Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational and communication skills. Looking to obtain a position within a company that provides career development, empowers employees to create results, and recognizes contribution through advancement.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharmacy Benefit Specialist
TTEC Services
10.2023 - Current
Field constant incoming calls from Doctors, Pharmacists, and patients. Improved caller's understanding of patient pharmacy benefits consisting of formulary, phase of coverage, copay structure, deductible, and accumulators
Create mail order accounts, place prescription orders, fax providers for refills, update customer payment and location information as needed
Rectification of pharmacist inquiries by assisting with adjudicating prescription claims, entering overrides according to allowed plan benefits, and initiating Prior Authorizations
Ensuring all systems are updated with informative documentation of patient request and resolution
Care Advocate
Wellmed Medical Management
05.2021 - 02.2023
Established and maintained relationships with multiple Primary Care Physicians, High Risk and recently discharged patients
Summarized patient progress and presented detailed updates to PCP’s during weekly virtual meetings
Coordinated phone interviews with patients, weekly or bi-weekly depending on enrolled program; transferring to RN or LVN when necessary
Empowering patients to follow up with their PCP, most often scheduling for them
Coordinated and tracked transportation to and from medical appointments, ensuring adequate rides remain
Ensuring that High Risk and discharged patients have all Durable Medical Equipment needed to move and transition safely
Responsible for tracking order from PCP to distributor through to completion and delivery
Ensuring that patients have food and necessary household supplies, submitting referrals and/or application for food delivery when needed.
Logistical Support Admin
Wellmed Medical Management
01.2019 - 05.2021
Point of contact for Primary Care Physician, responsible for organizing in-office PSO Events, updating departmental calendar, communicated all changes to clinical and admin team
Compiled and created excel spread sheets/call logs containing specific measures requiring collection for each provider’s WellMed panel of patients prior to PSO events
Quality checking all necessary patient paperwork prior to event, ensuring it is prepared and provided in a timely manner for MA/NP team
Collect and submit all clinical notes and patient results for closing quality gaps, reviewed and ensured proper closure of open measures; pulling completed Diabetic Eye Exam or lab results
Systematized and delivered all PSO Event results to Physician Business Managers and/or Provider’s WellMed Champion within 2 weeks of event completion
Responsible for maintaining accurate individual Audit Report, containing detailed patient information of measures required and addressed during PSO Appointment, for reporting purposes to Senior Management
Confirming Telemed appointments with Medicare patients, and assisting them into virtual waiting rooms to meet with Nurse Practitioners
Cross Training other admins and new Logistical Support Admins on creating accounts, rooming patients, and all other aspects of the LSA Role; crafted detailed SOP for the LSA Role.
Account Service Manager
Unitedhealthcare Medicare & Retirement
05.2016 - 01.2019
Point of contact for Escalated member cases
Investigate member and/or customer service issues as identified and communicate resolution to members within set amount of time
Educating members on insurance benefits, premiums, and deductibles
Concisely and accurately document member requests and interactions
Pulling and listening to calls in Qfinity to determine plan or member error
Assisting members in updating benefits, changes in Primary Care Physicians, etc
Other duties, as assigned.
Customer Service Representative (SME)
OptumRx Pharmacy Svcs
10.2011 - 04.2016
Accept incoming calls from customers, pharmacists, or providers on issues related to benefit eligibility questions and prescription status inquiries
Educate customers on their prescription benefits, use of plan, formulary, premiums and status of orders and claims or inquiries
Document required customer information in corresponding computer systems
Identify issues, clearly communicate solutions and steps to customers, pharmacies, pharmacists, and physicians with prescription orders and resends
Make outbound calls to customers on prescription orders and payment issues
Take lead assist calls when needed
Handling commercial High Touch clients’ accounts
High Touch Team Subject Matter Expert, reviewed advocate calls and coached on quality when necessary
Assisting with various assigned projects including facilitating new and existing employees.
Education
Lakewood Senior High School
Lakewood, CA
06.1994
Skills
Goal-oriented individual with professional attitude
Highly motivated with extensive remote experience
Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills
Fluent in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Benefits, HIPAA Compliance
Timeline
Pharmacy Benefit Specialist
TTEC Services
10.2023 - Current
Care Advocate
Wellmed Medical Management
05.2021 - 02.2023
Logistical Support Admin
Wellmed Medical Management
01.2019 - 05.2021
Account Service Manager
Unitedhealthcare Medicare & Retirement
05.2016 - 01.2019
Customer Service Representative (SME)
OptumRx Pharmacy Svcs
10.2011 - 04.2016
Lakewood Senior High School
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