Denise Tauriello
Queens Village
Summary
Caring, compassionate, and patient individual with an affinity for working with the geriatric population. Balance of strong interpersonal and critical thinking skills. Highly organized and adaptable with solid leadership and team-centered experience.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1991
1991
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Medicaid Intake Coordinator, Geriatric Division
Caring from the Heart, LLC.
Port Washington
10.2024 - Current
- Responsible for coordinating with Geriatric Social Worker and Medicaid Applicants and their families, careful to collect relevant and highly confidential personal and financial documentation, researching and answering questions relating to the Medicaid application process.
- Detailed analysis, interpretation and Excel spreadsheet input of highly confidential personal financial information, including bank statements, retirement annuities, pensions, stocks & bonds, life insurance policies pertaining to required 5-year financial lookback period for Medicaid Nursing Home Applicants.
- Responsible for detailed and extensive follow-up with applicants and their families regarding all questions and concerns with their Medicaid application package.
- Extensive hands-on research on behalf of applicants and their families regarding missing bank statements, clarification on pensions, insurance policies, bank transactions and annuities.
- Interpretation of Irrevocable/Revocable, Pooled Income Trusts, Life Insurance and Pre-Need Funeral Planning relating to Medicaid documentation process.
- Creation of comprehensive and detailed applicant summary statements to be presented to Geriatric Social Worker and to the New York State Medicaid office.
- Responsible for coordinating with Geriatric Social Worker and Applicants for Community Home Care Medicaid Annual Renewals.
Professional Leave of Absence
08.2017 - 10.2024
- During this time, I actively assisted my mother daily in managing her end-stage kidney failure diagnosis by adhering to her assigned Care Plan by overseeing medication management, home physical therapy, renal diet requirements, dialysis treatment pre/post care, handling all health insurance, bill paying and serving as liaison with doctors, pharmacies and Dialysis Treatment Center.
Analyst, Human Resources Department
Assured Guaranty Corp.
New York
07.2014 - 08.2017
- Served as point of contact for employee inquiries, including clarification/follow up on company policies, documentation, benefits, payroll, compensation, performance management, training and development tools, recruitment needs, and highly confidential employee relations issues.
- Facilitated onboarding process for all newly hired employees, including pre-employment background checks, drug testing, I-9 documentation, and collection and review of all new hire paperwork.
- Provided comprehensive research/data analysis for report requests from Senior Management.
- Processed bi-weekly payroll interface in HRIS system. Responsible for input and data management of highly confidential employee record information in HRIS system.
Credit Data Analyst, Risk Management Group
Ambac Assurance Corp.
New York
07.2010 - 07.2014
- Created detailed PowerPoint presentations for Senior Managing Director and Risk Management Team.
- Provided high volume data management for confidential RMBS Workout projects using Excel spreadsheets and translating into Power Point presentations.
- Created procedure to accurately track invoice payments implementing efficient and timely payment process between accounting department, outside vendors, and RMBS department.
- Provided detailed travel coordination for both RMBS New York and RMBS California offices.
Executive Assistant to Chief Risk Officer
Ambac Assurance Corp.
New York
06.2009 - 07.2010
- Responsible for calendar management, screening calls, and all administrative tasks requested by Chief Risk Officer.
- Provided support to Portfolio Risk Management team for weekly, monthly and ad hoc Excel and PowerPoint-based projects for Audits, Board Meetings, Regulator Requests, Finance department and Senior Management.
- Provided detailed travel coordination for Chief Risk Officer and members of Portfolio Risk Management team.
- Engaged in ongoing interaction with Portfolio Risk Management team and various outside vendors and parties on behalf of Chief Risk Officer by way of verbal, written and in-person communication.
Administrative Assistant to Managing Director, Human Resources
Ambac Assurance Corp.
New York
01.1999 - 06.2009
- Responsible for high-volume phone screening, calendar management, travel coordination for Managing Director.
- Processed new hire, termination, employee transfer and employee status changes, ensuring information was properly recorded and reported to payroll for processing.
- Monitored allocation of account expenses to appropriate accounts and processing of all check requests.
- Created and facilitated monthly training sessions for company Executive Assistants.
Education
High School Diploma -
John Bowne High School
Queens, NY2 Years Undergraduate Coursework - Business
Queens College & Queensborough Community College
Queens, NYIntensive Credit Training Course -
New York University
Administration Professional Training -
American Management Association
Introduction to Six Sigma Training Certification -
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
Work Preference
Work Type
Part TimeFull TimeLocation Preference
RemoteSalary Range
$0/hr - $1000/hrTimeline
Medicaid Intake Coordinator, Geriatric Division
Caring from the Heart, LLC.
10.2024 - Current
Professional Leave of Absence
08.2017 - 10.2024
Analyst, Human Resources Department
Assured Guaranty Corp.
07.2014 - 08.2017
Credit Data Analyst, Risk Management Group
Ambac Assurance Corp.
07.2010 - 07.2014
Executive Assistant to Chief Risk Officer
Ambac Assurance Corp.
06.2009 - 07.2010
Administrative Assistant to Managing Director, Human Resources
Ambac Assurance Corp.
01.1999 - 06.2009
High School Diploma -
John Bowne High School
2 Years Undergraduate Coursework - Business
Queens College & Queensborough Community College
Intensive Credit Training Course -
New York University
Administration Professional Training -
American Management Association