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Certified Billing and Coding Specialist

Location:
Palestine, TX
Posted:
February 28, 2021

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Resume:

RUBY HANKINS

PO Box **, Montalba, TX, *****-****

Phone: 903-***-****

Email: adkj1n@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To obtain a position with a healthcare organization that offers opportunities for advancement and continued education.

Abilities

7 years Medical Billing, Collections, and Clinic Records

8 years processing Health Insurance Claims

Honors graduate from Ashworth College's Medical Billing and Coding Program

NHA Certified Billing and Coding Specialist certification

Career Certificate in Electronic Medical Records

Employment History

03/2019 - 06/2020

Recruiting Assistant

United States Census Bureau, Irving, TX

Promote census jobs throughout the community, locate training sites with internet access for applicants. Distribute recruiting materials at community-based organizations, events, and businesses. Interviewed applicants on available positions.

02/2018 - 03/2019

Home Health Provider

Perrylee Home Health Care, Stafford, TX

Supervision during outside play, hygiene care, cleaned room and play area, read books, laundry.

10/2017 - 01/2018

Customer Service Representative

The Results Companies, Palestine, TX

Responded to customer complaints, new member enrollment. Used multiple monitors to process billing or payments, document call details and make corrections to member accounts.

04/2016 - 08/2017

Home Health Provider

Astrocare Homehealth, Houston, TX

Peri care, monitor for respiratory distress sleep, and preparation for daily activities

02/2015 - 04/2016

Home Health Attendant

Lifespan Home Health, Longview, TX

Meal preparation, hygiene care, laundry, shopping, and administering breathing treatments, insulin, and oral medications. Maintained pill box, reordered medication, supplies from vendors, scheduled and transported patient to doctor's appointments.

10/2003 - 12/2014

Correctional Officer V

Texas Departmental of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, TX

Conducted searches for contraband in housing and work areas. Enforced disciplinary rules by observing offender actions, performing pat searches, and restraining aggressive offenders. Promoted to picket officer with duties to complete reports, answer and transfer phone calls, as well as inventory and issue all weapons and keys.

09/2002 - 10/2003

Clerk II

UTMB Michael Unit, Galveston, TX

Maintained medical records for clinic, scheduled offender appointments for dental, medical, and psychiatric departments.

06/2000 - 08/2002

Project Manager

Advanced Receivables Strategy, Madison, TN

Resolved hospital balances on aged patient accounts. Effectively reduced receivables by identifying errors and communicating with insurance companies for prompt claims resolution. Specialized in Commercial and VA accounts. Received quarterly bonus awards for consistently meeting goals.

08/1996 - 06/2000

Office Manager

Convalescent Aids, Palestine, TX

Accounts payable, billing, and collections for durable medical equipment, rentals, purchases, supplies, and sleep studies. Assisted store front in sales operations. Introduced wound care line to the company. Established and maintained a relationship with area wound care clinics and hospitals in to provide required supply inventory for patients Introduced online billing for Medicaid and Medicare to the company.

09/1994 - 07/1996

Medical Biller

Memorial Mother Frances Hospital, Palestine, TX

Billed electronic and paper claims to insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid for physicians contracted with the hospital's rural health clinic. Set up payment arrangements with patients on account balances, submitted adjustment and write off requests to hospital accounting department for account reconciliation.

02/1992 - 08/1994

Claims Examiner

American Multi Line Claims Overload, Dallas, TX

Processed group medical claims for client insurance companies. Required high degree of speed, accuracy, and ability to quickly adapt to billing systems in order to meet company deadlines.

03/1989 - 01/1992

Group Claims Examiner, Insurance Claims Clerks

Claim Services Resource Group, Dallas, TX

Processed group and individual health insurance claims for major companies in the Dallas Ft Worth area.

11/1984 - 02/1989

Claims Examiner/ Coder

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co, Austin, TX

Processed group health claims for the Texas Utilities account. Promoted to team coder after 2 years of service.

Education and Training

07/2020

Medical Billing and Coding

Vocational School Certificate

Ashworth College, Norcross, GA

Graduated with honors

01/1981

Fashion Merchandising

Associate Degree

Trinity Valley Community College, Athens, TX

05/1979

General High School Curriculum

High School Diploma

Palestine High School, Palestine, TX

Occupational Licenses and Certificates

09/2020 - 09/2022

CBCS, NHA

References

Salena Hawley, Case Manager

Lifespan Home Health

adkj1n@r.postjobfree.com

903-***-**** ext#: 3908

Shirley Petrovich, Human Resource Specialist IV

TDCJID Powledge Unit

903-***-****

Donna Ford, Census Field Supervisor

US Census Bureau

adkj1n@r.postjobfree.com

972-***-****



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