Medical Coder
Resume:
Yolanda Mims
Jackson, SC *****
803-***-**** (Home)
803-***-**** (Mobile)
CAREER OBJECTIVE: To increase my coding knowledge and medical office
experience.
EDUCATION: Aiken Technical College, July 2007, Aiken SC
Medical Coding Certificate; GPA: 3.7
Aiken Technical College, April 2003, Aiken SC
Computer Applications Certificate
RELEVANT
COURSEWORK:
HIM 150: Coding Practicum
· 126 hour practicum; included 8 hours at Aiken Hospital in the Emergency Room.
· Use of 3m encoder with coding references including Coding Clinic and CPT Assistant.
· Use of 60 actual hospital charts (de-identified and donated from area healthcare facilities).
· Use of 40 inpatient and outpatient sample charts of advanced cases.
HIM 227: Senior Professional Competencies
· Covered preparation for taking certification exam including two mock tests.
· Senior project involving researching Coding Clinic and CPT Assistant for coding guidelines on assigned topic.
HIM 216: Basic and Intermediate ICD-9-CM
HIM 140: Basic/Intermediate CPT
HIM 130: Insurance and Billing
HIM 125: Standards and Regulations
· Discussed Data Sets in use for Healthcare facilities, including UHDDS for hospitals.
HIM 141: Advanced CPT and ICD-9-CM
JOB EXPERIENCE:
Carolina Musculoskeletal Institute September 2007 to December 2007
· Coded inpatient and outpatient surgeries for five orthopedic doctors
· Pre-certed for surgeries with insurance companies
· Posted charges for surgeries and Nursing Home Patients
· Applied CPT modifiers for surgeries and E and M codes
Medical College of GA February 2008 to present
· Medical secretary for ICU patients
· Write lab orders for nurses to perform labs
· Answer phones and deal with patient’s visitors on a regular basis
· Take off doctor’s orders
· Prepare charts
Awarded Internship at University Hospital in Augusta GA 2007.
· 80 hours of internship with the use of 3m encoder with coding reference
· 54 outpatient cases coded
SKF Automotive Plant July 1998 to July 2006
· Supervised eight employees
· Kept an accurate record of scrap and monitored the amount of scrap
· Checked hourly settings on machines to ensure that the machines were running properly
· Minor repairs on machines
· Supervised quality issues and consulted with others about quality maintenance
Sizemore Temporary Service January 1998 to July 1998
· SKF Automotive Plant
· Assembly line employee
REFERENCES:
Michelle Sims Cowart, RHIA, CCS-803-***-**** ext.1232
Aiken Technical College
Program Coordinator/Instructor- Medical Coding
Debbie Beak, Billing Department Supervisor at CMI
410 University Parkway Suite 1000
Aiken, S.C. 290801
Andrea Wright, Customer Service Manager
First Citizens Bank, Beech Island SC
Gary Hall, Supervisor at SKF Automotive Plant,
110 Woodruff Ct.
Aiken SC 29803
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