I. Personal Data
Brenda Dean
Southaven, MS 38672
Mobile Number: 662-***-****
Email: ***********.**@*****.***
II. Educational Degrees
~ South Panola High School- 2002 Graduate
~ University of Mississippi-2006 Graduate
~ B.S.W. Social Work Degree
~ Degree Date: May 13, 2006
III. Work Experiences
~ Patient Finance Supervisor
~ Responsible for continual review of office process for
improvement recommendations changes needed. Assists with the
development and documentation of employee job descriptions and workflow
policies and procedures for staff. Attend super user trainings for all
systems utilized in the CBO for certification. Provide educational
tools and communicate well with the team. Update employees on Baptist
changes and upcoming events. Follow leadership, reports to the
director, must have the ability to lead others, manage day to day
operations and workflow of the department. Maintain policy and
procedures for productivity standards. Prepare annual evaluations for
review by director and administer annual evaluations. Responsible for
handling any disciplinary actions needed including terminations.
Responsible for processing weekly payroll and approving PTO. Maintain
high level of professionalism and respect at all times. Responsible for
training staff and making sure they get the proper training classes.
Responsible for reporting departmental updates to
director in a timely manner. Must hold monthly staff meetings to keep
staff informed. Responsible for keeping the moral of the office
motivated and responsible for identifying and resolving issues that may
create barriers for the staff. responsible for reporting any system
issues for resolutions. Responsible for completing all paperwork to
process new hire and terminate employees. Responsible for interviewing
for open positions. Responsible for making sure office are secure.
~ Date Employment Began: 3/25/2013
Date Employment Ended: Currently Still Employed
~ Patient Finance Representative
~ Responsible for the daily completion of all billing
functions, both paper and electronic claims and for the timely follow-
up of the same. Handles patient questions to completion. Responsible
for processing overpayment refunds for patients and insurance
companies. Responsible for collecting and applying payments to
patient's outstanding accounts. Performs other duties as assigned.
~ Date Employment Began: 11/26/2012
~ Date Employment Ended: Still Employed
~ Out-Patient Rehab Therapy Coordinator, Baptist Memorial Hospital-
Desoto
~ Performs clerical and general office duties associated with
patient scheduling, insurance verification and pre-certification,
charge entry and reconciliation, and supply requisition. Maintains and
manages medical records. Gathers and summarizes information for
preparation of reports. Performs other duties as assigned.
~ Date Employment Began: 04/16/2012
~ Date Employment Ended: 11/21/2012
~ DME Coordinator, Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS
~ Holds responsibility for all phases of referral intake,
benefits verification, patient qualification against payor guidelines,
ICD-9CM coding, medical documentation procurement and order processing
to ensure appropriate delivery of equipment/supplies, corporate
compliance with applicable regulations/guidelines and maximum
reimbursement of equipment/supplies. Performs other duties as assigned.
~ Date Employment Began: 10/31/2011
~ Date Employment Ended: 04/15/2012
~ Medicaid Specialist II, Senatobia Regional Office Division of
Medicaid
~ Investigates and verifies accuracy of information provided
by recipients under the Medicaid programs to determine compliance with
State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations. Determines an
applicant’s eligibility for institutional care based on State and
Federal guidelines and verifies the accuracy of information listed on
the applicants’ application. Assumes responsibility for a Medicaid
eligibility determination caseload for a designated territory within a
region.
~ Date Employment Began: 09/01/2006
~ Date Employment Ended: 09/01/2011
~ Internship: Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Officer,
State of Mississippi Department of Education
~ Cooperates with any public agency to locate and identify all
compulsory-school-age children who are not attending school. Cooperates
with all courts of competent jurisdiction. Investigates all cases of
nonattendance and unlawful absences by compulsory-school-age children
not enrolled in a nonpublic school. Travels extensively in own vehicle
to locate compulsory-school-age children not in school. Contacts the
home or place of residence of a compulsory-school-age child and any
other place in which the officer is likely to find any compulsory-
school-age child, including the employment of the parent, guardian, or
custodian of the child when the child is absent from school and
notifies the parents and school officials as to where the child was
physically located. Contacts promptly the home of each compulsory-
school-age child in the school district within the officer's
jurisdiction who is not enrolled in school or is not in attendance at
public school and gives written notice to the parent, guardian or
custodian of the requirement for the child's enrollment or attendance.
Serves as the Department of Education’s liaison between courts,
schools, and law enforcement. Provides appropriate counseling to
encourage all school-age children and parent, guardian, or custodian
of school age children to attend school until they have completed high
school.
~ Date Employment Began: 01/05/2006
~ Date Employment Ended: 05/25/2006
~ Fred’s Dollar Store in Batesville, MS
~ Demonstrate excellent customer service skills as a cashier.
Responsible for stocking the store with merchandise. Serve as a key
holder.
~ Date Employment Began: 01/07/2000
~ Date Employment Ended:05/15/2006
IV. Computer & Technical Skills:
~ Proficient in the use of:
~ Microsoft Windows
~ Microsoft Word
~ Excel
~ PowerPoint
~ Envision
~ Lawson
~ Horizon Clinical’s
~ Canopy
~ Passport
~ Star Foundation CLIN
~ Star Foundation FIN
~ Allscripts
~ EHRLive
~ ICISM
~ PayerPath
~ Athena
~ GPMS
~ NextGen
V. Honors, Campus Activities, Volunteer Experiences
~ Chancellor’s Honor Roll
~ The National Scholar’s Honor Society
~ Dean’s List
~ Member, Project Homestead
~ Secretary, Student Social Work Organization
~ Mentor, Girl’s Empowerment and Leadership Series (GELS)
~ Tutor, Family Literacy Project Program
~ Tutor, Batesville Job Corp Center
~ Volunteer, Department of Human Services: Division of Family and
Children Services
~ Certified, HIV/AIDS 101
~ Certified, HIPP
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VI. References
References will be provided upon request.