Lakia Sellman
Vision Care Leader
Annapolis, MD *1401
*********@*****.***
To obtain a position at a marketing or account management firm that will allow me to grow into my role as an account specialist and that will allow me to utilize my skills already obtained while employed in the healthcare industry.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Optician
Katzen Eye Group - Towson, MD
November 2021 to September 2022
• Responsibilities include fitting and dispensing eyeglasses and other eye care products to patients.
• Insurance authorization retrieval and submitting electronic and paper claims for Medicare, MedStar, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and Davis Vision patients. Vision Center Manager
Walmart - Baltimore, MD
October 2019 to August 2020
Oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships. Building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results. Identifying and addressing improvement opportunities and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning. Team Lead- Floor Shift Leader
Luxottica Retail-LenCrafters
June 2016 to August 2018
• RIFT Captain
• FIC compliant
• Key Holder
• Assisting Floor Associates
• Fitting and Dispensing eyewear products
• General office duties
• Pull insurance authorizations, claims management, and patient education Assistant Manager-Contact Lenses
National Vision
July 2015 to September 2015
• Responsibilities included managerial duties.
• Supervising O.D. Tech staff.
• Performing I&R classes to new contact lens wearers.
• Managing contact lens inventory.
Administrative operations
• Pull insurance authorizations, claims management, and patient education
• Conduct preliminary test for the optometric doctor when appropriate Dispensing Optician
The Optical Place/Kasper, Loeb, & Miller P.A
September 2013 to January 2015
Responsibilities include fitting and dispensing eyeglasses and other eye care products to patients. Majority elder patient demographic post cataract.
● Insurance authorization retrieval and submitting electronic and paper claims for Medicare, MedStar, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and Davis Vision patients.
• General office duties.
Nashville, TN Dispensing Optician/Lead Lab Technician Eyecare Plus - Antioch, TN
May 2011 to March 2012
- May 2011-Mar 2012.
● Responsibilities included fitting and dispensing eyeglasses and other eye care products to patients.
● Finish lab performance
● Insurance authorization retrieval and submitting claims for Medicare supplements.
● Frame and finished lens ordering (B2B commerce; i.e. Luxottica Group, Silhouette, Vision Ease, Seiko)
● General office duties
Dispensing Optician and Sales Associate
Luxottica Retail
December 2008 to May 2011
Responsibilities included fitting and dispensing eyeglasses and other eye care products to patients.
● Frequently conducting Insertion and Removal classes with first time contact lens patients
● Insurance authorization retrieval
● Consulting customers on the latest Luxottica Group sunwear and general eyewear
● General office duties
Dispensing Optician
America's Best - Glen Burnie, MD
January 2007 to March 2008
Responsibilities included fitting and dispensing eyeglasses and other eye care products to patients.
● General office duties
● Patient care
● Sales
O.D. Tech Coordinator
Doctor's Vision Works - Annapolis, MD
September 2006 to December 2006
Responsibilities included maintaining the front desk,
● Conduct I&R classes
● Ordering contact lens for the doctor and patients
● Pre-screening patients before their exam using the Auto Refractor and Tonometer.
● Other office duties included scheduling appointments, insurance authorization retrieval, and supervising other O.D. Technicians.
Optical Associate/Apprentice Optician
Sam's Club Optical - Annapolis, MD
February 2005 to August 2006
Responsibilities included fitting and dispensing eyeglasses and contact lenses
● Pre-screening patients
● General office duties
● Take pride in the work environment, including store cleanliness and presentation Education
BA in Business Administration in Business Administration Ashford University
March 2016 to March 2019
Opticianry
National Academy of Opticianry
January 2007 to November 2007
High School Diploma
Annapolis Senior High
September 1997 to May 2001
Skills
• Scheduling
• training
• Sales
• Microsoft Office
• Billing
• Medical Records
• Medical Billing
• Laboratory Experience
• Insurance Verification
• Medical Scheduling
• HIPAA
• Supervising Experience
• Patient Care
• Administrative Experience
• Office Management
• Management
• Accounting
• Leadership
• Financing and accounting (10+ years)
• Microsoft Access
• Analysis skills
• Experience Administering Injections
• Medical Receptionist
• Medical Terminology
• Microsoft Excel
• Accounting software
• Data entry
• QuickBooks
• Medical Office Experience
Certifications and Licenses
Driver's License
American Board of Opticianry Certification - 170599 January 2020 to December 2022
• Above average in spectacle lenses comprehension
• Above average in prescription comprehension
• Above average in eyewear device functionality