NORMA ORTIZ ********@*****.*** 310-***-****
Summary of Skills:
** + years’ experience in healthcare
Hospital admissions, registration
Medical insurance verifications
Bilingual English and Spanish
Referral Coordinator,
Surgery Scheduler
Community Outreach
Administrative Assistant medical and non-medical Professional Experience:
Beach Cities ENTS
Surgery Coordinator, Referral Coordinator 06/202 - Present
Surgery scheduling for two surgeons
Liaison between internal Providers and hospital Staff
Coordinate all surgeries with hospital staff
Prepare all surgery documents
Referral Coordinator
Process HMO authorizations, Verify HMO, PPO for deductible collections
Schedule patient appointment, follow up and retreat consultation clinical notes, studies T.H.E. Health & Wellness Centers 05/2016-06/2021
Referral Coordinator
Process referrals for Family practice for several medical providers
Coordinate prenatal OB ultrasound appointments and track visits
Schedule mammography appointments, coordinates monthly schedule, track report status for abnormal results and follow up for additional testing (i.e.: diagnostic mammogram & breast ultrasound)
Scanning, faxing, mailing medical authorizations
Excellent customer service
St. John’s Well Child and Family Center (Assignment) 09/2015-01/2016 Referral Coordinator
Clinical liaison to outside agencies, partners and patients
Process urgent, routine and direct referrals
Responsible for updating referrals tracking through i2i tracks
Fax authorizations to the specialist, mail copy to the patient and update internal notes
Great customer service and communicational skills; assist patients and provide solutions Merchants Bank of California, N.A. (Assignment) 08/2014-04/2015 Administrative Assistant
Prepare monthly board meetings minutes
Assist HR and maintained new hires and all employee portfolios, internal department organizational charts updated, and coordinate interviews NORMA ORTIZ ********@*****.*** 310-***-****
Updated policies on as needed basis, updated annual labor law posters, brochures, manuals, etc.
Enrolled all new employee hires into BVS Performance Solution curriculum training and prepared monthly excel reports to ensure all employees are incompliance with policies and procedures
Customer support to other departments; money-business and personal account inquiries, account balances, debit withdrawals, return items, unlocked accounts as requested by the clients (i.e.: re-setting passwords), etc.
Providence Little Company Of Mary Hospital San Pedro, CA 04/2003-07/2013 Admitting Registrar & Community Health Outreach Worker/Promotora Admissions:
Hospital admissions, inpatient and outpatient procedures as well as emergency room services and chemical dependency program
Insurance verifications and co-payment collections
Verify and update all patient demographics as well as obtain proper singed consents of admissions forms (COA), authorization letters as necessary, doctors’ orders for all medical procedures
Inter-relations with Physicians, Nurses, Hospital staff and patients
Special project with the admitting management and strategic admission planning to implement accurate registration demographics, efficient triaging and minimize patient wait and raise hospital revenue by collecting co-payment Promotora:
Patient advocate for community outreach program
Assist with the organization of community health fair events with respect to services
Assist with the insurance application enrollment forms for Medi-cal and HWLA and submission
Facilitek Inc. 02/2007-12/2012
Administrative Assistant
Client relations with various business partners and service providers
Human Resources: Employee payroll through ADP, Workman’s comp filling, 401(k) filling, unemployment claims, maintain employee portfolios
Performed administrative duties working closely with executive team, including interviews for new recruits
Supervised and coordinate work schedule for multiple work crews for multiple projects
Performed secretarial and office duties as required; work closely with project managers, inspectors, job site supervisors.
Electronic billing for multiple accounts and collections through QuickBooks Education:
E.L.A Occupational Center Data Entry
Wilson High School General Education
Providence LCM Education Department Promotora/Certified Application Assistant (CAA)