medical transcriptionist/administrative assistant/medical records

Vicki S. Bucknell

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Redlands, CA *2374

Cell: 909-***-****

Email: ********@*******.***

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Ronald N. Kent, M.D., Ph.D., Moreno Valley, CA - January 2011 to May 2017

Medical Transcriptionist - Duties include the transcription of complex medical/legal reports within a Workers' Compensation Neurology Office setting. These reports include Agreed Medical Examination reports, Qualified Medical Examination reports, neurology consultations, electrodiagnostic testing reports, as well as personal correspondence for the physician. Office procedures include tracking of reports sent to the editor, finalizing and editing the reports within legal timeframes, applying certification times, preparing proof of service letters, and documentation of the current status of the reports within the patient maintenance system. Additional responsibilities include extensive medical record review, filing, faxing, scanning and uploading documents, answering telephones, and scheduling appointments.

West Dermatology, Redlands, CA - November 2003 to March 2010

Pathology Transcriptionist II/Coder - Duties included coordinating pathology slides/reports between 30 offices nationwide and the pathology lab; an average of 6,500 biopsies per month. Coordinated pathology results between the clinics, physicians, dermatopathologists, outside labs, and other outside entities for consultation/surgery. Transcribed and coded pathology reports averaging 6,500 per month. Prepared reports for the Pathology Department including letters, memorandums and other procedure reports and notes as assigned. Sent out slides and reports for consultation and/or surgery. Ordered special stains/recuts for cases and sent out tissue blocks to appropriate labs for processing. Calculated and inputted daily slide count totals for each pathologist and prepared monthly slide count totals reports. Batched pathology reports in preparation for billing. Filed all pathology reports and slides. Performed final reading of slides with Dr. Bob West.

Visiting Nurse Association, Banning, CA - June 2001 to October 2003

Medical Transcriber/Systems Coordinator - Duties included transcribing written material and producing clinical documents, patient plans of care, Medi-Cal TAR’s, telephone orders, patient summaries, memorandums, reports, letters, and schedules. Functioned as a “Systems Administrator” for branch office network computer system by maintaining master files, processing error reports, running reports, creating distribution files, maintaining computer equipment and arranging for necessary repairs, inputting OASIS data, processing change notices, and answering telephones.

The Inland Eye Institute, Colton, CA - March 1993 to June 2001

Office Assistant II - August 2000 to June 2001. Duties included answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, preparing charts, filing correspondence, chart file backs, cashiering, batching the day’s receipts, checking patients in/out, obtaining insurance authorizations, verified insurance coverage, printed patient encounter forms, labels and chart face sheets.

Medical Transcriptionist - March 1993 to August 2000. Duties included transcribing of doctors’ letters, operative reports, and other procedure reports, memos and meeting minutes. Prepared documents and correspondence for other departments within the company, utilizing proper editing and grammar skills. Participated in a cataract outcome study gathering and inputting data on cataract surgery outcome results.

EDUCATION

Certificate of Achievement in Microsoft Excel Class with the Regional Occupational Program of Redlands, CA – March 2001

Certificate of Achievement in Medical Transcription course with the Regional Occupational Program of Redlands, CA – January 28, 1993. 4.0 G.P.A./4.0 scale

Certificate of Achievement in the Medical Records/Transcription – Core course with the Regional Occupational Program of Redlands, CA – June 11, 1992. 4.0 G.P.A./4.0 scale

Completed two years of basic courses including Spanish, French, and English at Mount Marty College, Yankton, SD.

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