Medical Security

CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) H. VANDIVER

USAF ACADEMY, CO 80840 Ø 406-***-**** Ø *****.********@*****.***

August 30, 2010

To Whom It May Concern:

Please accept my application for an administrative position with your Healthcare facility. I

have over 5 years of experience with outstanding past performances working as a Healthcare

Manager for the United States Air Force. I am planning to relocate to the Tyler area soon and hence

my letter to you.

I look forward to continuing my Healthcare Management career. I possess highly

professional skills such as communication, interpersonal and technical skills and qualifications will

surely benefit your medical facility.

I am relocating to the Dallas, Texas area September 25, 2010 and I trust you will find my

experience in the United States Air Force to be a strong indicator of what I would contribute as a

skilled, hardworking member of your establishment.

Thank you in advance for you time and consideration. I look forward to speaking with you

soon.

Sincerely,

Chris Vandiver

CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) H. VANDIVER

USAF ACADEMY, CO 80840 406-***-**** *****.********@*****.***

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

Healthcare Manager with over 5 years experience in providing Patient Administrative services to health care

providers. Duties at various hospitals and clinics have consisted of compiling, processing, and maintaining medical

records in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements in

accordance with the standards of the health care system.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

US Air Force:

USAF Academy, CO (NOV 2008 PRESENT)

Patient Education Supervisor and Ambulatory Surgery Clerk

Inpatient Records Supervisor

Release of Information Supervisor

Admissions and Dispositions Clerk

Outpatient Records Clerk

Malmstrom AFB, MT (JAN 2006 NOV 2008)

Pediatrics Clerk and Outpatient Records Supervisor

Release of Information Clerk

Outpatient Records Clerk

Malmstrom AFB, MT (MAR 2004 MAR 2006)

Military Police Equipment Specialist

Vehicle Safety Inspector

Security Forces (Military Police Officer)

Lackland AFB, TX (NOV 2003 MAR 2004)

Security Forces Technical School

Basic Training

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Provided Pre-Op Education/Ambulatory Surgery Unit with Patient Administration

for the quarterly average of more than 1,100 patients for General, Orthopedics,

Ophthalmology, ENT, and Oral Surgeries.

Responsible for data-entry concerning all Ambulatory Procedure Visits which

i ncludes date of procedure, surgeon, procedure description, time in the O.R., t ime in

recovery, and t ime of discharge.

Supervisor responsible for 9,000 inpatient records. Ensured medical record

accountability, which included that all documents were sorted, filed, and researched.

Confirmed medical records were returned with-in guideline allotted time which

resulted with increasing records availability to 99 percent.

In charge of Release of Medical Information responsible for making certain the

p rocedure was performed by abiding in accordance with federal and local regulations

p rior to the information being presented to all requesting persons and agencies.

Chris Vandiver

ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED)

Provided t raining on how to properly process patient admissions and dispositions

documents to be delivered to authorized personnel in case of manning shortage.

Achieved an Excellent rating for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory

Health Care (AAAHC) inspection at the USAF Academy and the Malmstrom AFB

medical facilities.

Created new behavioral health records program for pediatric patients and developed

more efficient way of providing pertinent information for the appointments.

Innovative worker and helped decrease completion time for releasing requested

patient's medical information from 30 days to 24 hours.

Followed patient encounter protocol and helped collect over 230,000 dollars by

actively participating in the health insurance collection program making Malmstrom

A FB Medical Center ranked #1 Air Force wide.

Exceeded the standards with the logistical and inventory chore of issuing and

accurately t racking 5.1 million dollars worth of Security Forces protective equipment

w hile actively ensuring the group was 100 percent duty capable.

Awarded an Excellent rating for performing an exercise dealing with recapturing a

n uclear missile launching facility during a Nuclear Surety Inspection (NSI).

Immediately responded to more than 12 security alert messages granting 100%

security to nuclear Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM).

Performed weekly inspections on assigned missile launch facilities to detect any

evidence of unauthorized entry and regenerated security systems to ensure

operational use.

Aided Security Forces by researching quality protective equipment and discarding

a ll inadequate equipment resulting in saving the Air Force 75,000 dollars.

Displayed National Security priorities by exchanging outdated armory storage

containers at 8 Nuclear Missile Alert Facilities with new quicker accessible and

more secure containers drastically increasing the much needed security.

ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

Active Listening; Clerical Proficiency; Coordination; CPR Certified; Crit ical Thinking;

Customer and Personal Services; Deductive Reasoning; Encourages Departmental

Teamwork; Extensive M icrosoft Office Skills; H IPPA Trained; Law and Government

K nowledge; Monitoring; Public Safety and Security; Response Orientation; Security

C learance; Telecommunications Skills; Time Management

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

A.A.S., Health Care Management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB

Ai rman Leadership School; Leadership/Management I; Managerial Communications I;

C ivilian Management; Health Services Management Apprentice Training; Health Service

M anagement Journeyman Training; Health Services Management Craftsman Training;

F undamentals of Law Enforcement, Int roduction to Security; Security Forces Apprentice

T raining

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