Senior Service Advocate well-versed in building loyalty through attentive, proactive care of member needs. Knowledgeable about diverse plan benefits, procedures and restrictions. Pursuing growth-oriented position with room for advancement.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
SR Service Advocate/Resolution Specialist/Escalation Specialist
CVS Aetna
11.2023 - Current
Assist members once they request a Supervisor
Provide members with accurate and appropriate information to answer questions, troubleshoot issues, and resolve member complaints.
Focus on proficiency following Medicare guidelines.
Maintain patient confidentiality and function within the guidelines of HIPAA.
Document all call information according to standard operating procedures
Review all required documentation to ensure accuracy
Complete insurance verification to determine patient's eligibility, coverage, co-insurances, and deductibles
Pays attention to detail and has great organizational skills
Actively listens to patients and handle stressful situations with compassion and empathy
Builds and maintains Medicare Advantage knowledge and skills. Participates in refresher or other training as needed.
Conducts research and takes appropriate action on customer inquiries specific to determined channel(s). Recognizes and takes action to address issues that may impact other customers. (Strives for resolution on first contact).
Communicates information/solutions clearly, accurately, and effectively in a manner that provides peace of mind to the customer
Intakes, acknowledges, prepares case files and routes complaints to appropriate internal department for investigation and resolution, exercising strong independent judgment.
Maintain quality and productivity standards as set by management
Customer Service Representative - Group Medicare
CVS Aetna
10.2021 - 11.2023
Utilizes complaint documentation standards
Providing empathy and advocating for members
Ensure that every member is shown with respect, Kindness and all questions are thoroughly answered/resolved.
Provide Durable Medical Equipment Provider to members
Provide In Network Providers (PCP, Specialist and ETC.) to members
Inform them of what their Deductible is for the year and what claims have been applied to their Deductible
Inform the member on how the Deductible, Out of Pocket Expense and Copays work
Answer any questions they have regarding copays for certain procedures and what is required for those procedures to be covered
Go over claims with members in regards to copays or deductible
Send claims up for rework when needed
File Grievance and Complaints when member seems distraught about an experience with a provider
Assist with Supervisor Escalation Calls when needed
Assist with special projections when needed
Listen to my own and other recorded calls to see where improvement can be made
Provide Pre-Auth details
Reach out to Providers to resolve issues in regards to billing
Assist with escalations callback/emails
Pull calls and review for escalation and possible coaching
Shadow CSRs and inform them where improvements can be made
Huddle Champion / Leads huddle occasionally for supervisor
Live listen CSRs
Review calls for call avoidance
Provide assistance to agents when needed
SME for Team Chats
Chat Mentor to my team and other supervisor teams
Direct agents to resources they can use with their day-to-day work
Create helpful and resourceful workflows for developing purposes
Leads SONJ Workbasket
Manage updates on behalf of the SONJ Workbasket
Follow up about having checks reissued
Train new hires on how to handle the SONJ Workbasket
Calculate monthly trends for ACE markdowns
Go over ACE scores and as to how the grades were determined
Go over how we can improve our team ACE scores for my teams and other supervisor teams
Review disputed ACE calls
Go over how to improve metrics
Assist representatives when they come back from LOA
Assist other supervisor with their Team Chat
Attend and assist interviews with my supervisor and other supervisors
Provide coaching to CSRs
Assistant Manager
Silver Sands Vacation Rentals
03.2021 - 07.2021
Answer all incoming calls and direct or take messages as necessary
Assisting with copying, scanning, faxing, and emailing
Manage employees
Collect all information needed to calculate bills receivable (order amount, company percentage etc.)
Check the data input in the accounting system to ensure accuracy of the final bill
Preparing and organizing work schedules for employees to make sure that the required/appropriate number of staff are on duty in every given work period/shift
Schedules and approves work-leave for employees as well as making sure vacant posts are filled to meet staffing requirements for the company
Assist the company with recruiting potential candidates for employment.
Monitor and manage inventory of business supplies; order supplies as necessary.
Maintains inventory room organization.
Assign work orders to employees as the day goes by. That includes any form of maintenance needing to be completed for the units. It also includes sending employees out to clean the grounds and inspect the house to make sure they are up to our standards for the guest
Direct guest call inquiries to the appropriate employee
Close/Approve work order after confirming the employee grammar is correct for the owners notations and after confirming the billing has been completed
Order parts as needed for the units or the company.
