Rita Smith
Little Rock, AR ***** **********@*****.***
I am looking for a part time job in medical records coding to better my skills as a coder. I have been out of the job market over 3.5 years and would like to start coding again.
Work Experience
Administrative Specialist
USDA Farm Service Agency. Little Rock, AR
July 2022 to Present
•Performs developmental assignments in human resources
•Assistant to the Administrative/Executive Officer
•Provide a variety of administrative services to the State and County offices (CO) and Federal General Schedule (GS) and nonfederal employees
•Review applications, personnel documents, and qualification standards to determine employee
qualifications for specific positions
•Coordinator for the Pathway Interns, Recent Grads and the 1890 Scholar Programs
•EEO Coordinator, handles all EEO/Civil Rights complaints
•Aglearn training coordinator for all county/Federal employees
Chief, Health Information Management
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System-Little Rock, AR
August 2021 to June 2022
•Served as the Supervisory Medical Records Administrator
•Provided technical advice, planning and evaluation about health information management issues
•Responsible for the administrative management of health records directing the health information program in accordance with applicable Federal laws, facility by-laws, VHA policy and the Joint Commission standards, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and other regulatory and accrediting agencies
•Chairperson of the Medical Records Committee meetings
•Acted as the subject matter experts at the facility on all medical records issues
•Coded inpatient medical charts when section was short staffed.
Chief, Health Information Management
John J Pershing VA Medical Center-Poplar Bluff, MO
June 2020 to August 2021
•Worked with Quality Improvement (QI) of medical records
•Responsible for assuring the facility is following all Joint Commission standards regarding health information.
•Provided guidance on the automation of health record documentation, health record tracking, and physician incomplete record tracking
•Coded inpatient records
Health Information Management Specialist
West Palm Beach VA Medical Center-West Palm Beach, FL
April 2017 to May 2020
•Coded medical records
•Responsible for preparation of Medical Records Committee meetings
•Responsible for updating, revising, calculating and manipulating data in spreadsheets to meet multiple reports formats and standards
•Downloading encounters from the transcription services
•3 yrs of experience with ICD 10CM/PCS outpatient coding, CPT, HCPCS.
Health Information Management Internship
Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital-San Antonio, TX
August 2015 to April 2017
•Monitored and manage contract work
•Worked in each section of Health Information Management Section (HIMS) Release of Information, Coding and FOIA/Privacy
•Assigned encounters to the coders
•Coded outpatient encounters
•3yrs of experience with ICD-10CM/PCS, CPT. HCPCS
•Very knowledgeable with Anatomy and Physiology, advance Medical Terminology.
Education
Master’s degree in business administration
Strayer University-Virginia - Washington, DC
August 2018 to June 2019
Associate's degree in Registered Health Information Technology
St Philip's College, San Antonio, TX August 2013 to May 2015
Bachelor’s degree in business administration
Wayland Baptist University, San Antonio, TX September 2000 to May 2002
Skills
•CPT Coding
•ICD-10
•ICD-9
•ICD Coding
•Medical Records
•Medical Coding
•Transcription
•Auditing
•Hospital Experience
•Physiology Knowledge
•Anatomy Knowledge
•Medical Office Experience
•HIPAA
•EMR Systems
Certifications and Licenses
RHIT
August 2016 to February 2025
Registered Health Information Technology