Anthony Secody, BSHM

Experience

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  US Navy

  Aug 2000 - Nov 2005

  Hospital Corpsman

  Served a hospital corpsman providing direct patient care in ICU, NICU, Medical-Surgical wards, Telemetry wards, pre- and post-cardiac cath and surgery, PACU, ER, and mental health wards. I'm trained in phlebotomy, medication administration, medical records keeping, emergency-critical care medicine, CPR/BLS/PALS/ACLS, EKG/Telemetry monitoring, HAZMAT, Safety, and documentation of admission/discharge.

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  Caring Senior Service

  Mar 2010 - Aug 2012

  Caregiver

  Provided home health through cooking, cleaning, taking vital signs, medication administration, assistance with activities of daily living, transportation of patients to appointments, Palliative care, comfort care, and insurance verification.

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  Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation

  Sept 2012 - May 2015

  Lead Patient Registrar

  * Supervisory roles for over 15 or more employees.* Electronic medical record management: audits for staff, patient registration, insurance verification.* Electronic live birth recording.* Staff education and training, and scheduling of staff.* Familiarization with Center of Medicaid and Medicare Service guidelines for medical billing and coding in inpatient and outpatient settings. Assistance with reconciliation and denial management with the Billing Department.* Insurance verification: Medicare, Medicaid, commercial plans, Workman's Compensation Claims, Motor Vehicle Accident claims, and pre-authorization(s) for surgery and admissions.* Documentation of admission and discharging of patients.* Assisting Director with department policies and training manuals. Show less

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  Concentric Medical Staffing Services

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2016

  Front Desk/Scheduler

  I've worked on various assignments in different doctors office within the Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe areas providing customer service, scheduling, audits on medical records, billing/coding, insurance verification, incoming/outbound calls, data entry, electronic medical records keeping, and prior-authorization(s).

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  Abrazo Medical Group

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2018

  Scheduler

  Working as a scheduler provided customer service in achieving company goals and meeting patient needs for 12 offices within the Phoenix metropolitan area for Primary Care Physicians.*Electronic Medical Records management*insurance verification (private, Medicare, Medicaid, travelers insurance, and commercial plans)*Data entry in creating new patient charts and updating existing patients medical records*70+ inbound calls, and 20+ outbound calls daily to patients and doctors offices Phoenix-wide*Referral coordinating for specialty services for patients Show less

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  CollegeAmerica

  Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Director Of Career Services

  Providing career and job placements for current students and graduates. Coaching of resume and cover letter writing, mock interviews, networking, and/or assistance with externship/internship placement. Management of multiple cohorts of programs, maintaining compliance of 70% or more placement within each field of study of students and graduates, project management, renewal and creation of new agreements with various employers and organizations within Flagstaff and surrounding areas.Instructor: Professional Development, Computerized Healthcare Administration, and Computerized Pharmacy Systems and Databases. Show less

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  The Peaks, A Senior Living Community

  Jul 2019 - now

  Insurance Case Manager

  Providing support through medical and pharmacy denial and reconciliation management, medical and pharmacy prior-authorization, insurance verification, collaboration with Indian Health Services' Purchase Referred Care programs, and EMR/EHR management.