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Lashawnda Smith

Milwaukee,WI

Summary

Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Epic. Easily grasps new skills. Exceptional time management skills and commitment to providing effective resolutions for customers.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

PG Client Support

Exact Sciences Corp
01.2025 - Current
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure coordinated care for patients undergoing genetic testing and evaluation.
  • Improved patient understanding of genetic testing options by providing comprehensive counseling and educational materials.
  • Served as a liaison between patients, laboratories, and insurance companies to facilitate timely processing of test results and claims submissions.

Customer Support Specialist

Winston Benefits
09.2024 - 01.2025
  • Developed strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and positive feedback.
  • Delivered exceptional customer service experiences by maintaining a positive attitude, active listening skills, and empathetic responses to customer concerns.
  • Managed a high volume of inbound calls while maintaining excellent call quality standards and adhering to established procedures.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by addressing and resolving complex issues promptly and professionally.
  • Helped large volume of customers every day with positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Utilized CRM systems effectively to track customer interactions, document detailed case notes, and access relevant account information quickly when needed.
  • Implemented effective troubleshooting techniques for faster problem resolution and improved customer satisfaction levels.

Patient Financial Counselor

Ascension
05.2024 - 09.2024
  • Patient Financial Counselors offer financial advice and assistance to patients regarding medical bills. They are the liaison between patients and their insurance companies. To initiate and coordinate pre-certification and prior authorization for patients with their insurance carrier. Also to provide financial counseling to patients, and to work closely with the business office to ensure timely claim and account follow up. Other daily duties are make and answer telephone calls from patients and insurance companies regarding the pre-certification process, and discussing payment arrangements with patients for outstanding patient balances.

Patient Financial Services Representative

Froedtert Health
06.2022 - 03.2024
  • Responsible for the resubmission of primary, secondary, and tertiary claims per respective regulations and policies.
  • Communicate with third-party representatives as necessary to complete claims processing and /or resolve problem claims.
  • Follow-up daily on post processing activity including but not limited to, rejected billings, adjustments, and rebilling, and denied claims for accounts that are greater than 30 days old.
  • Maintain accounts receivable detail by use of on-line system documentation.
  • Reports productivity results daily to the AR supervisor.
  • Maintains standards per payer for percentage accounts >90 days.
  • Works minimum standard number of accounts per payer per day.
  • Meets or exceeds collection goals by payer each month.
  • Works all assigned accounts at least once every 15 or 30 days, depending on balance.
  • Participates in educational activities and attends monthly department staff meetings.
  • Maintains confidentiality: adheres to all HIPAA guidelines/regulations.
  • Other duties as assigned from time to time.

Customer Service Representative

RBP Chemical Technology
04.2022 - 06.2022
  • Worked as a temp for two months, assisted with greeting customers
  • Helping them find their way around the company assisted with setting up meetings for management
  • Answered calls to assist with making appointments.

Customer Service Representative

Brookdale Senior Living
09.2021 - 04.2022

The mission is to enrich the lives of the people we serve with compassion, respect, excellence and integrity. We operate and manage senior living communities across the country, with the ability to serve more than 60,000 residents.

  • Providing service for : Independent Living
  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care
  • Skilled Nursing
  • Continuing Care for the retired communities
  • At Home

Connecting with families and older adults as you introduce them to senior living and encourage them to visit one of the many communities. Being the first point of contact you often are the first person the customers speak to regarding potentially sensitive circumstances, so it’s important to build trust and act honestly.

HR Assistant

EmpowerHR
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Responsible for ensuring system documentation, policies and operating procedures are accurate, current, and complete updates as well as making sure I maintain set-up for open enrollment, performance feedback and employee/manager user access
  • I was always for responding to HRIS help desk tickets, trouble-shoots system related errors, updates system set-ups, provides HRIS technical support to internal and external staff.

Customer Service Representative

Johnson Controls
10.2018 - 01.2021
  • Responsible for inbound and outbound phone calls and emails consisting of P3 related facilities management requests, contractor notification, event center management and escalation to include updating current tickets and taking follow-up calls from the customers as well as the contractors.

Customer Service Representative

State Collections
03.2017 - 10.2018
  • Working in a call center environment inbound and out bound calls as a partner for clients and their customers to resolve past due accounts
  • Becoming a team lead within a year of role
  • I provided weekly coaching and monthly huddles ensuring the team to remain highly motivated, goal oriented, and possess superior communication skills to achieve that best results for the customer and the company.

Customer Service

Guaranty Bank
05.2016 - 03.2017
  • Processed all transactions accurately and efficiently in accordance with established policies and procedures
  • I played a fundamental role in achieving our customer satisfaction and revenue growth objectives
  • I made dozens of transactions daily, and communicated with different types of clients and sold bank's products/services.

Customer Service Representative

JC Penny
07.2014 - 05.2016
  • Communicated with customers in regards to the availability of merchandise, shipping information and payment methods
  • Researched charges and adjustments on previous orders
  • Coordinated daily with facilities, customer relations and store associates on specific orders as needed
  • Handled escalated calls on a regular basis making sure to provide resolution for each customer.

Customer Service Cashier

Value Beauty
10.2009 - 06.2013
  • Communicated directly with customers by phone and face to face
  • Learned about products and services and kept up to date with changes
  • Assisted customers to ensure a positive experience and handled and solved customers.

HR Assistant

St.Charles
11.2009 - 06.2010
  • Started as an intern got hired on as a hr assistant
  • My responsibilities included clerical work, filling processing paperwork daily
  • Set up screenings for potential candidates, often sat in on interviews
  • Sometimes I was able to assist with the front desk as the receptionist for long hours throughout the day If the facility got busy.

Education

High School Diploma -

Hamilton High School
06.2010

Skills

  • Problem solving
  • Time management
  • Customer Service
  • Call center
  • Clerical experience
  • Administrative experience
  • Recruiting experience
  • Excellent written and oral skills
  • The ability to perform basic math skills
  • Maintaining personal records
  • Great decision making skills
  • Negotiation
  • Human Resources
  • Office Management
  • Facilities Management
  • Help Desk
  • Epic
  • Project coordination
  • Customer support
  • Personal assistant experience
  • Management
  • Process improvement
  • Medicare
  • Conflict management

Personal Information

Willing To Relocate: Anywhere

Workauthorization

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Timeline

PG Client Support

Exact Sciences Corp
01.2025 - Current

Customer Support Specialist

Winston Benefits
09.2024 - 01.2025

Patient Financial Counselor

Ascension
05.2024 - 09.2024

Patient Financial Services Representative

Froedtert Health
06.2022 - 03.2024

Customer Service Representative

RBP Chemical Technology
04.2022 - 06.2022

Customer Service Representative

Brookdale Senior Living
09.2021 - 04.2022

HR Assistant

EmpowerHR
06.2021 - 09.2021

Customer Service Representative

Johnson Controls
10.2018 - 01.2021

Customer Service Representative

State Collections
03.2017 - 10.2018

Customer Service

Guaranty Bank
05.2016 - 03.2017

Customer Service Representative

JC Penny
07.2014 - 05.2016

HR Assistant

St.Charles
11.2009 - 06.2010

Customer Service Cashier

Value Beauty
10.2009 - 06.2013

High School Diploma -

Hamilton High School
Lashawnda Smith