(Concierge) Customer Service Representative

Blue Shield of California; California (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Concierge Customer Service Representative to deliver exceptional care to top-tier customers. This role requires effective problem-solving skills and active listening to ensure members navigate their healthcare needs efficiently. Paid training is remote, and agents work in flexible shifts post-training.

Qualifications

• Must reside in CA, preferably within 50 miles of office.
• Requires at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to use two display monitors.

Responsibilities

• Resolve incoming calls concerning member's eligibility and benefits.
• Compose correspondence for benefits inquiries.
• Assist members with pharmacy calls regarding coverage.

Skills

Empathy

Active Listening

Problem Solving

Multi-tasking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

(Concierge) Customer Service Representative

(Concierge) Customer Service Representative

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Your Role

Our Concierge Customer Experience Teams receive incoming telephone calls from BSC’s top tier customers. Our agents are trained to go above and beyond, providing high quality, white glove, one stop shop service. The Concierge Call Center is open 7 days a week, 4:45 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., including most holidays. If hired, you will be required to attend and complete paid, mandatory training remotely.

You must attend training 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 training, agents may work remotely and will be assigned a daily 8hr shift within the aforementioned hours of operation totaling 40hrs a week. The assigned shift can be different from training hours.

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

Job Description

Your Role

Our Concierge Customer Experience Teams receive incoming telephone calls from BSC’s top tier customers. Our agents are trained to go above and beyond, providing high quality, white glove, one stop shop service. The Concierge Call Center is open 7 days a week, 4:45 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., including most holidays. If hired, you will be required to attend and complete paid, mandatory training remotely. You must attend training 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 training, agents may work remotely and will be assigned a daily 8hr shift within the aforementioned hours of operation totaling 40hrs a week. The assigned shift can be different from training hours.

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

Job Summary:

Projected Start date: September, 1 st 2025

Mandatory Training: Remote

As a Concierge 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. Concierge provides white glove; one stop shop service for members that have opted into our Concierge service.

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
  
  

Responsibilities

Your Work

Responsibilities include:

• Resolve incoming calls concerning member's eligibility, benefits, provider information, clinical and pharmacy needs
• Compose routine and non-routine correspondence to answer benefits/provider inquiries in writing
• Coordinate membership changes such as member's primary care physician
• Perform routine to mid-level inventory reduction (i.e., member inquiries, may initiate claim adjustments, respond to emails, etc.)
• Review and analyze member claims for accuracy as well as member education on how benefits are applied
• Participate in quality and efficiency workgroups to continuously improve quality member/customer satisfaction as requested
• Proactively analyze available programs, determine program eligibility and connect the Member to appropriate BSC vendors, Health Advocates, Social Workers, Pharmacy Techs, and Pharmacists. Verify the member is included in or targeted for any outreach or care gap programs and connect members to programs or services when appropriate. Engage members with their wellness plan options
• Comprehensive resolution of pharmacy calls concerning benefits coverage, co-pays, formulary coverage, vacation overrides, and utilization management requirements
• Provide prescription-related benefit coverage (e.g. explanation of coverage or benefit summary related): Provide prescription co-pays. Provide prescription formulary coverage information and utilization management requirements using web-posted printed formulary. Provide a brief description of coverage denial reasons and alternatives listed in the printed formulary. Perform prescription claim overrides
• Provide deductible and max out of pocket information
• Provide status of prior authorization requests
• Assist members may when and how to appeal a coverage decision
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Must reside in the state of CA, preferrable within a 50-mile radius of one of our office locations – El Dorado Hills, Lodi, Long Beach, Oakland, Rancho Cordova, Redding, San Diego, Woodland 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 hours 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 high internet connectivity speed of a minimum of 11MBPS and 3 MBPS upload speed
• Post-training, Requires private work location at their residence free from distractions and within 15 feet of their Wi-Fi modem

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Insurance

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