Elymic K. Col n-Garc a
PO Box **** Carolina PR, 00986
********************@*****.***
Objective Obtain a position in which my experience and my
education can be merged flawlessly to provide
quality service.
Experience
Health Information Management Manager
Doctors' Center Hospital
November-April
San Juan, PR
Supervise 8 employees. Do the hospital statistics.
Have developed and maintained the operational
systems, and created policies and procedures to
provide a high quality medical record. Deal with
the department's problems such as incomplete
records; create space for records and coding. Deal
efficiently with internal service and external
customers. Code medical records when is needed.
Created the procedures for quality improvement,
vacations, educational and the budget for the
following year. Responsible for maintaining
records confidentiality and security. Active member
of the committees of revenue cycle, blood
transfusions, quality and the medical records of the
health institution. Implementation of an Electronic
Health Record.
Health Information Management Director
Caribbean Medical Center
March-November
Fajardo, PR
Supervise fourteen employees. Update reports.
Interview candidates for different positions in my
department. Balance working hours. Schedule
employees working shifts. Train employees to code
medical records in E.R. Solve administrative
problems. Analyze legal medical records regarding
sues and subpoenas. Good team work with the Quality
Control and Utilization Departments. Deal with
handicaps insurance companies and divulge Social
Security medical records. Prepare the Department for
the Joint Commission Accreditation. Implementation
of an Electronic Health Record.
Health Information Management Director
Episcopal San Lucas Hospital
February-March
Guayama, PR
Supervise eighteen employees. Resolve administrative
problems. Support the administration at the
courthouse. Deal with the department problems such
as incomplete records, space for records and coding.
Standardized Patient
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
2009-2013
San Juan, PR
Simulated a set of symptoms or problem to teach
medicine students. Provide feedback after such
encounters, to train students to learn professional
conduct.
Assistant - Clerk
Inherited Diseases -Pediatric Hospital Dr. Antonio
Ortiz
2008 - May 2010
San Juan, PR
Compiled patient records dating from 1989 to 2007.
Worked in the molecular biology laboratory as an
assistant creating data bases using excel and file
maker programs. Gather demographic data on Puerto
Rican newborn to be used in research projects. Also
worked as an assistant rotating in laboratories such
as endocrinology and newborn screening lab.
Research, Undergraduate Student
Laboratory of Neuroembriology, University of Puerto
Rico
2008-2009
San Juan, PR
Investigate neuroembriology of the Western Mosquito
fish ("Gambusia affinis affinis"). I did tiny
dissections in the spinal cord and took out the
neural mast of the fish.
Tutor and Mentor
Title V- Medical Sciences Campus
2006-2007
Carolina, PR
Help students develop and enrich their skills in
mathematic and sciences classes in order to improve
their grades.
Education 2005-2009 University of Puerto Rico San Juan, PR
B.A., Natural Sciences concentration in General
Sciences
2009-2012 Medical Sciences Campus San
Juan, PR
M.A. Professional Health School - Health Information
Administrator
Certification Register Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
April 2014
Languages Proficiency in Spanish and moderate to high
understanding, comprehension and writing of English.
Skills Computer skills, excellent communicator and
motivator.
Extracurricular Tutor students in math, musician and excellent cook.
Activities
Affiliations
AHIMA & PRHIMA since 2009
References
Available upon request