Case Management /discharge Planner Resume
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Washington, DC
SUMMARY:
Knowledgeable, trustworthy, and dependable professional, seeking growth in Health Services environment where I can utilize my energy, creativeness and multi - tasking skills.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Windows XP and Windows Vista
- Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word
- Acrobat
- Adobe Reader
- Internet Explorer / Web Navigation / Internet Research
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Washington, DC
Case management /Discharge PLANNER
Responsibilities:
- Uses “Softmed” to update hospital departments re: post hospital care referrals, provider contacts, and other related information
- Coordinates patient care activities in collaboration with other hospital departments, physicians, staff, patients, and visitors
- Assesses patients’ insurance/financial status to facilitate appropriate discharge planning
- Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities in order to provide effective and efficient patient care
- Serves as communication liaison between clinical case managers, social workers, and on-site reviewers
- Interacts daily with healthcare payers, pre-cert, PT/OT, and social worker/clinical case managers
- Updates several commercial insurance logs daily and interact with insurance providers
- Attends multi-disciplinary and hospitalist rounds on the nursing unit floors as scheduled
- Places orders for post hospital care and verifies that care is secured prior to discharge and obtains medical records for patient referrals
- Monitors utilization review line daily to communicate with insurance companies’ requests
- Calls in clinical information to insurance companies for authorizations, as requested
- Coordinates patient denials, claims, and discharge planning
- Involved in designing new systems/processes to prevent Medicare beneficiaries’ 30-day readmissions and bed status changes
- Audits the department’s direct and indirect patient care providers files to ensure it meets the Joint Commission standards of human resources definition
- Train the department staff on the use of new performance technology software and systems implemented
- Identify potential issues that will delay progress and recommend corrective action strategies
- Prepares reports, documenting relevant information and statistics as directed
- Guides patients and their families toward and facilitate interaction with resources appropriate for the care and well-being of patients
Confidential, Alexandria, VA
Intern
Responsibilities:
- Provided general administrative support to Physicians, Nurse Practitioner, RN’s, and patients in a high volume urgent care clinic
- Attended staff meetings and responded to issues raised, responsible for prioritizing between patient demand and services/providers, and coordinating appropriate health services assistance
- Performed clerical duties including filing patients charts, removing terminated employees files from active files, and calling medical assistant externs to schedule appointments for interview
- Contacted insurance companies for patients verification & eligibility, and called patients to verify their medical results
- Oversaw patient satisfaction surveys and evaluated waiting times experienced by patients; documented, analyzed, and reported findings to clinical services team members in order to reduce patient waiting time periods in the clinic
- Updated current process of the clinics referral system to local hospitals for patients in need of special assistance
- Retrieved, reconciled, and conducted daily log of monetary funds from co-payment and self-pay patients
Confidential, Alexandria, VA
Assistant Manager/Host
Responsibilities:
- Provide superior customer service in order to increase customer satisfaction while providing a restaurant-quality dining experience
- Recruit, train and monitor staff
- Plan work schedules for individuals and teams
- Deal with customer complaints and comments
- Address problems and troubleshooting
- Attend meetings with heads of department to coordinate and monitor the progress of business strategies
- Set and achieve sales and profit targets
- Maintain statistical and financial records
- Set tables according to type of event and service standards
- Record transaction in system at time of order
- Complete closing duties, including restocking items and inventory management
- Train new staff members on system, processing payment, and adhering to quality standards
- Develop and maintain positive and professional working relationships within a team setting
Confidential, Washington, DC
Server/ Host
Responsibilities:
- Provide superior customer service in order to increase customer satisfaction while providing a restaurant-quality dining experience
- Receive orders from guests and process orders as necessary
- Collect payment using cash register and enter order in system
- Demonstrate a cordial attitude towards all guests and staff members
- Possess a strong knowledge of wines and food pairings
- Ensure cleanliness and professional atmosphere of quality rated restaurant environment