Customer Care Representative I

Lensa; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lensa is seeking a Customer Care Representative I for a virtual position in Houston, TX. This role involves responding to customer queries, problem-solving, and maintaining customer relations. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a background in a customer service environment, especially in a call center setting.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

401(k) + match

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Incentive bonus programs

Qualifications

• Requires a HS diploma or equivalent and previous experience in an automated customer service environment.
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills preferred.
• Experience in a high-volume call center environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond to customer questions via telephone and written correspondence regarding insurance benefits.
• Analyze problems and provide information/solutions.
• Document inquiry outcomes for accurate tracking.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Customer Care Representative I

Location : Virtual; This role enables associates to work virtually full-tine, with the exception of required in-person training sessions, providing maximum flexibility and autonomy. This approach promotes productivity, supports work-life integration, and ensures essential face-to-face onboarding and skill development.

Hours : Monday - Friday, an 8-hour shift between 8:00 am - 8:00 pm EST.

The Customer Care Representative is responsible for successfully completing the required basic training. Able to perform basic job functions with help from co-workers, specialists and managers on non-basic issues.

How Will You Make An Impact

• Responds to internal and external customer questions via telephone and written correspondence regarding insurance benefits, provider contracts, eligibility and claims.
• Analyzes problems and provides information/solutions.
• Operates a PC/image station to obtain and extract information; documents information, activities and changes in the database.
• Thoroughly documents inquiry outcomes for accurate tracking and analysis.
• Develops and maintains positive customer relations and coordinates with various functions within the company to ensure customer requests and questions are handled appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Researches and analyzes data to address operational challenges and customer service issues.
• Provides external and internal customers with requested information.
• Under immediate supervision, receives and places follow-up telephone calls / e-mails to answer customer questions that are routine in nature.
• Uses computerized systems for tracking, information gathering and troubleshooting.
• Outbound calls are conducted in the ZipDrug business area.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a HS diploma or equivalent and previous experience in an automated customer service environment; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.
  
  

Preferred Skills, Capabilities And Qualifications

• For URAC accredited areas, the following professional competencies apply: Associates in this role are expected to have strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, problem-solving skills, facilitation skills, and analytical skills.
• Experience in a high-volume call center environment is strongly preferred.
• Preferred candidates will have previous call center experience.
• The ideal candidate is tech-savvy and capable of multitasking in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [e-mail] for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

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  IT Services and IT Consulting

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