Tracie Caviness-Williams
ad4277@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Experienced Manager with exceptional skills in leading teams, building teams, and Growing Revenue. I have 20 plus years of customer service and sales and have proven successful at both. 16 Plus years of experience in Healthcare Management and Healthcare Projects. I am motivated and proactive in providing opportunities for others. I am driven and adept at developing relationships that drive revenue.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
INFUSION FOR HEALTH 02/2023 to Present
Regional Operations Manager
Creating and establishing policies and procedures that support high quality service.
Influencing strategic decisions related to optimal operational functions.
Managing risk and compliance while developing strategies to achieve business goals.
Manage the intake, renewals, prior authorization, and scheduling of new and existing patients and ensure timely processing of documentation.
Promote timely, accurate, and consistent communication with doctors and other referral sources.
Real-time, daily, and monthly monitoring of call center performance metrics to ensure proper adjustments are made in a timely manner, and that all calls are managed within the service-level standards.
Assist in initiating programs and ideas to improve performance and operations.
Use contact center data to govern Ambulatory Care goals such as new patient access, service levels, abandonment rate, etc.
Assist in all incoming and outgoing communications (calls, emails, and faxes) with pharmacies, beneficiaries, and prescribers, as necessary.
Answers questions and recommends corrective actions to address customer complaints, benefit/eligibility support, provider portal support and response to patient scheduling needs.
MID-CITIES MEDICAL – Southern California 11/2021 to 11/2023
Multi Branch Manager (Contract Assignment)
Administrative duties such as keeping inventory of medical equipment and supplies, setting staff schedules, updating and maintaining patient records, and being an information resource for patients and healthcare workers.
Financial duties such as ordering medical supplies; managing the revenue cycle; and overseeing patient billing, claims, and reimbursement
Managing the healthcare facility’s policies and procedures, ensuring that best practices are followed, and resolving cases where the facility is out of compliance
Finding innovative ways to optimize the level of healthcare while also reducing the facility’s costs
Developing departmental goals and Objectives for workers to improve the patient experience
Recruiting, training, and supervising healthcare workers
Time management, payroll and PTO approval.
RHEMA MEDICAL –Southern California Area 6/2014 to 11/2021
District Manager
Responsible for ensuring location growth and profitability while effectively managing
daily operations. I have increased each location’s profits and growth by 25% over the last 6 months
Implement processes to ensure the offices are on task with the company’s growth plan in order to achieve or exceed the location’s budgeted goals
Manages Billing to: Ensure that all required documentation including, but not limited to
Certificates of Medical Necessity, and Assignment of Benefits required for
The reimbursements are procured in a timely and efficient manner
Develops and maintains working knowledge of current products and services offered by
the company and all applicable governmental regulations
Develops a customer service team including, but not limited to customer service
representatives, patient service technicians, respiratory clinicians, and other staff whose
the goal is to enhance customer service
PREFERRED HOMECARE- Dallas, TX 12/2012 to 5/2014
Supervisor, Customer Service
Managed the daily operations relating to patient care/customer service
Ensure offices met and or exceeded departmental timely processing and delivery
Directed, and evaluated the center implementation of operational standards.
Effectively utilize company resources to facilitate and achievement of the company’s mission
Monitored and evaluated the timely completion and accuracy of all required billing, i.e. payment processing
ValueOptions, INC - Coppell, TX 11/2004 to 7/2012
Supervisor, Clinical Customer Service
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of an inbound and outbound clinical call center of 50 plus employees
Managed assigned team functions and projects to ensure the proper delivery of quality service is provided to beneficiaries in support of mental health and substance abuse treatment
Provided customer service enhancement by monitoring quality assurance to ensure performance guarantees are exceeded
Negotiated fee schedules with clinical administrators for non-contracted providers
Developed training material and conduct staff meetings to educate and enhance employees’ knowledge of company products, services, and business needs.
Skills
Customer Service Management
Complaint Handling & Resolution
Medicare Guidelines
Acquisition & Transition Specialist
Negotiation and Collections
Insurance Verification
Knowledgeable of ICD-10 codes
Intake Processing
Teambuilding & Training
Durable Medical Equipment
CPT Codes
J Codes
References Available Upon Request