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TAMARA R. LYLES

Germantown,MD

Summary

Motivated to maintain customer satisfaction and contribute to team success

Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Dietary Aide

Sunrise Assisted Living and Memory Care
02.2023 - Current
  • Performing preparation duties such as rinsing, peeling, slicing, and dicing fruit and vegetables.
  • Weighing, and measuring ingredients.
  • Wrapping, date-labeling, and storing food items on units.
  • Cleaning and organizing work areas, equipment, utensils, and service station
  • Following established recipes to prepare menu items, based on dietary restrictions
  • Following guidelines to ensure correct serving temperatures and adequate portion control.
  • Serving residents in a fast, efficient, and friendly manner
  • Providing residents with information regarding food ingredients, availability, and pricing
  • Assisting customers to pay for products within dietary restrictions.
  • Complying with relevant safety, hygiene, and service standards and procedures

PROVIDER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

ASCENSION HEALTHCARE
10.2023 - 04.2024
  • Company Overview: (TPA through the Marketplace Exchange).
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs including Word, excel, powerpoint.

• Experienced in Multiple Claims Platforms Such as Facets, Cosmos, Nice, UNET.

  • Ability to make positive impressions over the phone and build rapport.
  • Communicated medical, and dental benefits breakdowns to providers.
  • Provided outstanding customer service to providers, and members by giving detailed benefits, claims, disclaimers, and cob information.
  • Communicated with the Marketplace to correct enrollment issues, and update member information.
  • Initiated prior authorizations, and requested, and processed clinicals for review through care-one systems.
  • Verification of potential, fraud, waste and error in claims reviews.
  • Initiated first lever appeals for members, and providers.
  • Ability to understand and assist in multiple insurance products, such as Medicare, Medicaid, Federal, and State of Maryland.
  • Attain to Commercial and Medicaid/Medicare regulations.
  • Ensure adherence to state and federal compliance policies, reimbursement policies and contracts.
  • (TPA through the Marketplace Exchange).

PROVIDER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF KC
10.2022 - 10.2023
  • Company Overview: (Employee Engagement Committee Member).
  • Analyzes and investigates potential fraud claims.
  • Analyze and review medical records.
  • Verification of potential, fraud, waste and error in claims reviews.
  • Communicated medical, and dental breakdowns to providers.
  • Ability to understand and assist in multiple insurance products.
  • Attain to Medicare, Commercial and Medicaid regulations
  • Ensure adherence to state and federal compliance policies, reimbursement policies and contracts
  • Consult, and present findings with Clinical review team in regards to prior authorizations for inpatient, outpatient, as well as medications.
  • Experienced in Multiple Claims Platforms Such as Facets, Cosmos, Iset.


MEDICARE PROVIDER REPRESENTATIVE

UNITED HEALTH CARE
07.2011 - 02.2020


  • Reviewed Benefits, eligibility and claims with providers.
  • Researched complex issues across multiple databases Iset, Emulator, Odars, Facets, and Optum 360.
  • Ability to understand and assist in multiple insurance products.
  • Met and establish productivity, adherence and quality standards.
  • Ensured adherence to state and federal compliance policies, reimbursement policies and contracts.
  • Communicated Effectively and Efficiently with Providers through phone, outlook (email) and Fax.
  • Provided outstanding customer service to providers by ensuring first call resolution
  • Promoted to Escalation team Lead for high dollar claim provider escalations, and resolution of claim issues using knowledge of current procedural terminology, ICD-9, and ICD-10 Codes.

SHIFT LEAD

DUNKIN DONUTS
06.2010 - 02.2011
  • Managed a team, overseeing the training and integration of new staff members to ensure adherence to operational standards.
  • Administered inventory and sales budgeting, effectively aligning resources with business needs and delivering reports to stock holders.
  • Performed budgeting needs for inventory, and sales to present to franchise owners to increase productivity, and exceptional service.
  • Maintained high levels of customer satisfaction by delivering superior service and fostering a positive environment for patrons and employees.

Education

WHEATON HIGH SCHOOL - Diploma

WHEATON HIGH SCHOOL
Wheaton, MD
01.1996

Skills

  • Innovative Problem Solver
  • Experienced with Microsoft Office Applications
  • Skilled in Multiple Claims Systems
  • Effective Verbal Communication
  • Effective Deadline Coordination
  • Customer Service Excellence

Timeline

PROVIDER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

ASCENSION HEALTHCARE
10.2023 - 04.2024

Dietary Aide

Sunrise Assisted Living and Memory Care
02.2023 - Current

PROVIDER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF KC
10.2022 - 10.2023

MEDICARE PROVIDER REPRESENTATIVE

UNITED HEALTH CARE
07.2011 - 02.2020

SHIFT LEAD

DUNKIN DONUTS
06.2010 - 02.2011

WHEATON HIGH SCHOOL - Diploma

WHEATON HIGH SCHOOL

Personal Information

Authorized To Work: US for any employer
TAMARA R. LYLES