Shirley Lara, CMOM, RMA

Shirley Lara, CMOM

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West New York, NJ 07093

H: 201-***-****

C: 201-***-****

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Medical Assistant  Office Manager  Medical Billing & Coding

Hard working professional with excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and problem solving skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Capable of keeping high confidentiality.

SKILLS

MS Office, Medisoft, Medical Manager, Practice Studio, Medic & Athena Software, CPT and ICD-9 Codes, Medical Terminology, Medical Collections, Billing Procedures and 2-D Mode Doppler. Typing 45 WPM.

Bilingual: English/Spanish with the ability to read, write and translate.

EXPERIENCE

Office Manager/Medical Assistant

 Responsible for overall operation of medical office

 Supervised office and clinical staff

 Answered phone calls and recorded messages

 Scheduled/rescheduled patient appointments and outpatient procedures

 Reviewed and analyzed medical insurance billing and collection reports

 Posted payments and charges; adjusted patient account balances

 Obtained pre-certifications for patient’s treatments

 Assisted doctors with evaluations and re-evaluations

 Performed EKG’s, VS and PFT’s, Venipunture, capillary testing, Stress Tests and Ultrasounds

 Prepared treatment rooms, sterilized equipment and instruments

 3rd party insurance billing & follow-up for various hospital clients

 Heavy follow-up with health insurance carriers for payment or account status

 Resolved account issues resulting from invalid coding, missing documentation, or other reasons for non-payment of claims

Lab Assistant Instructor

 Assisted head instructor in performing different types of lab procedures (i.e. EKG, Venipunture, Various Injections, Urinalysis, Autoclave and Capillary Blood Work)

 Conducted OSHA Regulations class to students

 Maintained daily record of student attendance and grades

WORK HISTORY

FPMG East Orlando General Surgery, Dr. Kenley Davis – Orlando, FL 4/2005-1/2008

Office Manager/Medical Assistant

HoHoKus School of Business & Medical Science – Ramsey, NJ 2003-2004

Lab Assistant Instructor

Leonard Frisher, DC & Donald Fiume, DC – Cliffside Park, NJ 1997-2004

Office Manager/Medical Assistant

Dr. Kirit Gandhi, MD – Jersey City, NJ 1994-1996

Office Manager/Medical Assistant

EDUCATION

HoHoKus School of Business & Medical Science – Ramsey, NJ

Diploma – Medical Office Specialist with Sonography Science - 2002

CERTIFICATIONS

Medical Office Manager, Registered Medical Assistant, EKG Technician, OSHA, CPR & First Aid Certified

AFFILIATIONS

American Medical Technologists Member

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