Thanks for doing this, I have been out of work since May, unemployment ran out in September ( I only had three months on my claim because I had been out of work in 2005 as well) I was sick all summer with that MRSA infection now Im in desperate need of a job. I have 20 years of experience in the medical field, I need to stay within a 30 minute drive of home. I will post my resume here, its posted on Monster so why not. I will just take out my address for now, if anybody wants a copy to forward email me and Ill forward a complete one to you.
Elisabeth Riddell
Long Beach, CA 90804
Email: eariddell@hotmail.com
Objective: To obtain an administrative position in a medical environment.
Employment History:
2007 Marina Medical Billing Service
Coding Department Manager
Cerritos, CA
Logged and distributed work to 50 procedural coders that worked from home. Maintained workflow for timely month end closes. Human Resources responsibilities for coding department including payroll, vacation requests. Daily workflow reports for entire organization.
2006 inAssist
Claims Manager
Torrance, CA/ El Segundo, CA
Created Processes to track, assess, mitigate, adjudicate and report claims issues for clients. Reviewed claims for errors. Negotiated claims balances, filed appeals and grievances. Performed claims and benefit analysis for corporate and private clients.
2004- 2006 Billing Design Coordinator
Radiology Practice Management
Long Beach, CA
Maintained multiple databases on Medical Manager Software. Set up and maintained collection cycles. Prepared electronic collection files for export to external agencies. Set up, maintained, trained employees and monitored web based HIPAA training program for employees and doctors. Assisted with troubleshooting system problems and maintained contact with support staff from vendors. Trained employees to use collection module and various other components of billing software.
2001 - 2003 Billing System Manager
Maintained Medical Manager Billing Systems, troubleshoot system problems, managed 1-7 employees in download department, and managed all claims submissions and transmissions. Worked with A/R Department to use system more efficiently. Ran custom reports and analysis with Medical Manager and Touchpoint Software. Ordered and assessed needs for new programs from vendors, tested and assessed new programs. Implemented new HIPAA compliant claims processing.
2000 – 2001 Medical Administrator/Biller
Pain Billing Consultants
Inglewood, CA
Established billing service for Southern California Pain Management Clinic. Processed all charges for billing, payment, reviews and appeals using Medical Manager Software. Maintained all credentialing and contracting information. Insurance Verification, Procedure and Diagnostic Coding, claims follow-up. General correspondence, using MS Word and Excel.
1991 – 1999 Medical Administrator
Physicians Administrative Services
Torrance, CA
Provider Liaison for corporate and freelance anesthesiologists and surgeons. Managed all aspects of billing for clients including preparation of billing for data entry, managing accounts receivable, payment entry and appeals, contracting and credentialing. Established a contracting and credentialing department within the company, including working with the programmer on design and development of software. Duties have included coding, claim follow-up, provider enrollment, claim rejection analysis, computer operations, records management, appointment scheduling, lien negotiations and supervision of contracting and credentialing department, office support department and multiple accounts.
Education: Dental Radiation Safety
April 1991, Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA
Medical Office Management
May 1989, California Institute, Long Beach CA
