(Designated) Correspondence Phone Support, Intermediate

Your Role

Our Designated Customer Experience Teams receive incoming telephone calls from Self-Funded Large Group Commercial Plans. The Designated Call Center is open Monday - Friday, 4:45 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., including some holidays. If hired, you will be required to attend and complete paid, mandatory training remotely. You must attend each day for 8 hours, totaling 40 hours per week for the required training period. Training hours are 8:00 a.m-4:30.p.m Mon-Fri. After completion of successful training the agent may continue to work remotely in accordance with our work from home policy and will be assigned a 40-hour shift/schedule between the hours of 4:45 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.

The following job summary will help you understand the candidates/people well suited to our Designated Call Center Team.

Job Summary:

Projected Start date: October 2026

Mandatory Training: Remote

As a Designated Customer Service Representative (CSR), you are in charge of upholding our mission of providing a service worthy of our family and friends. Our members look to you to help them navigate healthcare, providing empathy and advocacy. You are empowered to provide members with peace of mind that their current issue is resolved and that none are on the horizon. Designated provides health coverage to Self-Funded Large Group Commercial Plans.

Successful CSRs deliver an effortless customer experience by:

• Taking the lead - our CSRs take ownership of members' issues, relieving members' stress while guiding them to a quick and easy resolution.

• Identifying future problems - not only do our CSRs solve the current member concern but they actively identify and solve any lurking complications the member may encounter after their first interaction.

• Sharing insights with peers and management - our positive team culture relies on open communication to continuously improve how our work gets done.

• Having fun! - our work is important, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. We love helping others and have a fun community dedicated to doing so!

You must also be:

• Available to work a scheduled 8-hour shift, which includes 2 scheduled breaks and a lunch period, also available to work occasional holidays as part of your regularly scheduled shift

• Patient with members who call into our Centers with a question or a problem

• A good listener and not only answer the questions they ask you, but identify and answer questions the member may not be aware they needed

• Comfortable using a computer with 2 display monitors to allow you to navigate to multiple screens for information

• Comfortable using Excel spreadsheets to calculate member premiums for health insurance

• To multi-task using a computer; talking to the member, and entering member information into their online record

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Must reside in the state of CA preferably within a 50-mile radius from one of our office locations - Lodi, Rancho Cordova, Redding, Woodland Hills, Long Beach, El Dorado Hills etc.
• Requires a High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent
• Typically requires at least 3 years of prior relevant experience
• Flexibility in availability is required including weekends and holidays, shifts are not guaranteed
• Requires attending and completing training facilitated remotely
• Requires basic job knowledge of Microsoft Suite systems and the ability to use applications on a computer proficiently
• Requires internet connection of 5Mbps (recommended 15Mbps) is required to maintain a stable connection to our Blue Shield of California network and systems.
• Requires private work location at their residence free from distractions and within 15 feet of their Wi-Fi modem

Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual - Spanish. Language proficiency as demonstrated by successful completion of an oral language proficiency test

Hybrid Virtual Work

This role allows employees to work virtually full-time, however employees will be expected to come to the office based on business need.