Administrator/Receptionist
Autonation Collision Center
01.2020 - 03.2021
Answer all incoming calls and direct or take messages as necessary
Directing internal and external calls, emails, and faxes to designated estimators
Assisting with copying, scanning, faxing, and emailing
Ensure that all documents are accounted for during the process of repairing a vehicle and file the completed file
Greet customers in a timely and friendly manner
Schedule appointments using dealership-approved forms
Prepare all vendor invoices and assign purchase order numbers as necessary
Obtain customer and vehicle data as needed for collision center estimators
Establish each customer's method of payment
Maintain Customer Satisfaction Index rating comparable to that of the manufacturer or dealership average
Obtain customer's signature on repair orders or final bills; provide customer with a copy
Receiving invoices and matching them up with the unpaid insurance invoices before turning them in for payment
Process insurance checks once received in the mail
Distribute the mail daily
Filing documents, as well as entering data
Post all funds received from the repairs of a vehicle to the appropriate repair order
Call customer when vehicle is ready and schedule the appointment for the vehicle to be picked up
Prepare funds for the deposit by making copies of the invoices paid as well as the checks and currency received as payment for the repairs
Monitoring coffee supplies and water; ordering replacements
Confirm Deposits are accounted for and correct at the end of the day. Then send them to accounting
Enter part sublets/invoices when needed
Confirm parts that were ordered and received are enter into the system correctly
Keep track of tow ins and assign to estimators
Reach out to customer regarding their estimate to see if they are ready to schedule to drop off for repairs
Billing the correct dealership for internal tickets and then proceed closing them.
Call Center Representative and Escalated Call Team
The Results Company
01.2019 - 12.2019
Call Center Representative
Providing customer support in high volume call center for Roadside Assistance
Ask callers open ended questions to gather as much information as possible to ensure the correct tech was sent out
Processed phone payments for services not covered in original roadside assistance contract
Follow up with the caller to ensure that everything was completed correctly and in a timely manner
Resolve customer complaints in a timely and empathetic manner
Roadside Assistance provided for the following companies Progressive, Amica, Nationwide, Ford Mercury, Hyundai, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, Erie
Escalated Call Team I
Handle Escalated calls for Liberty Mutual, Safeco and Progressive Roadside Assistance Programs
Over seek call center representatives taking calls and step in when de-escalation is needed
Speak with an upset customer and try to deescalate the situation so calls don't need to go to level II
Ask callers open ended questions to gather as much information as possible to understand why they were not satisfied with service
Resolve customer complaints in a timely and empathetic manner
Cashier, Service Desk, and Inventory Management
The Home Depot Inc
09.2017 - 01.2019
Cashier
Count till before and after shift
Greeted customers, offered to call for customer assistance when needed, directed customer on how to find products they are looking for
Helped customer to finalize purchases by processing payments viz check, credit / debit card and cash
Send large amounts of money to the vault for safe keeping
Requested change to insure till had enough small bills to give change to customers
Service Desk
Count till before and after shift
Greeted customers, offered to call for customer assistance when needed, directed customer on how to find products they are looking for
Answer inbound store calls and transfer them to the correct departments
Process Will Call sales for customers to pay for items now and pick up later
Process special orders for items not sold in store
Process phone sales for customers that send contractors into the store for items
Contact special order vendor to ensure orders have been received and are processing
Have orders pulled and staged for customer pickup
Call customers to inform them that special order or will calls are ready for pick up
Inventory Management Team
Confirm on hand counts of store product
Pack out product and front face product
Create inventory labels after confirming accurate count
Stage items in the overheads
Education
High School Diploma -
Temple High School
Temple, TX
06.2017
Skills
Active Listening
Attention to Detail
Coaching
Computer Skills
Critical Thinking
Customer Service
Data Confidentiality
Empathy
Employee Training
Exceptional communication
Good Telephone Etiquette
Healthcare/Medicare Advantage
Leadership
Maintaining Client Records
Member services
Mentoring
Microsoft Office
Organization
Plan benefits knowledge
Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance
Team Development
Team Management
Workflow Management
Software
Cisco Jabber
Citrix
FivePhone
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
Microsoft Teams
Outlook
Quickbase
Webex
Timeline
SR Service Advocate/Resolution Specialist/Escalation Specialist
CVS Aetna
11.2023 - Current
Customer Service Representative - Group Medicare
CVS Aetna
10.2021 - 11.2023
Assistant Manager
Silver Sands Vacation Rentals
03.2021 - 07.2021
Administrator/Receptionist
Autonation Collision Center
01.2020 - 03.2021
Call Center Representative and Escalated Call Team