Administrative Assistant
Resume:
Sonja Burns
Irondale, AL ****0
************@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
Ascension Health-St.Vincent’s B’ham HIM Tech
July 2012-Present
●Release of Information
●Chart reconciliation
●Prep chart documents for transition from paper chart to an electronic medical record format
●Chart review for documents to ensure timely billing with proper documentation for coding
●Answer phones
●Adhere to strict confidentiality, HIPPA guidelines and regulations
Urology Centers of Alabama-Main campus-Medical Secretary
May 2006- May 2017
●Scheduling & rescheduling patient appointments
●Answer phones, take detailed messages for MD & PA
●Communicate with insurance companies for insurance verification, OOP cost for procedures & test
●Acquire insurance referrals, precerts and prior authorizations for office visits, procedures, and medications
●Scan documents into EMR
●Release of information & Medical records
●Complete FMLA & Short term disability paperwork
●Compose, write letters and emails for MD and interoffice departments
●Prepare,compile and arrange Physician rounding weekend on call list
●Obtain records, CD’s and pathology reports for second opinion consults, upcoming surgeries and cancer discussions
●Communicate with patients test results, test preparation,prescription refills, and patient balances
●Patient registration, data entry, charge entry
●Check in & check out
●Collect office co-pays, patient balances, & OOP cost for procedures
●Patient portal invites
Cardiology P.C.-Princeton Hospital-Front desk/Reception
January 2000- May 2006
●Patient registration, data entry
●Check in- check out, collect co pays
●Obtain insurance referrals and prior authorization for procedures
●Distribute dictation and file charts
●Medical records and release of information
●Answer phones, take detailed messages
●Schedule office appointments, echocardiograms, stress test
●Arrange heart monitors
EDUCATION
Wenonah High School- Graduate- Diploma
Jefferson State Community College-Some college-
●No degree earned over 50 hours earned in Business and Science courses
PROJECTS
Prostate Cancer Awareness Urology Health Foundation
May 2007- present
Volunteer annually to help raise money for Prostate cancer awareness for the Urology Health Foundation.
● Tour De Blue Bicycle race
● Talladega Half Marathon & 5K race
●Prostate cancer screenings- several counties in Alabama
SKILLS
Professional dependable, reliable, well composed under pressure,detail & goal oriented, strong verbal skills, strong medical terminology, able to work independently,
Multi-tasking, flexible.
* 5 years Management experience in the Food & Beverage industry.
Over 15 years of Office experience in the medical field and dealing with patients.
* Medical secretary for two Physicians, and Physician Assistant
* Secretary for former President Board of Governors Brookwood Medical Center-and Ethics Committee-Brookwood Hospital.
AWARDS
Voted employee of the year by my peers for the following years: 2008,2010,2012,2014,2015
Achievements
Designed and composed Excel spreadsheet for weekend call Physicians to keep track of diagnosis codes and patients seen to ensure for billing.
Designed office forms and documents to welcome new patients newly diagnosed with cancer coming for surgery consults.
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