An energetic, attentive, and reliable professional offering 10+ years of experience fulfilling various customer service and administration officer roles. I have exceptional planning and organisational skills, incorporating a high degree of detail while maintaining a consistent positive attitude. Reputation as a loyal, self-directed professional with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, which translates into positive and cohesive working relationships with colleagues and patients.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
A04 Accounts Receivable Officer
Redland Hospital
02.2024 - Current
Demonstrated high level experience in the use of Hospital Based Corporate Information System (HBCIS), S4HANA, IeMR and Auslab
Fulfil the accountabilities of this role in accordance with Metro South Health’s core values
Consult and liaise with patients, staff, employers, medical practitioners and private insurers regarding billing issues, ensuring that revenue potential is maximised
To complete all necessary revenue documentation
Prepare correspondence and ensure timely documentation of action taken is recorded on the clients’ files
Generate invoices for fee paying patients and other debtors as required ensuring all billing is fully and accurately completed within appropriate time frames
Adhere to Metro South’s debt management procedure
Manage the timely follow up of all outstanding debts through communication and negotiations with patients, next of kin, Health funds, Insurance companies, Public Trustee etc
Liaise with Patients, Private Health Funds (intrastate, interstate and internationally), Solicitors, Government Departments and non Government organisations
Investigate and attend to client enquiries in an efficient, effective, sensitive and courteous manner
Complete and submit Private Health Insurance Claim forms
Raise, manage and distribute accounts for all nursing home type patients to next of kin, public trustee
Ensure accounts for deceased are included in the claims for the estate
Liaise with social workers and relatives as required
Work collaboratively with Administrative, revenue, finance, clinical and medical allocations team in relation to achieve organisation goals with regards to revenue generation and retention activities and compliance with financial reporting as required
Assist Revenue Manager with daily ad hoc duties as directed
Assist Revenue Officer to prepare monies for banking by reconciling all receipts from various areas
Liaising with Medical Staff to arrange Acute Care Certificates
Assist with receipting for General Trust, Patient Trust, sundry debtor accounts, accommodation accounts and prosthetic accounts in HBCIS and S4HANA
Assist with reconciliation of bank statements, patient trust float and petty cash.
A03 Private Practice Officer
Redlands Hospital
08.2023 - 02.2024
Prepare, Audit and Bill for outpatient Clinics for the Hospital for Medicare
Maintain Private Practice database entries into MediRecords to ensure accurate recording of Outpatient clinic activity for Redland & Wynnum-Manly Community Health Centre
In conjunction with clinical teams, hospital management and directed by Patient Administrative Services investigate and develop expansion of bulk-billing opportunities
Report to Manager Patient Administrative Services activity and data integrity with regards to Outpatient Private Practice/Bulk Billing services as required
Work collaboratively with Administrative, revenue, finance, clinical and medical allocations team in relation to achieve organisation goals with regards to revenue generation and retention activities and compliance with financial reporting as required
Ensure communication to Outpatient Management Committee via PAS management processes within legislation, policy and guidelines in relation to Outpatient Private Practice/Bulk Billing services
Maintain current knowledge of the Medical Schedule of Benefits including items numbers, payment schedules and private health funds
Liaise with revenue staff with regards to medical specialists Private Practice Arrangements in relation to Outpatient activities
Liaise with revenue staff regarding any billing issues that are a result of data entry into MediRecords and resolve accordingly
Maintenance of all records and files in accordance with Metro South Health’s guidelines for archiving and retention of records
Participate in continuous quality management activities including the initiation, development, implementation, and monitoring of solutions to address service delivery issues
Comply with, and utilise contemporary human resource management requirements and practices, including workplace health and safety, equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination policies
Complete education with fellow colleagues to ensure everyone is aware of the purpose and importance on bulk billing within the hospital
Ensure patients and other staff are treated fairly and with mutual respect and understanding, regardless of cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds
Commit to patient safety and quality in the delivery of health care by actively participating in safety and quality practices.
Medical Receptionist
Logan Heart Centre
10.2022 - 08.2023
Greet and attend to patients in person and over the phone
Managing and updating patients medical records, and communicating with doctors, general practitioners, nurses and other health staff
Process billing and settling accounts at the end of each day
Coordinating the daily administration for doctors, technician’s and patients
Answer all phone calls in a professional and courteous manner
Maintain confidentiality of all doctors, staff and patient information
Schedule appointments between doctors and patients
Scan, fax and file documents
Processing Medicare and DVA claims
Receipting of invoices
Liaise with patients and their families in a compassionate manner
Daily use of medical software (Stat Health System)
Type documents as required with a high level of accuracy
Handle cash, EFTPOS and other payments and adhere to practice billing policy
An understanding of medical terminology and experience in general practice accreditation and standard’s.
A03 Administration Officer
Connecting Care Team, Contact Centre
02.2022 - 06.2022
Provide Waitlist Management and Rapid Response services including appointment confirmations, waitlist auditing, outsourcing and health alerts
Provide a high level of customer service, demonstrating understanding, empathy, patience and a positive attitude in a call centre environment
Operate with a high degree of independence in performing the duties of the position while maintaining open channels of communication between all staff within the department
Support an efficient and effective Waitlist Management including appointment confirmation Utilise information systems (HBCIS & ieMR) to record and update patient demographic, appointment and referral information, ensuring data integrity and patient confidentiality by adhering to approved policies, guidelines and workplace instructions
Liaise with patients and their representatives, referring doctors, any person to whom or from whom a service is provided or received ensuring that Health Contact Centre services function so as to provide the best service possible
Quickly develop rapport, using strong communication and negotiation skills to understand patient needs and to deliver a service that meets their needs within relevant policies and guidelines
Work autonomously and as part of the Health Contact Centre team and manage own workflow by negotiating priorities for work completion whilst considering the needs of other team members and ensuring that required deadlines are met within a call centre environment
Contribute to the Health Contact Centre service through the identification of new initiatives that enhance the functioning of administrative services within the work unit
Actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resource management practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, workplace health and safety and ethical behaviour.
Administration Officer (2IC)
Healthy Homes, New Zealand
05.2018 - 08.2021
Developed and strengthened client relationships by delivering knowledgeable support
Set appointments and managed meeting schedule
Established and enforced successful operational policies to strengthen team productivity while empowering individual staff to independently handle job tasks
Liaised with internal teams and external customers to facilitate smooth communication and handle requests
Exceeded specific team goals and resolved issues, partnering with staff to share and implement customer service initiatives
Assisted team with timely and accurate administrative work covering multiple remote sites
Advocated for staff training and spearheaded continuous development strategies to maximize team performance
Achieved timeline and quality targets when organizing large volume of records
Created reports using advanced data management and software skills
Interfaced with internal and external customers to meet project targets
Updated and successfully cleared high volume of emails daily with reliable accuracy
Helped organizational leadership with purchase orders, service contracts, financial reports and audits
Entered new employees into the database and maintained employee records
Signed off weekly timesheets
Coordinated filing systems
Handled cash and eftpos payments
Preparing documents for entering in the database, entering the data into database software correctly
Checking the accuracy of data that is being inputted
Resolving discrepancies in information, obtaining further data if needed
Accurately prepared weekly and monthly reports to manage tight deadlines.
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