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Engineer Manager

Location:
Atlanta, GA, 30311
Posted:
January 09, 2013

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Resume:

Raesha Lee

***********@*****.***

253-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Over four years of experience as Team Lead/Supervisor for hospital and physician

billing and collections of past due accounts

• Ability to strategically manage and analyze AR and billing activity and consistently

report to senior management

• Ability to identify and solve problems and to coach others as necessary

• Supervised teams of 12 or more ensuring performance of duties and

responsibilities as expected

o Provided training and direction for new patient financial service

representatives

o Performed supervising responsibilities for government and commercial

billing and collections by assisting with training and assigning and

overseeing the work of others

• Updated and implemented policies and standard operational procedures when

needed for best practices in regards to billing and collections

• Electronic and manual Medicaid, Medicare, Medi-Cal, Commercial and Third Party

Liability claim submissions

• Verified and updated insurance registration and account information

• Processed payments and posted to accounts accurately

• Review payment denials and discrepancies and rebill for payment

• Ensure compliance with all state and federal billing regulations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

HealthCare Resource Group

Biller/Patient Account Representative 4/2012-10/2012

• Identify problem accounts with payers; investigate and correct claim

errors, follow-up on missing account information, and resolve past-due

accounts

• Answer inquiries by phone regarding past-due accounts and insurance

guidelines; research incorrect addresses for past-due accounts

• Contact responsible party to resolve delinquent accounts; prepare

payment plans and monitor adherence to plans by responsible party;

direct accounts to outside collection agencies when necessary

• Contact attorneys, employers, physicians, and others necessary to obtain

information for resolution of credit and collection matters

• Prepare reports to identify and resolve accounts receivable and referral

problems

• Post data; verifies and performs mathematical computations; maintains

files

• Compose and type routine correspondence, memos, letters, etc.

• Perform other duties as assigned

Staffing Coordinator 9/2010-3/2012

• Identified qualified potential candidates via internet job posting sites, internet

search engines, submit resumes, and referrals

• Proactively maintained an adequate pool of resources that were marketed and

used to improve client services

• Maintained internal relationships including support and communication with

Regional Managers, Regional Directors, other Staffing Coordinators, and the

Corporate Office

• Contacted clients regarding staffing services and potential candidates for current

orders

• Sustained positive and professional office atmosphere through phone demeanor,

dress, and correspondence

• Administrated initial screening, testing activities, and new hire paperwork

• Contacted new and current employees regarding job satisfaction, duties, and

HRG policies and procedures

• Created, maintained, and filed employee paperwork appropriately

• Coordinated pre-screening procedures and interviews for potential candidates

Supervisor/Biller/Patient Account Specialist/Cash Poster/Collector 2005-2012

Projects at:

• The Westerly Hospital-Medicare and commercial insurance biller and collector

o Billed and followed up on Medicare and Commercial claims successfully

o Trained new permanent employees on billing system navigation and follow

up procedures

o Became the ‘go to’ person when answers were needed in regards to billing

and follow up

o Back up biller for E-Premis when permanent employee was on leave, out

of the office, or when assistance was needed

• Healthcare Resource Group-Staffing Coordinator Pacific Northwest Seattle

Region

• Billings Clinic-Team Lead for Medicare and Commercial insurance billing and

collections team

o Supervised team of three in successfully billing and follow up for Medicare,

Medicaid and Commercial claims

• St Charles Medical Center -Cash Poster

o Posted government payments as needed to patient accounts

• Multicare Health System- Team Lead for Commercial, Government and TPL

Billing and Follow Up

o Supervised team of ten that successfully met all billing and payment goals

set by upper management

o Team cleaned up A/R in old billing system and successfully billed and

followed up on claims in new system during transition to Epic

• Health Services NW-Medicaid Biller and Collector

• Ashland Community Hospital-Self Pay, Government, Commercial and TPL

biller/collector and cash poster

o Found over four million dollars of unbilled claims that were close to being

denied for untimely lost in hospital billing system

o Billed out claims as needed and received payment

• DaVita-Team Lead Medicaid Biller/Follow Up for 5 states

o Supervised team of eight for success in billing and follow up of ESRD

claims

• Providence Hospital-Everett-Medicaid Adjustment Write offs

• Overlake Hospital Medical Center-Self pay biller and collector

United States Army 1998-2002

Nuclear Biological Chemical Sergeant

864th Engineer Battalion HQ/A

• Noncommissioned Officer

• Provided leadership and took responsibility for assigned personnel

• Trained all ranking personnel and led by example

• Vital link between officers, SNCOs and the lower-ranking enlisted troops that

make up the bulk of the troops in both services

• Performed state-of- the-art detection, and sample collection technology training

• Proficiently administered NBC antidotes and safe patient extraction

• Followed the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Guide

SOFTWARE:

• HBO, Medi-Tech, e-Premis, AS400, McKesson STAR, Last Word, OneHealthPort,

Provider One, Cerner, WaMedWeb, CUBS, Medi-manager, SSI, Data-net,

Paragon, Medisoft and Epic

EDUCATION:

Bridges Learning Center 2004

• Medical Billing and Coding Certification



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