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Education
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Gemma Acosta

Cicero

Summary

To secure a responsible position in a reputable organization and to be able to flourish my knowledge and capabilities in a professional environment and coordinate efforts to achieve personal aims contributing to organizational overall success.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Representative

Annuity Health LLC
Westmont
05.2019 - 07.2025

Manage large amounts of incoming calls. Identify and assess customer needs and achieve to satisfy. Provide valid and complete information to patients by using right methods and tools. Resolve patient issues by listening to customer concerns, identifying the cause of discrepancy, providing the best solution and ensuring resolution. Maintained customer accounts. Provide patients great customer service. Handled supervisor calls and workques including insurance follow up, coding reviews, denials, explanation of benefit issues, data entry, insurance reports and much more. Take and process payments. Handle medical insurance processing, including auto and workers comp insurance. Trained new employees and was assistant to the team lead which provided me with many important duties to ensure a smooth running team and great productivity overall.

Store Associate

ALDI
Riverside
01.2015 - 05.2019

Operate cash registers efficiently. Responsible for counting contents of cash register drawer at the end of each shift. Assist management in achieving store appearance and maintaining standards. Assist management in achieving payroll and total loss goals. Assist customers with problems or concerns and involve management if necessary. Provide feedback to management on all products, inventory losses, scanning errors and general issues that can impact productivity. Process customer purchases, preforms general cleaning duties, and stocks shelves and displays neatly to maximize visibility and sales. Participates in taking store inventory counts.

Shift Manager

Dunkin' Donuts
Lemont
07.2014 - 11.2015

Empower team to satisfy and resolve problems. Communicate clearly with each guest in a friendly and courteous way. Ensure all orders are completed and packaged accurately and within speed of service standards. Monitor and adjust products according to merchandising and product appearance standards. Execute team service through effective deployment and communication. Ensure the restaurant meets food safety, sanitation, and standards during the shift. Manage cash during the shift through accurate counting and cashier management. Follow plans and complete daily inventory as assigned. Ensure that processes and policies are followed during the shift.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Morton College
Cicero, IL

Skills

Revenue cycle management

Medical billing and coding experience

Analysis skills

Medical billing payment report preparation

Workers' compensation billing experience

Insurance verification

HIPAA

Filing

Medical claim appeals

Insurance third-party billing

Billing and claims processing experience

Windows

Medical billing

Medical claim corrections

CPT coding

Veterans Affairs (VA) health insurance

Medical billing inquiries

Vision insurance

Familiar with Microsoft Office Word

Medical billing and coding communication with insurance companies

Medical billing discrepancy resolution

Health insurance knowledge

Epic experience

Medical payment processing

Medical claim status updates

Medical explanation of benefits reviews

Supervisor of Training Program at ANNUITY HEALTH

Medical terminology

Familiar with Microsoft Office PowerPoint

Insurance prior authorization

Familiar with Microsoft Office Excel

HIPAA compliance

  • Data entry
  • Team oriented
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Problem solving and decision making skills
  • Insurance follow up experience
  • Resolution of denials
  • Resolve complex claims

Timeline

Customer Service Representative

Annuity Health LLC
05.2019 - 07.2025

Store Associate

ALDI
01.2015 - 05.2019

Shift Manager

Dunkin' Donuts
07.2014 - 11.2015

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Morton College
Gemma Acosta