CPC-A looking for opportunity in Albuquerque area Resume attached

[ellenkittel]

I am willing to gain experience in a non-paid position, working around my PRN position, which leaves many hours available.

Please respond to: eekitt@msn.com and I will contact you ASAP. Not too comfortable posting personal info for anyone & everyone to see. Thank you!


Ellen CPC-A
eekitt@msn.com

Experience

Jan 2014 - Current Lovelace Health Systems Albuquerque, NM

Insurance Verifier (PRN)

Pre-registering patients for radiology/surgical procedures
- Calling patients to remind them of appointments
- Verifying patients' demographic information
- Collecting insurance co-payments
- Creating new accounts

Feb 2013 - Feb 2014 Heartland Hospice Albuquerque, NM

Office Volunteer

Various office/clerical duties
- Corresponding with physicians? office
- Verifying information within patient files

July 2009 - Nov 2011 CareFusion Corp (split from Cardinal Health) Albuquerque, NM

Sr. Accounts Payable Coordinator

Paying outstanding vendor invoices
- Working with vendors to resolve and pay outstanding invoices
- Working with internal personnel to resolve receiving issues

Oct 2000 - June 2009 Cardinal Healthcare Albuquerque, NM

Pricing Dispute Resolution Coordinator

Researching and resolving outstanding invoice pricing discrepancies
- Working with co-workers at all levels, including Sales Reps, Credit Reps, District Managers, etc.
- Helping to train new hires
- Keying credits/rebills where indicated
- Ensuring that all rebates due were correctly collected from vendors
- Working large, detailed projects
- Adjusting work flow to meet various deadlines

July 1995 - Oct 2000 Cardinal Healthcare Albuquerque, NM

Credit Representative

Responsible for calling customers & maintaining customer relationships to secure payment of
outstanding accounts receivables
- Customer Service
- Phone calls
- Working with customers, Sales force, Customer Service Departments to resolve customer issues
- Negotiation of payment plans
- Collection of late fees

Skills

Excel
McKesson STAR System
Business Objects
Windows
10-key
Customer Service
Access
SAP R/3

Education

Jan 2014 - May 2014 UNM Continuing Education Albuquerque, NM
- ICD-10 coding course

Jan 2012 - Aug 2012 UNM Continuing Education Albuquerque, NM
- Medical Billing & Healthcare Specialist courses including CPT-4 & ICD-9 coding

1992 - 1995 Central NM College Albuquerque, NM
- Took various classes including English, Arts, and Sciences towards a Liberal Arts Degree

Degree/Certifications

- Associate of Applied Science Degree in Integrated Studies, CNM, Dec 2011
- Certified Professional Coder - Apprentice (CPC-A), AAPC, June 2012
- Medical Billing & Healthcare Specialist Certificate, UNMCE, Aug 2012