Karen Alicia Eckert
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
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Education:
Associate of Applied Science in Accounting Sinclair Community College – Winter of 2009.
Bachelors of Science in Accounting Franklin University - August of 2011.
Master’s in Business Administration Franklin University - May 2014
Several certificates from seminars for collections, teaching, CPT and ICD-9 coding, and various insurance seminars.
Notary
Professional Experience:
07/16-present North Okaloosa Physician Group
Practice Manager
Manage 3 different offices/specialties/locations
Set-up new physicians
Billing
A/P, A/R
Order supplies
Set up processes
Clean up old A/R for hospilalists
07/15-07/16: Wayne Frier Homes
Auditor
Audit Floorplan/Theft/Financial/Commission
Train new Bookkeepers
QuickBooks
Prepare all Financials
Audit and correct all entries
Journal Adjusting Entries
Travel to four different locations
04/15-06/16: Chicos-Soma/White House Black Market
Sales Lead/Key Holder
Operations
oStock Room
oPaperwork
Supervise employees
Open/Close Store
Sales/Personal Shopper
Stocking merchandise
Clean and organize store
Register
06/15-04/16: Banana Republic
Women’s Specialist
Floor Set
Delivery Estimate
New Inventory
Sales
Stocking and straightening
Clean
Register run and close
6/14-04/15: Macy’s Shenango Valley
Fine Jewelry Associates
Sales/Credits Cards
Documentation
Counts/balancing
Customer Sales
Closing/opening register
Worked on Fine Jewelry Bay
6/14-10/14: Valeri L. Roth, D.O. P.C.
Practice Manager
All aspects of the of A/R
Reorganizing the office
Starting the process of building and growing the office
Managing the personnel/HR
All aspects of the office as needed
Starting the process of financials and budgeting
1/13-12/13: Trumbull Radiologists, Inc.
Business Manager
Human Resources/Manage 20 employees Medical/Clerical/Business
Help to interview and evaluate new physicians
Contracting/Credentialing
Review A/R Collections
Evaluations with review of productivity
Review and implement new policies and handbook
Hiring/firing
Help to outsource billing
Compare and analyze data, budgeting analysis
In the process of reviewing PQRS and Meaningful Use
Review of financials
Start new processes
oExcel spreadsheets
oNew software
oNew processes for the computer
3/12-01/13: MacIntosh Company
Corporate Accountant for Five Nursing and Rehab Facilities and One Homecare
Posting in the General Ledger
Financial Report
Accounts Payable
Posting Journal Entries
Balance multiple journals
Help with the budget
Accruals
5 nursing facilities and Home Health Care
12/11 to 3/12
CHS-Temporary
Researcher
Help to research and clean up the adult daycare accounts receivable
Help review accounts receivable for Homecare and Home Healthcare
Help with various spreadsheets
Medicaid/Medicare
5/09 to 11/11: Vrable Healthcare
Billing Manager for Six Nursing and Rehab Facilities
Perform all aspects of accounts receivable.
Prepare multiple reports for the Controller and CFO.
Preparing and filing of all claims, Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial Insurance
adjustment entries and balancing of accounts
clean up accounts for Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial Insurance
Balance 6 cash logs
appeal managed care claims
pre-certs, re-certs, and post-certs
10/08 to 1/2010: Sinclair Community College
Master Tutor
Accounting, Economics, Math, Management
Hosted Accounting labs
4/09 to 11/09 Warren County Career Center
Instructor
Instructor for International Classification of Diseases-Volume 9-Clinical Modification, Current Procedural Terminology-Hospital, Current Procedural Terminology.
Created instructional materials, tests, and assignment
01/07 to 6/08: Southwestern College (Franklin)
Instructor
Instructor for International Classification of Diseases-Volume 9-Clinical Modification, Current Procedural Terminology-Hospital, Current Procedural Terminology, Medisoft computer software, Medical terminology and Anatomy & Physiology.
Created instructional materials, tests, and assignments.
11/06 to 8/07: Dayton Internal Medicine
Office Manager
Set-up and maintained Medisoft billing system. Performed all accounts receivable functions. Maintained spreadsheet on costs. Dealt with Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurance
Trained others on the computer system
Pre-certifications for medications and/or procedures and reworked patient office charts.
Organize the office, while Supervising 2 Medical Assistants. Order supplies and other miscellaneous tasks.
01/06 to 11/06: Kindred Hospital
Billing/Admissions
Performed data entry and Completed admission forms.
Prepared and ran reports for other departments.
Ran reports and executed the daily close.
Pre-certifications for admissions and follow up on claims with Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurance.
Acted as the back-up for the admissions office, with responsibilities for entering patients information into the computer system, contacting physician, nursing staff, and pharmacy regarding admission and performing patient assessments.
Miscellaneous duties as needed for the Business Office Manager and Chief Financial Officer.
12/04 to 7/05: Dayton Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeons, Inc.
Billing/Front desk Supervisor
Performed accounts receivable functions, corrected data/information on the Mysis system, and corrected and refiled claim to Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurances.
Trained employees on different aspects of the software
Responsible for follow up with contracting for new physician. Supervised four receptionists and three billing clerks. Reviewed insurance payments to make sure the office was being reimbursed for outstanding contracted amounts. Retyped and updated all office forms to reflect personnel changes. Performed other miscellaneous tasks as needed. Reorganize both personnel, as well as, materials in the office.
6/04 to 12/04: Alternate Solutions Healthcare
H/R and Accounting Coordinator
A/R, A/P, Collections, Payroll, Data entry, miscellaneous duties around the office.
9/03 to 6/04: Healthserve
Review Clerk:
Accounts Receivable: Follow up with Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurance concerning unprocessed claims. Executed adjustments Debit/Credit in the vital works system. Call patients regarding insurance issues and account balances. Ran all aspects of the Medic System, including training other employees.
6/95 to 7/03: Urologic Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
Office Manager:
Administrative: Personnel (Hiring, Payroll, Benefits), Liaison between Doctors and employees. trained all employees on the computer system
Accounting: Payables and balancing of five bank accounts. Receivables on Medic computer, ICD-9 coding, CPT coding, patient accounts. Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurance claims and contracting.
Clinical: Assist with office procedures (cystoscopies, vasectomies, catherization, etc.). Responsible surgery scheduling. And Pre-certifications
Increased receivables from $60,000 to $1,200,000
Helped to set-up a brewery
4/89 to 6/95: Orthopedic Associates of Southwestern Ohio, Inc.
Billing
Receivables on Mysis Computer system
trained new people on computer system
posting payments
account review and clean up with Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurances
collections
pre-certifications
follow up with insurance companies
appeal denied claims
refunds
filling all claims for Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial insurances
ICD-9 coding, CPT coding
Disability forms
Medical records
Contracting with insurance companies
Softwares: Mysis (Medic) developed and maintained for Urologic Phys. and Surg., Inc.
Medisoft developed and maintained for Dayton ENT, Inc.
Quicken 2000/Peachtree, Microsoft, Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access, Outlook, Vitalworks, Mediworks, Protouch, Medisoft, MDI, PCC, Quadax, Great Plains, Allscripts, Carevoyant, Quickbooks, Athena.