Apply Buddy
support@applybuddy.ai | (123) 456-7899 | Silicon Valley, CA
Professional Summary
Senior Patient Access Representative and lead with 10+ years across ED, clinic, and financial-counseling settings. Trains and audits staff, reduces front-end denials, and drives point-of-service collections and registration accuracy.
Professional Experience
- Supervised a 10-person access team across two shifts, monitoring accuracy and collections against targets.
- Reduced insurance-related denials 20% by auditing registrations and coaching on eligibility checks.
- Grew point-of-service collections 22% through copay scripting and daily collection benchmarks.
- Completed ED quick-registration for 80+ patients per shift while supporting EMTALA-compliant triage flow.
- Obtained prior authorizations and resolved retro-authorizations, recovering coverage on at-risk accounts.
- Trained new representatives on Epic registration, eligibility, and POS collection workflows.
- Registered patients and verified insurance across commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid plans.
- Provided financial counseling and estimates, enrolling uninsured patients in assistance programs.
- Maintained HIPAA compliance with breach-free handling of protected health information.
Skills
Team Leadership, Registration Quality Audit, Denial Prevention, POS Collection Coaching, Prior Authorization, Workflow Improvement, Epic / Cerner, HIPAA Compliance
Education
Certifications
- CHAM - Certified Healthcare Access Manager (NAHAM)
- CHAA - Certified Healthcare Access Associate (NAHAM)
- BLS / CPR (American Heart Association)