TARNICE D. JONES
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OBJECTIVES: to obtain a medical position in administrative assistance, clinical billing, and claims
RELEVANT CAREER SKILLS
Benefits Admin Intake
Claims Billing & Coding Phlebotomy
Medical Billing Medicare/Medicaid CPT Coding
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Chart, Mars, Med Pac, E-Record, Epic, Cener, Tele-Tracking, Tier, Xitec, MedHOK, OnBase, Eagle, Citrix, Gatenet, Power Que, Opex Scanning, Unity Client, Surginet
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
Certificate, Phlebotomy Training Center – Pgh, PA Aug 2019 – Oct – 2019
Diploma, Claims Billing & Coding, North Hills Health & Occupation 1999-2000
Diploma, Nursing Aid, CCAC – Pittsburgh PA 1997
Diploma, Peabody High School – Pittsburgh, PA Sept 1983 – June 1987
WORK EXPERIENCE
Surgical Secretary Services, UPMC Shadyside-Pittsburgh PA April-2023-Present
8:30 Start
Check charts against patient reference list and match blue cards
Make phone calls and send email to doctors office together need information authorizations outside records, testing, and etc.
Enters Orders for medication, bloodwork, etc., on finished charts
Keep track of all testing order throughout the day in perioperative tracking.
Check reference sheet against nurses sheet
4:30am- Start
Monitor when patient or arriving
Retrieve blood bank schedules to verify who needs type in screen second sample, etc.
Make a copy of assignment sheet and make sure RN initials in room numbers match periopertive tracking
Make sure all charges are done by the end of the day.
Benefits Verifier, CVS Caremark – Pittsburgh, PA Feb 2019 – Present
Verify insurance coverage for both new and existing patients remotley
Process patient prescription orders and provide excellent customer service
Intake Coordinator, Gateway Health Plan – Pgh, PA April 2016 – Feb 2019
Provided clerical support i.e., data entry, copying, filing, faxing, distributing
Resolved questions and discrepancies online and ensured compliance
Admin Assistant, Gateway Drug & Alcohol – Pgh, PA Dec 2014 – Dec 2015
Admitted patients, reviewed insurance, processed evaluations & discharges
Processed payments for treatment and copays, made weekly bank deposits
Clerical Assistant, Gateway Rehab Center – Pgh, PA Oct 2013 – Dec 2014
Processed patient admissions, evaluations, discharges and drug screenings
Completed data entry, filing, answer phones, scheduled eval appointments
Benefits Research Rep, CVS Caremark – Pgh, PA April 2011 – Jan 2013
Verified insurance coverage of restricted prescription drugs, resolved claims
Temp Various Roles, UPMC - Pgh, PA Dec 2004 – Nov 2011
Admin Assistant Associate, UPMC Shadyside Cancer Center
Supported physician staff by ordering tests, scheduled meetings and travel
Maintained electronic database and filing system, answered phones
Health Unit Coordinator, UPMC Presbyterian
Entered and communicated physician orders, assisted all staff and visitors
Maintained patient charts and medical records, update bed boards per unit
Clinical Support Rep, UPMC Children’s Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic
Prepared charts and had extensive telephone communication w/25 doctors
Registered, scheduled patients, processed copays, performed ICD-9 Coding
Clerical 1, UPMC Corporate Nurse Unit
Entered all demographic info into Access database for the Flu Vaccine
Claims Examiner, Unisons Insurance Company – Pgh, PA 2000 – 2004
Processed claims for physician, facilitated specialty providers
Reviewed claims for proper coding and demographic info, reassigned codes