Associate Customer Service Representative

Job Summary

This job handles customer inquiries by telephone and/or email and/or in person from individual members, groups, providers and brokers in a customer service center. Troubleshoots and resolves customer complaints. Ensures that responses to inquiries are completed timely and according to established service and quality standards.

Essential Responsibilities

• Resolve customer inquiries and complaints via written, telephonic and face-to-face communication in a timely and accurate manner.
• Prepare adjustments for services not properly processed, either systematically, or by forwarding to the appropriate area for follow up and resolution.
• Meet all production, quality, and adherence standards. Attends all required training classes.
• Elevate issues to next level of supervision, as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate records, including timekeeping records.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Education

Required: High School Diploma or GED

Experience

Required: 6 months of Customer Service in a customer facing role

Preferred: Customer Service in a call-center environment; Customer Service in a Healthcare related call-center environment strongly preferred

Licenses or Certifications

Required: None

Skills

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service, including customer needs assessment and meeting standards. Ability to handle many tasks simultaneously and respond to customers and their issues promptly and professionally. Ability to take direction and to navigate through multiple systems simultaneously. Ability to maintain composure under stressful and fast-paced conditions. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate complex information in a simple, customer facing way.

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

Physical, Mental Demands and Working Conditions

Position Type: Office-based Teaches/Trains others regularly Rarely Travels regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site Does Not Apply Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (Sales employees) Does Not Apply Physical Work Site Required No Lifting up to 10 pounds Constantly Lifting 10 to 25 pound Rarely Lifting 25 to 50 pounds Rarely