Laura Blancas
Summary: -
Laura has ample years of experience as a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Lead HR, Payroll Coordinator, Office Manager, Payroll Processor, Administrative Care Coordinator.
17 years of experience in Healthcare field, 5 years in payroll, 5 years as an administrative coordinator, 5 years in staffing/ scheduler coordination, 3 years un recruiting and 10 years in EMR.
Worked as a Professional HR Scheduler, Payroll, Coordinator and Office Manager with several years of experience.
Understands HR and payroll functions and processes.
Expertise in customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
Excellent software skills & Ability to multitask while paying great attention to detail to ensure satisfaction, privacy, and accuracy.
Skills: -
web browsing
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Power Point
Outlook
Excel
electronic medical record
electronic health record
SAP
Oracle
ADP
Vesta
Grace time
Kronos payroll programs
Education: -
Kaplan Career College 2010
medical Assistant
Advance Technical Nursing Academy 2005
nursing assistance
Professional Experience: -
Harland Clarke – San Antonio, TX May 2021 – Jul 2021
USA Staffing/HR Generalist
Assist with all internal and external HR-related matters.
Participate in developing organizational guidelines and procedures.
Recommend strategies to motivate employees.
Assist with the recruitment process by identifying candidates, conducting reference checks and issuing employment contracts.
Investigate complaints brought forward by employees.
Coordinate employee development plans and performance management.
Perform orientations and update records of new staff.
Manage the organization’s employee database and prepare reports.
Produce and submit reports on general HR activity.
Assist with budget monitoring and payroll.
Keep up to date with the latest HR trends and best practices.
Darby Day Staffing – Grand Prairie, TX Jan 2021 – Apr 2021
Lead HR/Recruiter
sourcing candidates online
updating job ads
conducting background checks
K-Force Agency - Tampa, FL May 2020 - Jul 2020
HR Assistant
Perform administrative work, including scheduling, maintaining files and sorting mail for the Human Resources department
Enter employment data into computer database
Track and update hourly employee leaves of absence
Randstad Agency Temp Agency - Atlanta, GA Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
HR Coordinator
Running criminal background through ESS
Organize New employee Folder
Running & updating Excel reports
Answering multiple calls
Updating monthly examine tics reports
Filing physical and new employee files
Payroll through Kronos
Hire Genics Temp Agency – Dallas, TX Nov 2018 - Dec 2018
Payroll Coordinator
assign drivers to retrieve helper timecards & cell phones.
Enter helper timecards into the payroll program.
Making sure I assign the correct helper with the driver so that each employee gets credit for their work.
Attention to details.
Select Rehab Hospital - San Antonio, TX Oct 2017 – Jul 2018
Scheduler/HR Assistant
Responsible for employee’s first day orientation with in-house modules, discussing our policies and procedures making sure every new employee reads and understands what the requirements are for full time and part time employees.
Daily Kronos payroll systems & when I work programs for scheduling the Nursing staff in which the acuity grid allows for 42bed in Select Rehab hospital.
Assisting the CNO with daily nursing staff attendances, position control reports, hiring & recruiting new employees.
Sets up staff meetings with all nursing staff for updates that are received from Corporate.
Receives and sends updates to all Supervisors daily with staffing issues.
Made sure we are fully staffed over the weekend.
Good Shepherd Hospice - Dallas, TX May 2017- Sep 2017
Office Manager
Coordinates intra-office communications, with messages, memos received to the needs of scheduling of meetings with updates to new policies and procedures.
Ensures all records are maintained according to federal, state, intermediary and agency standards.
Coordinates new employee screenings, orientation, drug screen and training activities.
Maintain office organization and equipment.
Maintains payroll information including processing of payroll, PTO, and attendance records.
A self-starter with a high degree of initiative and motivation to complete all assignments given.
Assist the Executive Director in preparing correspondence, reports and special projects as requested. 3 years Experienced of running criminal background checks (E-Verify, sex offender, OIG, TX DPS, Child support, etc.
data entry new employee into SAP, Grace-time payroll program along in setting up Relias & tiger text. knowledge of ADP, Vesta & Grace -time payroll programs.
Manages company expenses into the expense program by bill due date to be paid on time. Intakes new hospice referrals upon receiving.
Admissions & medical records entered Mumms/PAS program when necessary.
2 years of knowledge of running clients through MVP, Medicaid, MESAV & Medicare in identifying client’s active benefits.
Knowledge of tracking recertification of Medicare & Medicaid benefit guidelines.
Girling Healthcare – Brooklyn, NY Jun 2015 - Jan 2017
Lead Staffing Coordinator/Payroll Processor
Coordinates care of all clientele in making sure they are staffed with providers. Met quota by authorization of client’s services start of care date.
Sends & communicates updates to caseworkers at Superior, Amerigroup, Molina, VA, APS & Department of disability aging services.
Experience with authorizations, referrals that are received from VA, HMO, PHC/Dads cases.
Trained new staffing Coordinators as well as multitasking & keeping up with my daily workload.
Processing payroll in Vesta payroll program.
Data enters all new employees into AS400 & SAP programs.
Recruits new employees in the hiring & terminating process.
EVV/Vesta knowledge daily.
Responsibilities/Skills Used: Excel, emailing, faxing, Vesta, 2067, AS400, SAP program. E-verify OIG, etc.
Good communication skills, multi phone lines. Multi-tasking professionally with providers & clients on a high level of stress.
Corrected forms 2067,501 etc. used for each service such as Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services or DADS, Amerigroup, Molina, Superior, VA & Community First choice.
MCCI MEDICAL GROUP - Miami, FL Jul 2012 - Mar 2015
Administrative Care Coordinator
Care coordination: inbound and outbound post hospital discharge calls.
Post hospital questionnaire to members.
Contacted physician offices to coordinate recently discharged member’s needs regarding appointments, medication needs, home health, DME, transportation, signs and symptoms reported to chronic disease case manager and referred to these programs, refer to behavioral health case manager for crisis calls.
Performs and documents clinical intake using appropriate terminology and abbreviations to determine patient's complaints.
Worked on daily excel reports with added formulas, email, faxing, post hospital discharge calls to our Humana gold members in making sure all their needs are met. Pulled census from database & communicated discharges to nurse case managers.
Receives daily patient’s hospital discharge sheets to report to the corporate office for doctor’s update and follow ups.
Productive in making sure all patients had their appointments scheduled with their PCP within 72 hours of hospital discharge, DME equipment & meds were received.