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Shadaune Lewis

Personal Care Assistant
Waukegan,IL

Summary

Resourceful senior representative with over 15 years experience in telecommunications. Well-trained in working for organizations in industries. Known for dedicated attitude and drive to work hard. My adeptness in multitasking and Microsoft Office, combined with a proven track record in resolving complex inquiries, significantly improved service efficiency and longevity. Committed Personal Care Assistant skilled in supervising and assisting clients with mental impairments to manage everyday tasks.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Personal Care Assistant

Department of Human Services
Waukegan, Illinois
10.2024 - Current

Provides daily care for child with a disability. Including managing medical needs, personal hygiene, and dietary requirements.

• Coordinate and schedule appointments with healthcare providers, therapists, and other specialists.

• Monitor and maintain a safe and supportive environment tailored to individual needs.

•Assist with all daily living activities such as feeding, bathing and keeping child from self-injuring behaviors and eloping.

Customer Service, Senior Representative

Medline Industries, Inc
Libertyville, Illinois
11.2019 - 04.2024
  • Take inbound phone, email and fax orders for medical supplies for patients
  • Respond to routine and some non-routine, more complex customer service inquiries with one call resolution
  • Update insurance, account and doctor information per request
  • Contact doctors for updated prescriptions
  • Make outbound calls and emails to doctor offices to follow up on documentation needed
  • Placed 3 way calls to confirm with patient and doctors the correct supplies needed
  • Advise patients how to measure specific areas of their body over the phone for correct size of supplies needed
  • Called 3rd party manufacturers to place sample orders if we are out of stock of an item a patient is in dire need of
  • Send E-faxes to patient/doctors offices/insurance offices per requests
  • Make outbound calls to insurance companies to follow up on active/non-active policies and any documentation needed
  • Warm transfer calls to appropriate departments
  • Follow up on third-party vendors and warehouses for shipping inquiries and to resolve any shipment and delivery issues
  • Investigate reports and follow up on shipment discrepancies (shortage/overages, mis-picks, damaged goods) and report accordingly to Medline's operation service issue team
  • Place replacement orders using SAP software
  • Take transferred escalation calls via the senior representative support line from fellow representatives needing any assistance
  • Maintain record of all calls and note customers records as necessary to maintain consistency in service
  • Report quality issues and defects submitted by members or plan representatives to Medline Quality Assurance
  • Follow-up as needed to resolve (replacement order, credit request, etc)
  • Other duties may include working open order ETA, working with buyers and Product managers for stock updates, stock issues and conversion items

Senior Collections Representative

Enova Financial
Gurnee, Illinois
12.2010 - 11.2019
  • Performed outbound/received inbound calls for accounts that were 90 days or more past due
  • Contact customers via email and live chat
  • Ability to negotiate and demonstrate assertiveness and empathy when necessary to obtain favorable resolutions
  • Multitask by assisting with three live chats at a time and responding to email request in a timely manner
  • Used different de-escalation tactics to work for a 'one call' resolution for upset/irate clients
  • Update bank account and debit/credit card information
  • Take payments via bank, debit, credit, checks, money-gram and money order
  • Remain calm with clients and exhaust all payment options and extensions within company guidelines to reduce management escalations
  • Offer settlement options as a last resort to get client back in good standing
  • Assist with all general inquiries for current clients and account information
  • Warm transfer calls to the appropriate department
  • Hard fax any documents to clients, lawyers, or third-parties per request
  • Assist with training new employees and work side-by-side their first week of training
  • Assist the department with all parties, setting up decorations for celebrations, team meetings and with potlucks

Customer Service Representative

Payday Loan Store
Waukegan, Illinois
03.2009 - 12.2010
  • Created new payday and title loans for qualifying customers
  • Filled out proper paperwork to stay compliant with state laws
  • Assisted and trained all new employees on rules and regulations of store and state laws
  • Review physical paystubs and vehicle titles to confirm not fraudulent
  • Contact proper chain of command and authorities when receiving fraudulent or forged documents
  • Assisted with escalated concerns with clients
  • Offer payment resolutions on past due accounts
  • Walked the local neighborhood and handed out ads
  • Take payments via cash and debit card
  • Inspected vehicles for approval or denial for title loans
  • Contacted our tow agencies to start or cancel a repo on delinquent title loans
  • Made daily outbound collection and reminder calls, and took inbound calls
  • Assisted with counting all drawers and dropping large deposits to armor trucks weekly
  • Assisted management with bank runs to deposit funds
  • Record-kept all deposits and drops via log books daily
  • Placed all nightly cash in safe
  • Weekly wore the PLS costume and signs outside to attract more business

Education

High school diploma -

Waukegan High School
Waukegan, il
05.2001 - 05.2007

Skills

  • Performance Analysis

  • Call center experience

  • Complaint Handling

  • Policies and Procedures Adherence

  • Adaptability

  • Teamwork and Collaboration

  • SAP training

  • Customer Service

  • Order Processing

  • Record keeping strengths

  • Product and service knowledge

  • Microsoft Office

  • Multitasking

  • Care plan implementation

  • Direct patient care

  • Care plan adherence

Timeline

Personal Care Assistant

Department of Human Services
10.2024 - Current

Customer Service, Senior Representative

Medline Industries, Inc
11.2019 - 04.2024

Senior Collections Representative

Enova Financial
12.2010 - 11.2019

Customer Service Representative

Payday Loan Store
03.2009 - 12.2010

High school diploma -

Waukegan High School
05.2001 - 05.2007
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