CARO (CARRIE) Tomas
ORANGE GROVE, TX 78372
*************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE To obtain a job in an office that allows me to utilize my skills and potential as a helpful and industrious employee in any field.. W O R K H I S T O R Y
Calallen Medical Clinic December 11, 2017 to February 18, 2022
Receptionist/Medical Assistant
Front office duties: answering phones, insurance verification, payment posting, refill request, collections,adjustments and posting charges as needed.
Bay Area Anesthesia Associates
Corpus Christi Anesthesia Associates 1 October 2015 to July 2016 Practice Manager/Billing Operations overseeing 5 office staff, 1 MA, and 17CRNA’s. Credentaling for all 7 MD’s and the 17 CRNA’s. Overseeing all billing charges and payment. Following up on all denials and appeals. Electronic deposits into the bank. Facilitating any correspondence with the Accountant. All HR that would need to be done.
Allergy Partners of Corpus Christi November 2013 to October 2015 Practice Manager Overseeing 4 employees. Credentialing for our physician for the Insurance Companies and Hospitals. Ordering all medical and office supplies for our office. Facilitating the processing of accounts payable and receivable. Medical Assistant / Receptionist performing vitals on patients, injections, allergy testing, ID placement, ICD9 and CPT coding, phlebotomy, patient history, Filing, referrals, answering multi-line phone, Verification of benefits and scheduling appointments. Performing billing duties, inputting data in the computer, entering charges and payments. South Texas Comprehensive Cancer Centers August 2011 to October 2013 Financial Counselor for all six clinics, complete implementation of the EMR system and conversion of all medical records. Completion of Meaningful Use. Billing duties for Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology. All IT duties for our Calallen clinic. Medical Assistant performing vitals on patients, injections, ICD9 and CPT coding, phlebotomy, patient history, Filing, referrals, answering multi-line phone calls, and scheduling appointments. Performing the billing duties. Inputting data in the computer, entering charges and billing on HCFA 1500 and electronic. Padre Coast Medical Associates, PA. March 2007 – August 2011 Jaime D. Sandoval, MD 1301 Santa Fe St., Suite B 361-***-**** Billing Manager, Clinical Research Coordinator, Medical Assistant, and Receptionist At this office I started out as a Medical Assistant. Performing vitals on patients, EKG's, assisting doctors with procedures, injections, ICD9 and CPT coding, phlebotomy, patient history, Filing, referrals, answering multi- line phone, and scheduling appointments. Then 1 also began Performing the billing duties. Inputting data in the computer, entering charges and billing on HCFA 1500 and electronic. Also posting payments and following up on unpaid or denied claims. During this time was appointed office manager and with this came deposit posting, managing Clerical and clinical staff for two offices. Working with the accountant on accounts payable. Buying clerical and clinical supplies for two offices. Job duties include performing subject visits, collecting data directly from subjects, maintaining source documents, performing all lab duties, all study procedures including ECG’s, maintain regulator documents, vital signs, drug dispensing and accountability, and completing CRFs
Michael S. Lovoi, MD, P.A. December 2002 to December 2005 13725 Northwest Blvd., #260 361-***-****
Billing Supervisor and Clerical Supervisor. Supervision of seven employees’. Filling in all areas of the office that need help. Ordering supplies, all aspects of billing, electronic, secondaries, denials/appeals, and collections for patients and request for review for all insurance's, and all credentialing. Coastal Cardiology Associates October 25, 2000 to November 24, 2002 613 Elizabeth Suite 402-***-**** Billing and collections, working with patients and insurance companies, verification, appeals. Credentialing for seven doctors. Coastal Cardiology
613 Elizabeth St. Suite 402 361-***-**** 2000 to 2002 Medical Billing and Collections. Working with appeals and collections. 1
Padre Coast Medical Associates, PA. April 1998- Dec. 1999 Jaime D. Sandoval, MD 1415 Third St., Suite 310-***-**** Billing Manager, Office Manager, Medical Assistant, Receptionist At this office I started out as a Medical Assistant. Performing vitals on patients, EKG's, assisting doctors with procedures, injections, ICD9 and CPT coding, phlebotomy, patient history, filing, referrals, answering multi-line phone, and scheduling appointments. Then 1 also began performing the billing duties. Inputting data in the computer, entering charges and billing on HCFA 1500 and electronic. Also posting payments and following up on unpaid or denied claims. During this time was appointed office manager and with this came deposit posting, managing clerical and clinical staff for two offices. Working with the accountant on accounts payable. Buying clerical and clinical supplies for two offices.
Claudia Zimmerinan, P.A. Aug 98 to Jan 99
1621 South Brownlee Suite 101-***-****
Billing Clerk Insurance claims electronic billing and follow up collections on a part time basis. Princeton Medical Group-Weber Jan 98-April 98
Referral Coordinator, Receptionist, Medical Assistant I inputted referral authorizations for a five-doctor practice. Attended weekly meetings for approval or denial of referrals. Completed denial letters to patients. Assisted the office manager with her duties and filled in while the manager was out of the office. Buying of clerical and clinical supplies for the office. Receptionist duties filled in clinical settings with patients. Primary Care Physicians of CC Nov 96-Jan 98
Medical Assistant, Receptionist, Dermatology Assistant, Referrals Assisted doctors with multiple procedures, vitals, history on patients, EKG's, medical manager office software, appointments, multi-line phone, ICD9 and CPT coding, filing, referrals, phlebotomy, injections, buying clinical supplies. Receptionist duties. Referrals. I also assisted a dermatologist with small surgical procedures (I&D, Cyst Removal, etc.) Auto-calving assessing patients, and PUVA light treatments. This office was bought out at this time by Princeton. E D U C A T I O N
09/28/2010-11/28/2012 Certified Clinical Research Coordinator through ACRP 11/30/2007 Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams certification on line sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH) 09/10/2009 Annual OSHA/Blood borne Pathogens Training Certificate 01/18/2008 Hazard Communication Training “Handling Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) Safely” Certification 11/15/2008 GCP and the Investigator Responsibilities, Patient Diversity, Patient Recruitment, Pharmacogenetics, Safety, and InForm v4.5 Certification online through Glaxo Smith Kline
12/12/2007 Phase Forward InForm 4.5 and 4.6 ITM for CRC’s certification 08/01/2012 - 08/01/2014 Health Care Providers CPR & AED American HeartAssociation 6/93 TO 05/00 60+ hours, Del Mar College
5/96 to 12/96 Medical Assistant, Southern Careers Institute 8/95 to 12/95 TAMU_CC
1993 Industrial High School
SKILLS
WP Medical Manager Filing Referrals Phlebotomy First Aid Appeals Electronic claims filing Accounts payable WP 6.1 Medisoft Posting Injections Basic lab skills Small Surgical Procedures Insurance Verification Internet Verification Microsoft Works/Word Typing Front Office Vital signs CPR Certified 10 Key Multi Line Phones ICD9/ CPT Coding Inventory Supply Clerk Medical Terminology Business/Oral Communications Credentialing Billing Questions Advanced MD PPM