Erica Ainsworth
ad4esb@r.postjobfree.com
Metairie, LA.
Objective: To gain a position within your office that will enable me to use my strong organizational skills, educational background, and ability to work well with people and to secure a position with a well-established organization with a stable environment that will lead to a lasting relationship. Experience:
Airport Operations
07/2023-Present Jetblue Airways (Part-time)
• Provide exceptional customer service
• Conduct check-in process for Customers via computer
• Verify Customers’ personal identification
• Tag, lift, and handle Customer luggage
• Announce flight arrivals, departures, and pre-boarding information via the public address system
• Communicate with our Customers to keep them constantly informed
• Offer ancillary products to our Customers such as “even more speed” and “even more space”
• Coordinate various duties with coworkers and other departments to ensure proper handling of Customers
• Help prepare aircraft cabin for Customer boarding and departure, which can include light cleaning of seats, seat-pockets, and floor
• Operation of airport equipment, e.g. customer enplaning/deplaning equipment such a Jet bridge, Turbo way, airstairs, etc.
• Assist Customers with special needs, e.g. Customers who need assistance in boarding
• Crewmembers will be required to perform and/ or rotate through all Airport Operations related functions (gate, ticket counter, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned
Event Coordinator
01/2023-07/2023 Tux to Geaux (Part-time)
• Listening attentively to customer requests and keeping records of these requests
• Managing and budgeting customer finances
• Selecting an appropriate venue suitable for the type of event
• Having good knowledge of geographic locations and their main attractions
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with vendors and venues
• Planning event details and aspects and guests
• Creating reliable financial reports and collecting payments on time
• Remaining under budget with all costs
Customer Service Respresentative
05/2022-09/2022 Medimpact (Contract 4-month project)
• Input prior authorizations into system.
• Assist Members withn benefit Information
• Organize existing data into spreadsheets.
• Collaborate with other departments to assist in obtaining pre-authorizations in a cross- functional manner
• Review the accuracy and completeness of the information entered into database.
• Search for and investigate information contained in files.
• Verify outdated data and make any necessary changes to records.
• Comply with Hippa to make sure all members information is kept confidential and secure. Customer Service Representative
06/2021-09/2021 Vantage Health (Contract 3-month project)
• Assist Members withn benefit Information
• Verify insurance and explain insurance benefits information to patients
• Pre-Authorizations to determine medical necessity on certain test and medication that may need to be covered.
• Submit and follow up on appeals
• Process Medicare claims
• Answer Multi phones in call center environment routed calls to appropriate department if needed
• Greet public and clients and direct them to the correct staff member
• Monitor incoming emails and answer or forward as required
• Retrieve information when requested
• Verify and enter charges, collect, and post payments. Front Office Assistant
06/2019-05/2021 Atlanta Clinical Care Infectious Disease
• Demonstrates the organization’s mission and core values and conducts oneself at all times a manner consistent with these values
• Knows and adheres to all laws and regulations pertaining to patient health, safety, and medical information
• Greets patients and other visitors arriving for appointments, and notifies the appropriate associate(s), or directs the patient/visitor to appropriate service or facility
• Obtains, verifies, and enters patient information into Medical Practice Software and/or Electronic Medical Record Ensures the accuracy of all entries
• Performs telephone reception duties, answers routine questions, takes messages and refers calls to the appropriate associate(s) per individual ambulatory care setting policies and procedures.
• Schedules, reschedules, and cancels patient office visits as determined by physician preference and specific ambulatory care setting procedures. May include scheduling of referral tests and procedures ordered by the physician.
• Assures all records are available to the physician for phone messages and prepares patient medical record for office visit.
• Performs basic filing, scanning and photocopying duties.
• Verify and enter charges, collect, and post payments, balance daily charges, prepare daily deposit, and close the computer.
• Manages flow of paperwork through the registration process. Assures that patients are kept informed of appointment time delays.
• Maintains knowledge and skills of front office operations in order to assist as necessary with reception, medical records, scheduling, and billing functions Maintains a good rapport and cooperative working relationship with all members of the medical office, other medical offices, hospital services, and community agencies.
• Maintains technological competencies, organization, and neatness in the work area. Completes all mandatory in-services in required timeframe. Regularly assists co- workers as needed. Utilizes resources in a manner which reflects an understanding of proper stewardship.
Front Office Admin Assistant
02/2017-11/2018 Dyess Medical and Trauma Rehab
• Check in and check out
• Collect copayment
• Verify insurance and explain insurance benefits information to patients
• Pre-Authorizations
• Submit and follow up on appeals
• Process Medicare and Medicaid claims
• Schedule patient appointments
• Answer phones and transfer to the appropriate staff member
• Take and distribute accurate messages
• Maintain Doctors outlook calendar
• Follow up and make calls for the doctor to set up important meetings and appointments
• Greet public and clients and direct them to the correct staff member
• Coordinate messenger and courier service
• Receive, sort, and distribute incoming mail
• Monitor incoming emails and answer or forward as required
• Prepare outgoing mail for distribution
• Fax, scan and copy documents
• Process medical records
• Maintain office filing and storage systems
• Update and maintain databases such as mailing lists, contact lists and client information
• Retrieve information when requested
• Update and maintain internal staff contact lists
• Co-ordinate and maintain staff administrative records such as staff parking, staff phones and company Credit cards
• Type documents, reports, and correspondence
• Co-ordinate and organize appointments and meetings
• Monitor and maintain office supplies
• Ensure office equipment is properly maintained and serviced
• Perform work related errands as requested such as going to the post office and bank
• Keep office area clean and tidy
Admin Assistant/Pt Tech
01/2014-02/2017 Cross gates Physical Therapy
• Filing Insurance answering phone calls and ordering supplies for clinic
• Scheduling and handling all doctors’ request and orders
• Handling and sorting the mail and forwarding to you correct departments
• Posting daily deposits
• Process and verify insurance claims
• Submit prior authorization for payment of insurance claims
• Keep track of all employees’ records
• Process medical records
• Recruiting new employees
• Post Ads for available positions
• Keep track of Therapist outlook calendar
• Contact and make follow up calls to clients and schedule events
• Pre-Screen new hires phone interviews
• Assigning the task of teaching therapeutic exercises to improve the body strength and mobility to patient
• Administering physical therapy treatments like hydrotherapy massage and heat treatment under the instructions of the physical therapist
• Assigning responsibility of providing support to the physical therapist and a valuation of patients after the completion of treatment proceduresObserving and recording patient progress to the physical therapist and appropriate team members Front Desk/Night Audit/Customer Servive Rep
09/2012-01/2014 Microtel Inn and Suites
• Ensured general check-in and check-out of guests and nightly audit of daily receipts Assumed manager in charge for graveyard shifts
• Provided high quality customer service
• Registered guests in and out of hotel property and handled guests in and out of hotel property
• Took reservations requests efficiently and answered switchboard with proper telephone etiquette Monitored room availability and communicate with housekeeping
• Kept lobby and desk area clean and presentable
• Process credit card transactions
• Offered and properly handle requests for wake-up calls
• Education Salmen High, Slidell, La.1994-1997
• References Available on request.
• Certifications DHH Certified to process Medicaid Applications