and screen a multiple of telephone calls, collection of payments for lunches, dinners, facility services
and resident payments, assemble residents' charts, distribute and re-routing mail, copying, filing, posting charges for supplies, assist residents with
non-medical needs.
Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, NJ Nov 2012 - Feb 2013
Unit Coordinator - IMCU
• Greet and direct visitors, answer and screen telephone calls, enter medical orders, perform clerical duties, compile patients' charts,
prepare forms for laboratory testing, maintain census board and nursing schedules, distribute reports with current status, order and maintain
supplies and assist with non-medical requests.
Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ Nov 2011 -Aug 2012
Unit Secretary - Medical/Surgical
• Greet and assist visitors, answer telephone calls from outside and patients' rooms, enter medical orders, perform clerical duties, prepare
forms for admissions and discharges, prepare forms for laboratory testing, maintain census board and nursing schedules, reports of current status,
order and distribute supplies.
Ronca, Hanley, Nolan & Zaremba, LLP, Livingston, NJ Oct 2007 - Oct 2008
Legal Assistant - Defense Auto PI/Asbestos
• Preparation of legal correspondences, documents and client files, calendar management for three attorneys, scheduling depositions,
doctors' appointments, county and municipal court hearings, document filing to client files and various courts, follow-up for medical records,
plaintiff interrogatories and closing documents, check vouchers, copying, scanning, reviewing and sorting attorney's mail, update clients' files,
assist with attorney billing.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Inc., Somerset, NJ Jun 1999 - Apr 2007
Legal Assistant - Defense/PIP
• Preparation of legal correspondences, documents, calendar management for two attorneys, scheduling and confirming depositions,
county and municipal court hearings, heavy client filing, file legal documents to court systems, follow-up for medical records and plaintiffs'
interrogatories for discovery, assist with closing documents for settled cases, check voucher preparation, pick-up, review and sorting attorney's
mail, update clients' files, weekly reports for closings, paralegals and attorney billing.