Jordana Michelle Cohen
Cell: (***) ***-*** Email: *******@***.*******.***
Education
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology May 2016
Relevant Experience
Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY
fOB/GYN Access Center 3/20 – Present
Schedule for 22+ doctors in all areas of the OBGYN department
Provide remote job training for new Senior Patient Coordinator, advise on progress, and suggest areas needing further development
Schedule for new fibroid center in department with conjoined appointments with Interventional Radiology
fOB/GYN Department Floater 3/18 – 3/20
Cover responsibilities for one or more employees on a day to day basis, including Senior Patient Coordinators and Medical Records Clerks
A go-to for physicians across two sites for any issues on scheduling, and providing non-clinical information
Support colleagues by answering questions providing them with the appropriate information
Administer receptionist and call center duties with excellent conflict management abilities
Obtain pre-certifications/authorizations and referrals from insurance companies
Responsible for completion and coordination of patient disability/FMLA forms
Coordinate surgical procedures for patients; responsible for scheduling surgery, obtaining authorization,
instructing patients on pre-surgical testing, pre-operative guidelines and post-operative instructions, and scheduling post-operative follow up appointments.
Mentor and orient, and train new Senior Patient Coordinators and Floaters covering from other sites
Create and send out weekly outpatient schedule
Contact all referred patients through workqueues and marketing emails
Review and reconcile all call center pool messages to ensure completion and appropriate follow up
Update and distribute Lower Manhattan Practice Manuals for new employee’s
Assist with billing responsibilities to ensure each claim is sent and reviewed in a timely manner
Awarded the department’s Special Thanks and Recognition (S.T.A.R.) Award in 2018
Senior Patient Coordinator, Call Center 1/17 – 3/18
• Schedule for 9 doctors to ensure the use of optimal resources utilization
• Triage patient questions to ensure the appropriate party receives a notification and provides timely responses
• Serve as a patient advocate by addressing insurance, payment, physician, and visit concerns
•Exercise judgment on how to handle difficult or unusual situations with patients
Winthrop University Hospital Mineola, NY Volunteer 7/16 – 11/16
• Comforted children through fun-filled activities that kept them optimistic and positive
• Developed educational, interactive activates for children that aimed to help their growth and dissipate their fear of being in a hospital setting
• Implemented therapeutic approach arts and crafts that resulted in putting a sense of happiness in what can be a stressful situation
• Used positive reinforcement to encourage good behavior that made workflow easier on the doctors and nurses
Long island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Mineola, NY
Intern 6/15 – 8/15
• Scheduled and budget 5 events for children in need that were having issues at home from various types of issues
• Prepared weekly presentations that went into detail about different addicting drugs that was used to educate the school districts and community on signs and symptoms of drug addiction/abuse
• Managed telephones for client appointment reminders and directed issues to proper personnel
• Updated electronic files and databases daily to minimize errors using excel