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Tucker, GA

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Human Services Professional who can also take the initiative and work independently. Experience working with multidisciplinary teams that have the ability to quickly establish and maintain therapeutic alliances with individuals of varies ages. Have comprehensive understanding of cultural differences and able to work effectively within many dynamics. My experience and dedication to others is evidence through, service, and interaction that foster acceptance, understanding, and respect for diversity. Highly motivated person, who knows success comes from being prepared, accepting hard work, demonstrating dedication, and provides inspiring teamwork.

EXPERTISE AREA:

  • Case Management
  • Intake
  • Assessments
  • Group Facilitation
  • Counseling
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • College Preparation
  • Treatment Plans
  • Advocacy
  • Individual Counseling
  • Family Counseling
  • Behavioral Modifications
  • Educating Clients
  • Community Resource Linkage
  • Quality Insurance
  • Medical Appeals
  • Medical Billing
  • Share note
  • Hospital Background
  • CPR
  • AED
  • First AID
  • Crisis Intervention Certified
  • Suicide Prevention

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Tucker, GA

Independent Contract Therapist

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborated within the Confidential Treatment Team. Counseled individuals with a dually diagnose and with severe and persistent mental illness. Worked to ensure that clients received the best possible care and offered services designed to promote a higher quality of life for each individual.
  • Provided case management services, working with Medicaid, and compiled intakes and administered assessments.
  • Provided individual counseling services in a Charter school and the community. Created diagnosis impressions, behavioral modifications, facilitated group and family therapy, along with substance abuse .
  • Advocated for clients within the court system and provided weekly summary updates to referral sources; DEFACS, court system, schools, and other healthcare providers. Clients and their families were also assisted with support and career guidance to obtain employment, food, housing, SSI, or assistance.

Confidential, Riverdale, GA

Counselor Intern

Responsibilities:

  • Functioned as counselor intern throughout the hospital; in/out patient unites (PHP & IOP).
  • Managed a case load of diverse ethnic, religious, socioeconomic groups of people. Facilitates daily groups for clients on topics ranging from anger management, coping with depression, wellness tools, coping with stress and anxiety, assertive communication, stages of change, mental health relapse prevention, hygiene, harm reduction, etc.
  • Assists clients with severe mental illness and their families in accessing community services, maintaining housing, and being active in their recovery. Advocated for clients to obtain General Relief, food stamps, Medicaid, SSI/SSDI. Maintained appropriate case recording documentation/progress notes as per Medicaid/Medicare and insurances guidelines.
  • Performed clinical assessments of the behavioral needs of clients who were receiving services.
  • Created treatment plans and helped clients to understand their recovery process.
  • Trained and educated clients on social skill building, how to manage stress and anxiety, independence, and empowered clients to use their autonomy in their mental health recovery.
  • Responsibility also for discharging clients and scheduling aftercare services and community linkage.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Legal Case Manager

Responsibilities:

  • Managed case loads worth over $2 million dollars a year for various hospitals throughout the United States. Coordinated meeting and trained new employees. Type of medical claims appeals were workmen’s compensation, Medicare/Medicare, HMO’s, PPO’s, and commercial claims.
  • Facilitate settlement between the insurance companies, employers, and other payers on medical claims.
  • Worked daily contacting lawyers, patients, auto carries, government agencies, doctors, and other healthcare professionals and organizations to overturn denied medical claims.
  • Created and drafted medical appeals and provided the firm attorney’s with files that needed further legal actions.
  • Performed medical and insurance legal research for the firm attorneys and viewed contracts between the hospital and insurance intensively.
  • Patient’s medical records were viewed daily for clinical review, accurate billing, and coding in order to refill the hospital claims for appeal.

Confidential, Decatur, GA

Appeals Account Manager

Responsibilities:

  • Worked at Emory’s corporate office call cent and managed patients account.
  • Daily responsibility consisted of correcting CPT, ICD - 9, and DX codes on medical claims.
  • Submitted many claims for appeals that were denied by the insurance companies.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology, customer service, billing, payment posting, contracts, and clinical reviews.
  • Worked on special projects for management and also trained new employees.

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