Take-charge professional delivering executive support and team leadership to business operations. Dependable and detail-oriented to manage multiple tasks and priorities. Broad experience includes call center and department management. Recognized for exemplary customer service and team collaboration.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Manager Operations
Centene Corporation
St Louis, MO
07.2022 - 12.2023
Oversee the department that coordinates necessary resources for members
Ensure the team meets its goals and objectives through effective hiring, performance management, coaching, and career development.
Hire, motivate, coach, counsel, and supervise the daily functions of internal departments.
Evaluate and audit employee performance while identifying and implementing improvement opportunities to increase overall productivity and effectiveness.
Collaborated with other departments within the organization to coordinate project efforts.
Collaborated and built trust within organization and with customers, meeting or exceeding expectations.
Drove high performance by developing team members.
Created comprehensive onboarding processes and activities to acclimate new hires.
Med Connections Supervisor
Home State Health
Maryland Heights, Mo
04.2017 - 06.2023
Directed and supervised a team of 15 employees in daily operations.
Identify any trends related to outbound calls that may provide policy or procedure improvements or may affect the efficiency and success of the call campaign.
Assist agents in using verbal communication strategies to effectively elicit information, and gain member’s confidence to allow them to provide the agent with the information needed to better manage their healthcare.
Primary departments include Member Service, Provider Service, Provider Data Management, Quality, and Compliance.
Recruits, trains, develops, coaches, evaluates and otherwise supports Med Connections positions.
Developed and implemented operational policies and procedures to ensure efficiency and accuracy of workflows.
Maintained accurate records of employee performance, attendance, leave requests, and disciplinary actions.
Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner while ensuring customer satisfaction.
Conducted weekly meetings with team members to discuss upcoming tasks and project deadlines.
Evaluated employee performance through periodic reviews and documented results accordingly.
Provided guidance and direction to subordinates regarding job duties and responsibilities.
Collaborated with other departments to coordinate workflow processes between teams.
Customer Service Supervisor
Home State Health
Chesterfield, MO
02.2017 - 06.2023
Managed a team of 20-25 customer service representatives in a call center setting, who provided customer service to Home State Health members.
Resolve complaints via phone, email, or mail while adhering to state-set guidelines.
Enforce workflow processes and company policies for the department
Interview potential candidates and hire and facilitate training for new employees
Appraise the performance of the team as well as individually
I perform a variety of tasks that relate to that of an HR manager such as documentation of any issues such as leaves of absence, FMLA, grievances, termination reports, performance reports, and team and organizational development
Ensure the team meets its goals and objectives through effective hiring, performance management, coaching, and career development
Act as the Complaints Coordinator; ensuring all complaints are resolved and responded to appropriate parties and report results to the compliance department
Develop, implement, and maintain materials and programs ensuring production and quality standards are met
Educate members regarding plan benefits as appropriate
Process and approve timecards for permanent and contingent employees
Maintain performance and quality standards based on established call center metrics including turn-around times.
Monitored customer service performance metrics, such as call response times, resolution rates, and customer satisfaction ratings.
Conducted regular team meetings with customer service staff to discuss issues or changes in policies and procedures.
Resolved escalated customer disputes in a timely manner while maintaining good relationships with customers.
Communicated regularly with other departments regarding any changes in policy or procedure that may affect customers.
Performed quality assurance audits on completed transactions by reviewing recordings of phone conversations between customers and agents.
Recruited qualified personnel when needed for open positions within the department.
Established positive rapport with customers, managers and customer service team members to maintain positive and successful work environment.
Maintained knowledge of company products and services to promptly resolve complaints and concerns.
Patient Access Supervisor
SSM Health @ Cardinal Glennon
St. Louis, MO
12.2014 - 10.2016
Interview, evaluate, select, and hire customer service staff
Enforce worker accountability for attendance, service delivery, and productivity
Identify and address staff development needs through supervision, training, and disciplinary actions when necessary
Produce departmental work schedule
Identify opportunities for process improvement
Oversee patient registration for the emergency room, same-day surgery, main admitting
Also supervised financial counselors as well as the registration team for the ambulatory care specialty clinics
Evaluate and audit performance and identify and implement improvement opportunities to increase overall productivity and effectiveness
Review and respond to complex issues and questions
Ensure processes are compliant with contractual agreements and State and Federal regulations
Analyze and advise management of personnel, work-flow issues and trends and recommend resolutions.
Collections Supervisor
EBO Financial Services
St. Louis, MO
02.2006 - 04.2014
Coached and Developed employees to exceed set goals
Monitored collectors and gave feedback when necessary
Implemented new talk-offs that increased individual collections
Managed 10-15 employees
Handled any client or complaint calls
Began employment as a collector and was promoted to supervisor within one year
Collected over one million dollars in fees three years in a row
Reduced third-party debt on hospital accounts by an average of over 50% monthly
Placed up to 150 outbound calls via the automated dialer system daily.
Education
B.A. in Human Resource Management -
Lindenwood University
01.2011
Skills
Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Records Management, Lotus Notes, Word Perfect, Microsoft Office and (10 years)