Julie Bednar
Coal Township, PA *****
*********@*****.***
Full time employment in an office setting.
Work Experience
Front Desk Receptionist
Progressive Vision Institute - Shamokin, PA
October 2018 to October 2022
Intake and triage patient calls for a nine physician practice with ten incoming lines for appointments, diagnostic procedures and surgery scheduling. Performed patient intake and check out, insurance and demographic confirmation, copay collection, referrals, prior authorizations. Performed a variety of clerical duties including medical records charting and filing and related practice documents. Office Manager/Physician Practice Coder/Biller
Sanjay K. Sen MDPC - Shamokin, PA
June 2015 to April 2018
A busy internal medicine practice with one provider who saw approximately 35 to 40 patients per day. My responsibilities included managing the office staff, managing all aspects of physician practice coding
(ICD 9 and 10, CPT, HCPC), billing and AR resolution, following accounts through the revenue cycle including chart review for accurate coding and to capture all charge details for billing, data entry into the Kareo billing system and direct data entry systems, claims submission, payment posting and contractual adjustments, patient balance billing and resolution of claim denials. I also performed related activities such as cash management, bank deposits, insurance verification and prior authorizations and interact with insurance provider service reps and provider portals such as PA Promise (DPW) and Navinet. Payers included Medicare, Medicaid, HMO’s both capitated and noncapitated, Federal Black Lung and commercial insurances. I was conversant with their regulations and billing requirements including timely filing restrictions and reimbursement guidelines.
Clinical Support Assistant
Shamokin Area Community Hospital - Coal Township, PA March 2011 to June 2015
Assisting ten private physicians who utilized clinic space in both clinical and clerical duties, triaging three incoming phone lines, faxing, filing, scheduling appointments, scheduling surgeries, data entry, creating a monthly schedule for the clinic based physicians and distributing it to other departments, maintaining and updating the monthly census, providing patient education relative to the specialist and their upcoming procedures.
Education
12th & Business School Diploma in Executive Secretarial with Medical Option NCA School of Business - Marion Heights, PA
January 1999 to June 1999
Skills
• Medical Records
• Medical Office Experience
• Triage
• Medical Scheduling
• Patient Care
• HIPAA
• Management
• Medical Billing
• Hospital Experience
• Epic
• Medical Coding
• CPT Coding
• Insurance Verification
• ICD Coding
• EMR Systems
• Medical Terminology
• Office Administration
Certifications and Licenses
CPR Certification