Health insurance professional skilled in multiple aspects of health plan benefit administration, including customer service, claims processing, and patient care coordination
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Services Representative – Care Coordinator
Quantum Health
01.2022 - 01.2024
Provided customer service to members and providers through inbound/outbound calls, including verifying benefits, collecting and maintaining member eligibility information, creating prior authorizations based on member health plans, and processing appeal information
Served as patient advocate by coordinating care with plan network contacts, third-party administrators, clinical professionals, and finance staff at medical provider offices and hospitals
Collaborated with internal and external parties to solve client-initiated member eligibility issues
Communicated with insurance carriers and other third-party payers to investigate and resolve claim issues relating to member plan coverage (e.g Coordination of Benefits)
Advocate4me Representative | Benefit Advocate SME
United Healthcare
01.2020 - 01.2022
Provided customer service to members by explaining plan benefits and addressing members’ concerns about specific healthcare services
Instructor
University of Arkansas
01.2015 - 01.2020
Taught undergraduate philosophy courses emphasizing the development of analytical reading, critical thinking, and argumentation skills; responsible for course administrative functions including evaluations, planning and scheduling
Education
MA - philosophy
University of Mississippi
01.2014
BA - philosophy
Belhaven University
01.2012
Skills
CPT coding
ICD10 coding
Microsoft 365
Teams
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
PIVIT
Pega 8
IEX Webstation
Genesys
Neidia
Qualtrics
Power BI
Written communication
Oral communication
Organizational skills
Time management
Research skills
Fact-checking
Information analysis
Documents/forms review
Handling personal health information
HIPAA
Handling appeals
Handling grievances
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Online; Aveta Business Institute, 01/01/24, Y2EyNTM2NTQtNzA4Nzk
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Six Sigma Online; Aveta Business Institute, 01/01/24, Y2EyNTM2NTQtNjkzMzM
Microsoft Excel – Excel from Beginner to Advanced, Udemy, 12/01/23, UC-a5b4070f-db32-4c8e-9bf5-2aafb6e30bf3
Linkedin Certificates
Business Analysis Foundations: Business Process Modeling
Business Process Improvement
Creating Flowcharts for Beginners
Scrum The Basics
Software Project Management Foundations
Agile Project Leadership
Agile Project Management Foundation
Timeline
Patient Services Representative – Care Coordinator