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EMAIL: ad0974@r.postjobfree.com
BARBARA DELUCA
WORK EXPERIENCE
**** - ******* **. ***** ******** Dobbs Ferry, NY
Office Manager:
Manage daily operations for a high-volume internal medicine practice that treats 60+ patients each day
Sustains daily complex schedule and creates nightly and weekend on-call schedule
Maintains an efficient front office by overseeing the input of patient data; check in, check out, co-payment and bill collection. Insurance eligibility and appointment confirmation
Assists with the development of practice objectives to ensure financial profitability
Provides co-workers, patients and management with responses in a positive, supportive and cooperative manner
Meets regularly with the Director and Physicians to strategize and plan for efficient operations
Perform daily reconciliation of batches and prepare bank deposit
Complete work schedules and daily assignments for all Clerical/Clinical staff by arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work
Process payroll and time off requests
Forster an environment of teamwork and service excellence within the department
Hire personnel, conduct performance evaluations, counsel team in performance improvement, conflict resolutions, and disciplinary actions
Address patient concerns that cannot be adequately addressed by the staff
2010 – 2016 Westchester Health Katonah, NY
Office Manager:
Managed the overall operation of a multi specialty medical practice
Maintained an efficient front office by overseeing the input of patient data; check in, check out, co-payment and bill collection. Insurance eligibility and appointment confirmation
Assisted with the development of practice objectives to ensure financial profitability
Provided co-workers, patients and management with responses in a positive, supportive and cooperative manner
Met regularly with the Director and Physicians to strategize and plan for an efficient operations
Maintained the Physicians master schedule to ensure the orderly operations of the office
Assisted patients arriving at office with billing issues
Monitored the waiting room area, evaluating patient satisfaction
Performed daily reconciliation of batches and prepared bank deposit
Entered VNA/X-Ray charges and performed reconciliation to accounts for missing encounters and information
Completed work schedules and daily assignments for all Clerical/Clinical staff by arranging tasks, people and other resources to accomplish the work
Processed payroll and time off requests
Fostered an environment of teamwork and service excellence within the department
Hired personnel, conducted performance evaluations, counseled team in performance improvement, conflict resolutions, and disciplinary actions
Process Supervisor: Customer Service/Collection
Strong customer service/customer care for over 125 physicians
Administrative assistant to the billing director
Collaborated with billing director to resolve patient complaints
Hired personnel, conducted performance evaluations, counseled team in performance improvement, conflict resolution, and disciplinary action
Fostered an environment of teamwork and service excellence within the department
Supervision and coordination of daily customer service/collection calls
Strong medical billing /resolve patient billing/insurance issues
Oversaw patient credit card payments and resolve misapplied payments
Reviewed and approved requests for patient refunds
Assisted patients arriving at WHA with billing and collection balances
Reviewed and prepared patient accounts for collection and work same accounts with
outside collection agency
2008 – 2010 S & D Medical Bedford Hills, NY
Teleradiology Operations Assistant
Responsible for coordinating and managing 60+ physicians radiology schedule
Provided administrative and technical support to radiologists and outside accounts
Projected a professional image through heavy phone interaction
Created on-call schedule and ensure schedules were received by appropriate sites
Responsible for coordinating specific reads with sub-specialty radiologists
Medical Biller
Worked NEIC reports to ensure bills was submitted in a timely and accurate manor
Investigated/Appealed Claims
Accounts Receivable
Prepared and processed refunds
Posted charges and adjustments
2005 – 2008 Cross Island Trading Co. White Plains, NY
Bookkeeper
Credit/Collection
Accounts Receivable/ Accounts Payable
Invoicing/Billing
Processed Orders/Investigated Claims
International business transactions (letter of credit, wire transfers)
Performed administrative duties
1988 – 1995 MCI Rye Brook, NY
Collection Analysis
Responsible for IBM accounts
Provided customer service on these same accounts specifically responding to customer inquiries and complaints
All phases of credit and collection
Responsible for billing and accounts receivable
EDUCATION
Berkeley College White Plains, NY
Accelerated Business Degree