Rita's Resume

RITA BRAUNSTEIN

** ********* ***** *** **

MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042

CELL 480-***-****

Email: ********@***.***

OBJECTIVE: To identify a senior level client services, office management or executive administrative opportunity in a growth oriented organization.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Private Practice Physician April 2007-Present

Patient Coordinator

Primary care provider for parent July 2004-2007

Arizona BreastNet August, 1998- July, 2004

Patient Coordinator

• Schedule appointments, check in/out, verify insurance, referrals, and co-pays.

• Answer 4-5 phone lines, help explain to patients their insurance benefits.

• Help patients with payment arrangements

• Coordinate and manage in/out patient set up and procedure scheduling activities, (e.g., including diagnosis, coding work, e.g. ICD9 and CPT, etc.) ½ of the day did coding and made sure that the codes were put in correctly

• Involved with physician analysis of various patient diagnosis and related activities.

• Perform internal patient charting, internal/external cross physician/patient referral and relationship coordination efforts.

Supervise, coordinate and manage various issues related to HMO/PPO activities (including co pay and payment collection, reimbursements and insurance company referral activities.

Scottsdale Medical Specialists October, 96- August, 1998

Referral Coordinator

• Referral Coordinator for three physicians- help patients with insurance questions.

• Scheduled patients for out patient procedures

• Made sure we had referrals for all visits

• Had own office discuss patient matters privately.

North Scottsdale Medical Specialist May, 1995- October, 1996

Front Office Assistant/Coordinator

• Performed as the Patient Accounting Coordinator, Medical Administrative Assistant and Front Office Coordinator in a private practice, a physician culture which I was involved with on a daily basis doing the following:

• Managed collection activities, insurance verifications and reconciled patient accounts

**Prior to 1994. Effectively performed secretarial and administrative roles within and outside of the medical industry.

Unique Skills Include: Excel, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Word, The Penrad Mammography System, Ten Digit Calculator with Pitman Stenographic skills along with the ability to type 60 words.

Suitable personal and professional references sha1l be furnished upon request.

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