Leesah M.

Castanedez
21330 Alder Dr. #202 Santa Clarita, CA 91321
Phone 661-255-7036 Cell 818-357-8892 E-mail lc4fdfe6@westpost.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Administrative Assistant with a career path in healthcare administration and 4
years of experience. Strengths include excellent customer service skills, abilit
y to multi-task, bilingual in English and Spanish, data entry, training abilitie
s, accounts payable and finance, computer literate, energetic, and self-motivate
d. Well regarded as a dynamic group motivator with proven accomplishments in lea
dership and in competency training.
Key Accomplishments:
Opened new accounts with vendors and developed great working relationships with
vendors and providers in the local community and greater Los Angeles.
Provided training for new medical software
Developed new process for front office procedures
Provided and Maintained resources and health information to medical providers a
nd patients prior-to and after surgeries
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TSI, Corp/ VA Healthcare Systems of So. Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 03/2009 07/20
09
Fee Basis Billing Technician Contract Employee
Provided administrative assistance for the department Lead and Supervisor
Researched veteran eligibility of benefits, categorized claims for proper payme
nt account allocation
Processed hospital and physician billing claims for the VA
Processed payments for hospital and physician claims
Performed daily scanning to ensure that VA claims are sent to the proper dept f
or payment
Century City Doctors Hospital, Century City, CA 01/20
07 08/2008
Buyer and Administrative Assistant
Purchased all supplies for the entire hospital, duties also included purchasing
of both surgical & non-surgical supplies for the OR dept.
Helped oversee hospitals supplies & inventory dept; closely worked with the rec
eiving/shipping dept. to efficiently provide the delivery of supplies to its dep
ts.
Administered all clerical duties including data entry, created purchase orders,
prepared financial approval spreadsheets for Material Mgmt. Dept, helped with t
raining of employees, and reviewed new vendor accounts and contracts including t
erms/conditions.
Worked diligently with the accounts payable and financing dept to ensure the pr
oper payment to vendors through the review of invoices and payment schedules.
Reseda Rehabilitation Center, Reseda, CA 1
1/2005 12/2006
Front Office Manager
Coordinated all agendas for both administrative and clinical staff, Assisted in
overseeing all business and clinical operations
Performed all clerical duties, processed billing statements (ICD-9, CPT)
Reviewed, identified, & resolved/reconciled account discrepancies
Prepared medical reports and records for legal subpoenas
H&M Orthopedic Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA
05/2005 11/2005
Intake, Referral & Surgical Coordinator
Developed a referral & surgical department
Maintained referral & surgical statistical logs
Requested referral and surgical authorizations, scheduled surgeries
Assisted with clerical duties such as faxing, filing, typing, and answering pho
nes.
City Valley Medical Group/Glen A. Marshak, M.D; Los Angeles, CA 11/2
003 06/2004
Front Office Administrative Assistant
Responsible for all clerical & front desk duties including overseeing a satelli
te office and minor administrative operations.
Patient scheduling, patient authorizations, patient file auditing for both offi
ces, prepared patient insurance forms for workers compensation, disability & pri
vate insurances.
Filing, phones, and office inventory
MOMG/Robere Missirian, M.D. North Hollywood, CA
06/2003 11/2003
Surgical Coordinator Workers Compensation, Private Insurance, Personal Injury
Requested surgical authorizations, provided surgical information to patients, r
equested surgical supplies and medication for patients.
Scheduled patient surgeries and notified surgical centers or hospitals.
Prepared disability forms, job analysis forms, and progress status reports
Assist with new patient referrals, second surgical appointments, and minor fron
t office duties.
E. Los Angeles Orthopedic & Sports Injury Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA 02/20
02 06/2003
Assistant Office Manager & Front Office Administrative Lead
New patient referrals, scheduled and processed medical-legal patient informatio
n
Scheduled and prepared patients to see outside medical specialists for workers
compensation med-legal cases
Prepared and ordered medication and medical supplies for all patient prescript
ions, prepared patient files for medical records and subpoenas
Maintained H.R. & employee records, responsible for employee training and conti
nuous employee education, employee weekly scheduling, maintained company logs an
d statistical reports, and processed accounts payable
EDUCATION
West Coast University, Los Angeles, CA
09/2001 01/2005
Bachelors of Science in Health Care Administration
Emphasis in Business Management
Coursework: Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Business Operation
s
Bryman College, Los Angeles, CA
03/1998 01/1999
Diploma/Medical Assisting Program

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