CATENNIA FOSTER
********.******@********.*** 706-***-**** LAGRANGE, GA 30241
Summary
Senior Project Coordinator with demonstrated command and understanding of the human services profession, assist individual and communities to function as effectively as possible in the major domains of living. The educational training and preparation within this framework will change as a function of the work setting, the specific client population served, and the level of organization work. Senior Project Coordinator will focus to alleviate financial burden, from both patient and organization, networking with multiple pharmaceutical manufacturers and specialty pharmacies. Proactive leader with strengths in communication with insurance companies and collaborating patient enrollment of medication patient assistance programs. Proficient in leveraging medication patient assistance, copays and financial reimbursements to promote patient support and community needs.
Skills
• Enrollment medication patient assistance programs
• Apply for copay programs
• 10 years medication financial reimbursement
• Problem-solving skills
• Aseptic techniques
• Filling prescriptions
• Proper labeling procedures
• Workflow Optimization
• Insurance billing
• Patient paperwork
• Insurance Verification
• Prescription verification
• Ordering and stocking medications
• Verifying orders
• Resolving customer issues
• Supporting pharmacy operations
• Drug inventory control
Experience
WellStar West Georgia Medical
LaGrange, GA
CPhT, Senior Project Coordinator; Drug
Cost Avoidance Program
06/2008 -01/24/2022; 01/24/2022-current
• Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises
• Detailed-oriented team player; multi-task oriented
• Work well in fast-paced conditions
• Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts
• Vast knowledge of chemotherapy medications and admixtures
• Effective communication
• Consistently empathetic of community needs assessment
• Adhered to regulatory guidelines for workplace safety and customer confidentiality
• Worked with insurance companies to process claims, resolve problems and obtain payments
• Supervised inventory levels to maintain adequate supply of medications and medical supplies
• Transmit claims to insurance companies for payment and reconciled EOBs
• Ability to transcribe prescriptions and physician orders
• Initiate patient enrollment process for medication patient assistance: uninsured and underinsured
• Apply insured patients for Co-pay assistance grants
• Coordinate patient refills monthly with various specialty pharmacies and/or drug manufacturers
• Adaptable to change; flexible
• Exceptional work ethics
• Cultivate face-to-face communication with new and established patients
• Great rapport and communication with medical staff to convey important information
• Thoroughly document in patient's electronic profile for continuity of care
• Patient Advocate
WellStar West Georgia Medical
LAGRANGE, GA
Health Unit Coordinator
09/1996 - 06/2008
WellStar West Georgia Medical Center
LAGRANGE, GA
Environmental Services Housekeeper
10/1995 - 09/1996
Education and Training
Troy University Troy, AL
Bachelor of Science in Human Services
5/2022
• Minor in Psychology
LaGrange College (Incomplete) La Grange, GA
Some College (No Degree) in Nursing
West Georgia Technical College La Grange, GA
Associate of Science in Practical Nursing
10/2000
Accomplishments
• Obtained Pharmacy Technician Certification for the State of Georgia in 2009
• Recognized as Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists as 2011 Outstanding Pharmacy Technician
• Created highly effective Medication Patient Assistance Program at Community Action for Improvement, Inc. 2021, that significantly impacted efficiency for continued operations