Position Desired

Remote Part time Outpatient Coder

Education & Certifications

COC, CPC

Skills

AHLTA, CHCS1, MSWorks, 3M CCE, Essentris, I-Chart, Outlook, Excel

Affiliations

AAPC since 2003

Current Employers -_

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, NAVY August 2006 to Present

Supervisor-Paula Ciaralli

Duties- Reviewed provider encounters, compared documentation with what was coded in CCE. Corrected coding as needed, provided letter of explanation for each change and trained providers. Gave power point presentation trainings. Created handouts. Audited 20 clinics including: Primary Care, Flight Medicine, Acute Care, Social Work, Case Management and Occupational Health. Coded ER when needed. IBWA coder 2009, inpatient hospital setting coding inpatient stays, surgeries, radiology; specialties include oral surgery, ENT, urology, OB/GYN and internal med.

Previous Employers

HCRS/NAVY CONTRACTOR August 2005 to August 2006

Supervisor – Paula Ciaralli

Duties - Coding for Outpatient Primary Care clinic averaged 150 charts per day.

SHARP HEALTHCARE AT GROSSMONT HOSPITAL September 2003 to August 2005

Supervisor – Bethann Potvin

Duties- Insurance verification, obtain authorization for all procedures. Code and billing duties for Oncology, Ambulatory Care Clinic, Wound Healing, and occasionally Cardiology and Radiation Oncology.

SHARP HEALTHCARE GROSSMONT HOSPITAL October 1997 to September 2003

Grossmont Cancer Center -Supervisor – Dr David Bodkin

Duties-2000 to 2003 Input billing charges in computer. Get authorizations Chemo and for procedures being ordered as well as track expirations to renew.

Register new patients and reregister est pt every 60days with re-verification of all insurance information.

Duties-1997 to 2000- Medical assistant-prep charts for each day, filing, EKGs, assist with bone marrow biopsies. On the doctor’s day off I worked in scheduling, medical records or with other providers.

DR MICHAEL ZIRPOLO 1995 to 1997

Supervisor-Dr Michael Zirpolo Family Practice

Duties- Pull, and prep charts, filing, EKGs, vision screenings, audio screenings, draw labs, chest xrays, process labwork. Set up & assist with outpt surgeries, sterilize all instruments, keep drug cabinet to OSHA standards, handle all OSHA inspections. Injections, and ear lavages were included in my duties.

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