Ruth M. Reyes

PO Box ****

San Benito, TX *****

956-***-**** (cell)

OBJECTIVE: To utilize my education, knowledge, work, and life experiences to obtain and

retain a position that will allow me to expand my skills while providing excellent service to my

employer both in the English and Spanish languages.

EDUCATION: San Benito High School, San Benito, Texas

High School Diploma (1985)

Texas State Technical Institute, Harlingen, Texas

Associates Degree, Legal Secretary (1987)

University of Texas, Brownsville, Texas

Bachelors Degree, Arts and Sciences (2012)

EXPERIENCE:

Hunter Womens Clinic

626 N. Ed Carey Drive

Harlingen, Texas 78550

Administrative Assistant: (June 6, 2011 thru July 1, 2013) Schedule patients, check-in and

check-out, medical records, switchboard operator, pre-certify surgery and office procedures,

collect patient responsibility fees, collections, discuss balances with patients, speak with Spanish

only patients with an accuracy rate of 100%.

Harlingen Medical Center

5501 S. Expressway 77

Harlingen, Texas 78550

Administrative Assistant: (November 2009 thru June 6, 2011) Work with emergency room

doctors, nurses, page doctors on call, audit charts, send letters to patients, answer

telephone, make copies, fax paperwork to other doctors’ offices, make sure that at all times

equipment is working properly in emergency room departments, and other secretarial duties.

Registration Clerk: (April 2005 thru November 2009) Responsible to register patients, collect

deductibles, co-pays, out of pocket fees, work on daily qa reports, bill hold, call insurances for

pre-certs and eligibility, worked in ER, Day Patient, and Women’s Services.

San Benito Medical Associates

351 N. Sam Houston

San Benito, Texas 78586

Insurance Clerk: (September 1990 thru October 2004) Registered patients, updated

demographics, collected co-pays, closed register, medical records filing, sent out medical records,

switchboard, verified benefits with insurance, explained EOBS to patients, made adjustments on

accounts, talked to patients about their accounts and balances, pre-certs and authorizations, was

part of the collection department working on commission, Medicaid filing, appeals, adjustments,

worked on collections with PPO, HMO, COMMERCIAL accounts with a monthly report

submitted to main office. Posting of payments, adjustments, and refunds in billing department.

Register patients for only surgeon on staff, made appointments at hospital for surgeries,

authorizations, collect debts.

Cameron County Juvenile Probation

600 E. Harrison St.

Harlingen, Texas 78550

Secretary: (February 1987 thru September 1990) Keep log of probationers that came to report

daily, answer telephone, rotate probationers for three probation officers, type letters for court

settings, type documents for court on legal size that would be kept in their file at court, notary for

court documents, collect fees for court, file important documents. Make files for all probationers

and keep track of court settings with pertinent information for the probation officers. Keep

schedule for officers and daily log. Report to the main office in Brownsville, Texas, on daily

occurrences.

Texas State Technical Institute

Airport Blvd

Harlingen, Texas 78550

Office Assistant: (September 1985 thru February 1987) Assisted the Lead Instructor of the

Vocational Department in filing, answering telephone, making copies, typing letters, gathering

information for classes, helping with schedules of instructors, distributing mail, preparing

packages and handouts for meetings, workshops, and classes. Assisted the secretary of

department with similar duties.

San Benito CISD

240 N. Crockett St

San Benito, Texas 78586

Secretary Assistant: (September 1984 thru May 1985) Assist secretary with telephone, mail

letters, help prepare board room for school board meetings, distribute mail, file, post office

errands.

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