Lucy Pitera
***A Rivervale Court
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Cell 908-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***
Objective: To obtain a full time position within an establishment where I can utilize my current experience
and have a potential to exel.
Education: Kean University 1995-1996
St. Mary of Assumption High School 1991-1995
Career History:
Gastro-Surgi Center, Mountainside, NJ February 2014-Present
Insurance Verification/Billing Department
Verified benefits for all patients having procedures in the facility
Obtained authorizations, pre-certifications and referrals
Notified patients of their financial obligations: co-pays, deductibles, co-insurance
Accessed Navinet to obtain information regarding patients policies
Acted as receptionist entering demographic information and collecting payments for procedures being
performed
Corresponded with physicians offices regarding insurance matters, pathology/lab result
Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ April 2008-September 2012
Corporate Health Coordinator
Acted as a receptionist & performed secretarial functions such as typing letters, documents, entering data, copying and collating for Corporate and Employee Health
Greeting Executives and escorting them throughout the facility, gathering of test results, encounter forms
and collating for physician review
Demonstrated working knowledge of scheduling, booking, rescheduling/cancelling appointments of new
hires, executives and employees
Answered telephones, directed/transferred calls appropriately, took messages accurately
Maintained Employee and Corporate Health records
Demonstrated a high level of customer service skills of internal/external customers
Obtained, verified, and updated patient information, maintained confidentiality according to policies
Patient demographics
Pre-registration of patients
Chart entry and member record access
Hippa consents/patient representative
Chart entry and member record access
Entered diagnostic test procedures and supplies into orders system
Demonstrated a working knowledge of the insurance grid for all services performed
Established and maintained a positive working relationship with physicians, staff and patients
Protected the privacy and confidentiality of all patients and employees
Communicated any problems, equipment concerns or issues to manager
Kessler Rehabilitation Center, Clark, NJ February 2000-2008
Office Administrator /Front Desk Manager
Assistant to physical therapist/clinical manager
Tracking all patient visits, payments, referrals, pre-certifications and authorizations
Billing and collections
Insurance verifications, authorizations, pre-certifications and referral for all therapy procedures
Daily correspondence with physicians, insurance companies, nurse-case mangers, adjusters and lawyers
Banking deposits
Recording weekly stats
General office duties including: customer service, filing, copying, faxing, answering the telephone,
scheduling/cancelling/rescheduling appointments
Doctor’s Choice, Rahway, NJ November 1996-February 2000
Administrative Assistant
Responsible for all front desk duties
Assistant to Chiropractor/Podiatrist/Osteopath and office manger
Scheduled appointments, surgeries, diagnostic tests/procedures
Billing, collection and banking deposits
Insurance verifications, referrals, authorizations and pre-certifications
Developing X-rays
General office duties including: customer service, filing, copying, faxing, answering telephones,
scheduling/cancelling/rescheduling appointments
Bayway Pharmacy, Elizabeth, NJ December 1995-April 1997
Customer Service/Pharmacy Assistant