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Sandy Ramirez

Los Banos,CA

Summary

Dynamic Social Services Benefits Specialist with a proven track record at the County of Santa Clara, adept at eligibility determination and client advocacy. Recognized for exceptional communication and problem-solving skills, successfully resolving complex cases and enhancing client enrollment in healthcare programs, ensuring compliance and efficiency in service delivery.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Social Services Benefits Specialist

County of Santa Clara, Social Services Agency
Gilroy Ca Social Service Office
02.2011 - Current

Reviews evaluate and monitors tasks assigned by navigating sensitive, high-stakes and urgent case reviews evaluate each individual case to establish eligibility for benefits, support assist and resolve problems within unit and other staffs conducts extensive interviews and recertification for clients requesting benefits ensuring to follow Allstate guidelines help assist clients to enroll in individual to private healthcare plans listed under the California healthcare exchange reviews maintains and prepares all client caseloads for scanning and processing make entries into the Casa system solve any data related problems when cases are not in compliance, attend trainings, and work group meetings reviews daily tasks, and assignments to ensure emergent issues are handled results complaints from the public, including applicant or client representatives of public and private entities confer with management and Supervisor when needed implements performance, standards, and procedures to ensure and maintain workflow complete assigned daily tasks organized workloads to ensure documents are completed and scanned within strict timelines, understand and accurately follow complex instructions and procedures to ensure eligibility is granted accurately, gather records and evaluate information to determine eligibility for public assistance programs, effectively interviews, people in difficult circumstances of deprivation and emotional distress to elect personal and financial information.

Education

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

Evergreen Valley College
San Jose, CA
05.1994

High School Diploma -

William C Overfeft
San Jose, CA
06.1991

Skills

  • Verbal and written communication
  • Benefits explanation
  • Written and oral communication
  • Policy interpretation
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Compensation analysis
  • Attention to detail
  • Multitasking
  • Reliability
  • Excellent communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Organizational skills
  • Team collaboration
  • Active listening
  • Effective communication
  • Decision-making
  • Self motivation
  • Goal setting
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Ethical practice
  • Client advocacy
  • Documentation proficiency
  • Interviewing techniques
  • Effective communication skills
  • Documentation and paperwork
  • Verbal communication
  • Microsoft office
  • Data entry
  • Interviewing
  • Record keeping
  • Application review
  • Telephone etiquette
  • Benefits administration
  • Disability awareness
  • Government relations
  • Social services
  • Resource information
  • Medicaid
  • Applicant engagement
  • Confidentiality
  • Application assessment
  • Eligibility procedures
  • Income verification
  • Recordkeeping and data input
  • Public assistance programs
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Customer service
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Multitasking ability
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Documentation skills
  • Computer proficiency
  • Analytical thinking
  • Conflict resolution
  • Public speaking
  • Resourcefulness
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Eligibility determination

Timeline

Social Services Benefits Specialist

County of Santa Clara, Social Services Agency
02.2011 - Current

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

Evergreen Valley College

High School Diploma -

William C Overfeft
Sandy Ramirez