CELLIE RICHARDSON

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Montgomery, AL 36116

Home: 334-***-**** or Cell Phone: 334-***-****

ac6ljw@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To secure a position with a stable and profitable organization, where I can be a team player and utilize my experience to the fullest.

EDUCATION

Bryant & Stratton College- Montgomery, AL, pursed a Medical Administration Degree

Carver High School- Montgomery, AL, Graduated

Certifications- Office Management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, and Cahaba Medicare

A.S. Degree- Business, Bryant & Stratton College, 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE

Montgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, AL December 2016- Present

Bookkeeper

Enter W-9 for new vendors

Monitor teachers allocation money, title 1 money

Handles local school accounting

Coordinates special administrative requests

Orients staff to updates in school accounting, first faculty meeting of the year

Provides individual training for school finance procedures for new staff members

Orders office supplies

Completes monthly inventory forms for Logistics

Inventories daily material and equipment orders received in the main office

Receives requests for leave

Forwards detached duty and leave forms to the Office of Human Resources

Collects time sheets and time cards

Records central office deadlines and notifies staff about upcoming deadlines

Coordinates school tours

Compiles Financial Reports

Processes board purchase orders

Answers phone

Supervises student workers

Completes payroll

Relieves administrative secretary during scheduled breaks

Meets with School Budget Committee (when assigned)

Completes duties as assigned by administrator

Pull teachers roll daily

Keep teachers leave of absence book

Point of contact with Appleton (for substitute teachers)

Montgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, AL August 2013- December 2016

Administrative Secretary II

Issues supplies

Monitors incoming calls and takes messages

Monitors check-in/out records

Coordinates teacher/parent conferences

Emails administrators and teachers about conference requests

Types letters, bulletins, memos, etc. as requested

Data Entry

Coordinates visitor sign-in/name tag issuance

Maintains student files and registration cards; file appropriate material daily

Keeps teachers’ leave of absence book

Coordinates teachers absentee/substitute records

Answers and assists teachers with questions

Directs any delivery person to bring items to inventory area

Handles all central office mail

Distributes US mail

Determines student illness and have all emergency numbers to handle such an emergency

Keeps front office and check-in window neat, orderly and quiet

Leaves instructions for any work uncompleted which was assigned during the day

Screens administrators’ calls

Schedules administrators’ appointments

Duties as assigned by administrator

Ability to provide office administrative support and staff communication

Ability to analyze and resolve office procedural problems

Distribute U.S. Mail

Screen administrative calls

Schedule administrative calls

Hewlett Packard, Montgomery, AL August 2008- July 2013

Verifier Representative

Process incoming and outgoing mail and other material.

Assist with collecting, opening, reviewing, stamping, and sorting all incoming material.

Assist with preparing documents for outgoing delivery.

Scan documents into the database along with filing documents.

Verify loan id numbers on promissory notes to loan id numbers on manifest.

Verify borrowers name match the signed signature on loan documents.

Log promissory notes that are missing information into P-note reject system and log MPN’s into the endorser reject log system.

East Montgomery Cardiology P.C., Montgomery, AL August 2007- August 2008

Patient Account Representative

Experienced in medical billing, benefit coverage, reimbursement, and process third party payment claims.

Handled issues such as; patient eligibility, payment collections, set-up payment plans, processed account write-offs, and payment waivers.

Conducted follow-up calls to health insurance providers regard claims.

Performed administrative tasks such as; scanned documents into the database, filed documents, retrieved documents, stamped and sorted daily incoming mail and other materials.

Verified patients insurance coverage, reprocessed claims, checked coding before submission, prepared reviews, and processed denied claims.

Stayed current and knowledgeable of regulation and HIPPA guidelines.

Health South Rehabilitation Hospital, Montgomery, AL February 2006- August 2007

Patient Account Representative

Provided information and assistance to individuals regarding medical services.

Logged incoming request for claims related to financial transactions.

Performed online claim adjustments, recoupment payments, setup payment arrangements and processed refund request.

Prepared invoices entries for Dialysis, X-rays, Physician visits, lab work, emergency room visits.

Assisted manager with processing incoming and outgoing material such as; correspondences, reports, prepared and edited correspondences, and other documents.

Maintained and processed AR billing posting cash, processed monthly closeouts, and processed accounts receivable for the center and its other facilities.

American Mobile Imaging, Montgomery, AL April 2003- February 2006

Account Receivable Specialist

Reviewed claims submitted by carriers, providers, and recipients to determine benefits.

Resolved accounts with issues such as; inaccuracies in payment of benefits, recipient eligibility, and overdue accounts with an outstanding balance greater then 90-120 days.

Performed data entry functions, processed incoming and outgoing material, and researched problems and complaints.

Transmitted claims electronically to BCBS, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, Champva, and Commercial.

Pulled reports, filed hard copy claims, and processed refund request.

Verified coverage and ensured diagnosis procedure codes were correct before submission.

Followed-up on patient accounts, used correct medical codes, placed comments as needed, and filed cross over claims.

ADDITIONAL WORK HISTORY

Jackson Hospital, Montgomery, AL June 2001- April 2003

Physician Billing

Jackson Hospital- Dr. Margaret Seller Bok, Montgomery, AL April 1996- June 2001

Office Manager

Health Services, Montgomery, AL June 1980- April 1996

Assistant Supervisor

SKILLS

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite to include Word, Excel, and Outlook, excellent verbal, written, and communication skills, well organized, data entry, customer service oriented, Keystroke 1300, and the ability to key with minimum error.

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