Resume






  

RESUME


8294 S Rustic Oak Court • West Jordan, UT 84088 • Phone 801.414 8720

Joanna Taylor

Objective

 

To obtain a position where I can use my current skill set to benefit others, gaining additional knowledge in the process.

Work experience

 

 

 

 

July 2005 – Present                                                              New York, NY

Freelance Writer

n     Currently writing 50+ pages of website copy for a Fortune Five company.

August 2005                                                                    Salt Lake City, UT    

Freelance Writer

n     Little Bytes News: Article

n     Insider Pages:  Contracted to write 50 online reviews of businesses.

n     My Mommy Central: Contracted to write baby shower game instructions.

March 2005 – Current                IHC Health Plans      West Valley City, UT

Independent Contractor

n     Independently contracted to work when needed to support the Provider Relations department in various roles.

December 2003 – March 2005    IHC Health Plans  West Valley City, UT

Provider Relations Coordinator

n     Support Provider Relations Representative for the Number One Integrated Health Care System in the United States. Researched all issues from medical offices including: claims processing, appeal submissions and results, coding questions, fee schedule inquiries, and additional issues as they arose. Wrote Training Manual used company-wide. Contributed articles for quarterly newsletter to medical offices. Extensive use of Excel, Word Processing and Access.

 

March 2000 – November 2003   IHC Health Plans     West Valley City, UT

Member Services Representative

n     Customer Service based position. Acted as team supervisor over thirty employees. Assisted in taking phone calls from members and providers in a health insurance industry. Researched claim problems and questions, and provided members and providers with understanding. Data entry for medical claims processing. Completed Medical Terminology course.

n     Assisted in testing and training new Facets claims administration system over a two-year period (2001 – 2002).

 

November 1999 – March 2000   Tannan Enterprises         West Jordan, UT

Customer Service Representative

n     Took customer orders in a print shop environment. Proofread and invoiced all orders. Assisted in layout and collation.

 

July 1997 – October 1998           JCPenney Co, Inc                     Sandy, UT

Merchandiser’s Assistant

n     Worked with Merchandiser over Men’s Wear in a retail environment. Reviewed weekly sales inventories, set all upcoming sales, and supervised eight employees.

 

 

 

 

Education

 

August 2003 – present   Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT

Business

          Will receive Associate of Science, 2005. GPA 3.8 of 4.0

          Transfer to University of Utah 2006

 

September 1995 – June 1998 Copper Hills High School    West Jordan, UT

          Graduated with High School diploma 1998

Skills

 

          Access, Excel, Word and Visio programs

          Copy editing/Proofreading

          Copywriting /Web Content

          AWD Imaging, AS400 and Facets systems.

          Layout and print press knowledge

          Type 65 wpm

          Medical Terminology