Medical Assistant Billing
Resume:
Syreeta Matthews 408-***-****-Cell
Professional Summary
Accomplished finance professional with extensive experience and background in Medical Billing, Accounting, Project Management, Revenue Analysis, HR, I.T., & Customer Service. Highly effective and motivated with solid experience in the full cycle of Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable processes, along with diverse expertise in many other areas outside of finance & accounting to take on challenging objectives and achieve remarkable results. Bringing over 14 years of diverse experience and seeking to take on challenging new role with a growing team.
Skills and Expertise
Skills Expertise
Great Time Management
Compliance, Human Resources, and I.T. experience & involvement
Ability to multi-task and prioritize work effectively
Able to work independently as well as within a team
Strong Oral & Written Communication skills
Self-Starter
Able to Initiate & Prioritize Effectively
Great Concept & Analytical Thinking
Organization Skills
Detail Oriented & Thorough
Quick Learner
Litigation experience
Strong Computer Skills including Microsoft Applications
(Word, Excel, Outlook, & PowerPoint,)
Maintain & Balance General Ledgers and Sub-ledgers
Building strong long term relationships with business partners
Software experience(Epic, Innvision, Unicare/Cocentrix, QuickBooks, ADP)
Account Reconciliation and Follow up regarding accounts or collections
Financial Reporting/Research & Reconciliation
Manage & Maintain complete accounting cycle (AR & AP, GL,
& Payroll) (14 years +)
ICD-9 & ICD-10 Coding and CPT Coding
Data Entry & Timely Filing in an organized manner
Posting Daily Deposits/Posting Manually & Electronically
E-Billing (EHR)/Billing & Collections
Revising/Creating Policy & Procedures
Participating in New System implementations and/or improvements & upgrades.
Experience
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN FEBRUARY 2018-APRIL 2018
(CONTRACT/TEMP)
● Identified account numbers and fund information to post cash receipts, deposit or credit transactions to client account(s) as well as prepared for adjustment or credit entries.
● Prepared daily bank deposits after ensuring receipts balanced; ensured that receipts were balanced on a regular basis.
● Audit journal transactions associated with AR/AP accounting functions.
● Prepared reports reflecting any corrections, adjustments, or credits from accounting errors in system.
● Balanced, reconciled, and maintained client accounts, general ledgers, and various reports for journal entries, payroll history, and tax payments.
● Maintained spreadsheets for tax and benefit assessments received which included refunds and collection fees; balance reports to computerized data and district records. STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER AUDITING MEDICAL ASSISTANT AUGUST 2017-SEPTEMBER 2017
(CONTRACT/TEMP)
● Ensured licenses’ and certificates for all clinical staff were up to date and not expired.
● Made sure all immunization records were all documented or scanned into A1 system. Not just for clinicians, but for all Human Resources and Occupational Health staff.
● Followed up for missing documentation for records and immunizations.
● Used my Medical Terminology, Project Management, Coding, and attention to detail abilities to complete 6 week project tasks.
● Labeling, filing, organization, and basic office tasks. LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syreeta-matthews-0b1035b8 EMAIL: **************@*****.***
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BRITECH ELECTROPOLISHING INC. ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST MARCH 2017-JUNE 2017
● Daily posting of financial transactions into ADP system
● Prepare daily bank deposits of daily incoming checks, cash, or credit card transactions.
● Bi-weekly payroll of 40-45 employees
● identifying discrepancies
● Creating and updating expense reports
● Issue invoices to customers for one or sometimes multiple accounts
● Maintained electronic and physical financial records
● Reconciled the accounts receivable ledgers to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted. Identified and resolved any account discrepancies.
● Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting, and recording AR & AP data
● Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders & contacting clients. THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA JANUARY 2006 – FEBRUARY 2017 PATIENT BUSINESS SERVICES SUPERVISOR AUGUST 2012-FEBRUARY 2017
● Medical Billing/Human Resources/Accounting/Project Management/Payroll/General Ledger/Litigation/ Testing & Implementation of new or upgraded systems
● High dollar accounts for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable as well as high dollar collection accounts.
● Train New Hires and process write-ups and/or terminations of staff
● Created, updated, and finalized policies and procedures for Behavioral Health/Drug & Alcohol unit within department
● Assess and produce relevant, standard, or custom information (reports, charts, graphs and tables) from structured data sources by querying data repositories and generating the associated information.
● Distribute and disseminate reports to applicable agencies, researchers, management and other internal end-users. Including working with I.T. department for decisions of SQL and other system related issues.
● Participate in the implementation of data standards and common data elements for data collection/SQL Servers
● Collaborated with business partners/contracted agencies/offsite facilities
● Tested prototype software and participate in approval and release process for new software REVENUE CONTROL ANALYST NOVEMBER 2010-AUGUST 2012
(CERTIFIED MEDICAL CODER)
● Input/Updated Mental Health & Drug and Alcohol medical services in systems with diagnoses coding per CPT & ICD-9 or ICD-10 dx coding for each service in all systems. Usually in the beginning of each fiscal year or mid fiscal year (July-June)
● Updated/Edit each service rates per finance department in each billing system.
● Ensured each general ledger was reconciled and balanced
● Research and reconcile data discrepancies occurring among various information systems and reports for AR/AP accounts
● Tested prototype software and participate in approval and release process for new software/SQL Servers
● Recommended policy and procedural improvements, conducted research and analyses when needed
● Performed a variety of professional level administrative, operational, financial, and analytical duties LEAD PATIENT BUSINESS SERVICES CLERK OCTOBER 2008-NOVEMBER 2010
● Subject Matter Expert and Major involvement in the State of California’s Phase II Behavioral Health/Drug & Alcohol statewide revision to Billing with the Medi-Cal insurance (2008-2012).
● Higher dollar accounts worked for discrepancies and customer concerns. Includes all payors, Medicare, Medi-Cal, Commercial Insurance, and Self Pay
● Revising policy & procedures
● Kept General Ledgers balanced & maintained
● Litigation accounts
● Testing & Implementation of new or upgraded systems
● Data Entry/Posting payments & denials into current software applications/Reconciliation
● Collaborated with business partners/contracted agencies/offsite facilities
● Identify new sources of data and methods to improve data collection, analysis and reporting. 3 Page
Education
ASSOCIATES DEGREE 2004 SILICON VALLEY COLLEGE
Major: Medical Assistant Program
18-month program for Medical assistant and Associates Degree
Fremont, CA
CERTIFICATE 2010 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Major: Certified Medical Coder
6-week online program to become a certified coder
ICD-9 & ICD-10
CPT Coding
DSM IV
DSM V
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