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Paulette Speights Burgess

Irmo,SC

Summary

Knowledgeable and dedicated professional with extensive experience telecommunications and medical industry. Solid team player with outgoing, positive demeanor and proven skills in establishing rapport with clients. Motivated to maintain customer satisfaction and contribute to company success. Specialize in quality, speed and process optimization. Articulate, energetic and results-oriented with exemplary passion for developing relationships, cultivating partnerships and growing businesses.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Referral Specialist

Centene Corporation
Columbia, SC
01.2022 - Current
  • Assist in monitoring utilization of medical services to assure cost effective use medical resources through processing prior authorizations.
  • Initiate authorization requests for outpatient and inpatient services in accordance with the prior authorization list. Route to appropriate staff when needed.
  • Verify eligibility and benefits
  • Data enters authorizations into the system.

Enrollment & Billing Senior Representative

CIGNA CORPORATION
11.2020 - Current
  • Assisted applicants with obtaining program support or gaining assistance from outside services.
  • Prepared itemized statements and invoices showing amounts due and services rendered.
  • Answered mail or telephone inquiries regarding billing invoices .
  • Verified and corrected billing data, independently resolving errors.

Financial Customer Service Representative

Lexington Medical Center
Lexington, South Carolina
03.2018 - 11.2020
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction with fast, knowledgeable service.
  • Protected company and customer data by following information policies.
  • Resolved customers' service or billing complaints by performing activities such as refunding money, or adjusting bills.

Customer and Dispatching Service Representative

Spectrum Cable
West Columbia, SC
07.2002 - 04.2017

Relayed work orders, messages, and information to or from work crews, supervisors, and field inspectors, using telephones or two-way radios

  • Fixed problems with equipment using troubleshooting and repair abilities.
  • Restored service by scheduling and organizing crew assignments.
  • Completed all tasks promptly and with minimal oversight.
  • Oversaw all communications within specifically assigned territories.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
05.1996

Skills

  • Utilization Management
  • Obtaining Authorizations
  • Invoice Statements
  • Service Quality
  • Customer Inquiries
  • Specialized Healthcare Referrals
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Data Entry Software
  • Client Satisfaction
  • Referral Verification

Timeline

Referral Specialist

Centene Corporation
01.2022 - Current

Enrollment & Billing Senior Representative

CIGNA CORPORATION
11.2020 - Current

Financial Customer Service Representative

Lexington Medical Center
03.2018 - 11.2020

Customer and Dispatching Service Representative

Spectrum Cable
07.2002 - 04.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Claflin University
Paulette Speights Burgess