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Support financial and programmatic operations of clinical and nonclinical programs, manage projects and initiatives connected to organization strategic planning, create, and manage budget, process expenses, purchase and order supplies and equipment, participate in budget and financial analysis of practice, report on practice financial standing to senior leadership, process all aspects of payroll forproviders, data analysis of financial, operational metrics and clinical productivity.

Streamline departmental operations by adapting policies, transforming ineffective systems, and improving processes. Improve financial performance, including revenues, by partnering with senior leadership to refine processes. Influence key decision making by leveraging financial, statistical, and analytical expertise to identify trends and areas in need of improvement. Deliver key projects, from implementation, testing, and measuring success to liaising with vendors. Hire and train employees, submit payroll, approve/deny time off, and implement corrective actions, while measuring performance using productivity metrics. Prioritize patient satisfaction by remediating escalations and issues.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Administered pediatric inpatient programs at seven affiliated hospitals, supervising 60-70 employed physicians and numerous affiliate program activities. Monitored and processed costs, checked requests, and managed A/P & A/R transactions across many cost centers or with complex chargeback situations. Examined all programs' income collection. Aided with physician hiring processing, onboarding, credentialing, and orientation. Gathered, analyzed, and identified financial, billing, personnel, and service improvement opportunities for all programs while managing budgets and P&Ls.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pioneered the process of getting all radiology departments approved to use high-tech imaging equipment. Organized weekly meetings with department management to examine accounts in rejections queue and developed procedures for improvement. Accurately documented precertification data to ensure seamless full-service payment.• Established appeals procedure for denied authorization, leading to 15% rise in approval rates.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Process incoming mail concerning billing and invoicingAudit ledgers to ensure they contain correct information, such as billing addresses and invoice numbersMonitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularitiesCommunicate with insurance companies regarding denials and claim processing issues Investigate and resolve customer queriesProcess adjustments

King Of Prussia

Responsible for working with insurance adjustors to ensure patient's have authorization for therapy services.Provide a 72 hour turn around time regarding insurance authorization Providing specialized care for workers compensation patientsResponsible for specific client workflowsProvide excellent customer service skills to internal and external customersBuild relationships through excellent communication between nurse case managers,adjusters andproviders.Maintain the ability to multi­task in a fast paced environmentAbility to manage time efficiently in order to maintain high levels of productivity

King Of Prussia

Providing specialized care for workers compensation patientsResponsible for specific client workflowsProvide excellent customer service skills to internal and external customersBuild relationships through excellent communication between nurse case managers,adjusters andproviders.Maintain the ability to multi­task in a fast paced environmentAbility to manage time efficiently in order to maintain high levels of productivity

Sparta, New Jersey

Operating computer software and equipment, managing doctors schedules, scheduling patients for the proper appointment, answering phones, billing out patient visits, compiling medical records and charts, collect lab results, maintaining office supplies, completing many tasks at once, remaining organized and training new staff.

Middletown, Ny

I worked with the office manager throughout the summer by doing projects that were assigned to me. One of my main projects was to get the Electronic Health Records up and running in the office. I saw through the implementation of adding patients into the system. Also in addition to that I set up the Eprescribing function of the office software.

Hawley Pa

Scheduling, shift management, bank deposits, hiring, store ordering, vender management, disciplinary action, fuel ordering.