Kathy Jenkins

253 Worthwood Rd. • Albany, GA • 31705 • Cell: 229-291-2320 • clowning48@yahoo.com

Experience Palmyra Nursing Home, Albany, GA 09/07 – 01/10

Bookkeeper
Post withdrawals & deposits to resident accounts. Send out resident statements quarterly.
Distribute money from resident cash box to residents and/or family members. Write
checks to family members or pay bills for residents. Maintain financial files on each
resident. Distribute petty cash to employees. Notify Estate Recovery when a resident,
with Medicaid, expires. Notify family members with a certified letter of a resident being
discharged from Medicare Part A and Part B. Enroll residents in Medicare Part D plans.
Audit Pharmacy, Transportation, X-ray, and Lab invoices. Help doctor offices, labs,
pharmacy, x-ray company, and supply company with insurance information on residents.
Help MRTs with insurance information and funds for transportation for residents.
Maintain a daily census as to who is in the hospital, expired, or discharged from the
facility. Maintain a daily census as to number of residents on Medicare, Medicaid,
private insurance, private pay, and Hospice. Certify Medicare residents. Keep Medicare
days current for insurance and MDS purposes. Make phone calls and/or write letters to
family members regarding balance owed. Make suggestions to Administrator for
collections and/or discharge of resident. Notify family when bed hold days are going to
expire or if the resident has none. Send bed hold letter to family member when a resident
is admitted to the hospital. Maintain Medicaid log for appointments denials, and
approvals. Enter data into resident files regarding room changes, if admitted or
discharged from hospital, expired, discharged from facility, and payor sources. Answer
phone.

Palmyra Nursing Home, Albany, GA 08/07 – 09/07

Admissions Coordinator
Work with Administrator and D.O.N. regarding referrals from hospitals,
nursing
facilities, and home. Work with doctors, hospitals, and family members. When a
resident is accepted, have family come in to complete and admission packet. Answer
phone.

Sowega Council on Aging, Albany, GA 08/06 – 08/07

Ombudsman
Advocate for residents in nursing homes and personal care homes. Work with Office of
Regulatory Services, Adult Protective Services, Law Enforcement, Elderly Legal
Assistance Program, and other programs within Sowega Council on Aging.

Sowega Council on Aging, Albany, GA 04/05 – 08/06

Georgia Cares Coordinator
Work with staff to insure the standards for the program are met. Do community
education presentations, training, and one-on-one counseling. Work with the media.
Enter client data into computer and create client file. Insure program reports are done in
a timely manner. Attend weekly meeting to report to Director what is being done in the
program.
Sowega Council on Aging, Albany, GA 10/02 – 04/05
Administrative Assistant
Work with Coordinator to insure the standards for the program are met. Do
community education presentations, training, and one-on-one counseling. Train
and work with volunteers in assisting the elderly. Enter client data into computer
and create client file. Answer phone.

Frank H. White III, D. D. S., Albany, GA 01/02 – 10/02

Insurance Clerk
File insurance claims. Work A/R. Prepare accounts for Magistrate Court and collections.
Enter patient data into computer and create patient file. Answer phone.

Applied Fiber Telecommunications, Albany, GA 09/99 – 11/01

Administrative Assistant
Enter data into computer and generate work order. Print work orders and distributes to
various departments. Communicate with sales people, employees in plant, in supply
room, mail room, and customers outside of plant. Work with A/P.

Beachamp & Associates, Albany, GA 07/97 – 01/99

Legal Secretary
File Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation claims. Update and maintain calendar
for attorney. Communicate directly with judges, attorneys, legal assistants, adjusters,
medical facilities, and clients. Answer phone.

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA 1989 - 1997

Medicare/Medicaid Representative
Enter Medicare/Medicaid data. Update and maintain spreadsheets. Post
A/R. Balance
remittance advice. Assist in Medicare, Medicaid, and hospital audits.

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA 1988 – 1989

Cashier
Post A/R. Work up bank deposit on a daily basis. Communicate directly with
patients.

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA 1986 – 1988

Transmittal Clerk
Transmit Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, State Merit, and Champus
claims.

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA 1984 – 1986

Medicaid Insurance Clerk
File inpatient and outpatient Medicaid claims. Balance the Medicaid remittance
advice.

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA 1979 – 1984

Patient Accounts Representative
File hospital liens for automobile accidents. Adjust accounts when bankruptcy has been
filed. Work with collections. Balance the Credit Bureau and Union Credit Corporation
remittance advice. Communicate directly with patients, the Credit Bureau, and Union
Credit Corporation.
 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA 1978 – 1979
Outpatient Insurance Clerk
File outpatient Blue Cross and Workers’ Compensation claims. Audit outpatient
charts.

Education Westover High School, Albany, GA

High School – June, 1973

Skills Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel
Power Point
Data Entry
Typing
10-key calculator
Other general office equipment