Customer Service Representative

Hart Medical Equipment; Town of Lansing (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hart Medical Equipment seeks a customer-focused team member to greet customers, take orders, answer questions and troubleshoot issues in our Lansing, MI location.

You will coordinate equipment services, verify insurance information, and maintain patient records while delivering outstanding service and accurate data entry.

This full-time role requires strong communication, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a professional attitude.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Attention to detail and data entry proficiency.
• Proficiency with computers and strong typing skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in healthcare or medical equipment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and maintain a positive, empathetic and professional attitude during interactions.
• Engage in active listening with customers, confirming or clarifying information and diffusing angry customers, as needed.
• Assists all internal and external customers in a professional manner.
• Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine appliance needs and fit factors.
• Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
• Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses/prostheses, diabetic shoes, and mastectomy if applicable.
• Maintain patient records and confer with physicians to formulate specifications and prescriptions.
• Receives requests from multiple sources and completes necessary process for equipment services.
• Coordinates home equipment service request with Dispatch for prompt delivery.
• Acquire and retain strong production knowledge to provide product and service information.
• Keeps showroom and shelf inventory clean and organized.
• Verifies medical necessity and insurance coverage with physicians and payors as needed.
• Maintains knowledge on Medicare, Medicaid and third-party payor sources.
• Follows policy to ensure correct paperwork for Billing Department.
• Strives to meet or exceed department metrics while providing excellent customer service.
• Making sales or recommendations for products or services that may complement client needs.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Data entry

Typing

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Hart Medical Equipment provides a full range of home care products and support services based on individual needs. We strive to conduct our patient care operation with the highest standards. We are a nationally accredited, premier provider of home medical equipment and supplies.

Status: Full Time, M - F, 8:30 - 5

Location: Lansing, MI

Hart Medical Equipment offers a competitive salary and benefits package. EOE

SUMMARY:

Provides exceptional service as the first point of contact for customers. Takes orders, answers questions, handles complaints and troubleshoots problems.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Greet customers and maintain a positive, empathetic and professional attitude during interactions.
• Engage in active listening with customers, confirming or clarifying information and diffusing angry customers, as needed.
• Assists all internal and external customers in a professional manner.
• After competency approval, complete bracing as needed including:
  • Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit.
  • Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
  • Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses/prostheses, diabetic shoes, and mastectomy if applicable.
  • Maintain patient records.
  • Confer with physicians to formulate specifications and prescriptions for orthotic and prosthetic devices.
• Receives requests from multiple sources (phone, fax, e-Commerce, in-person) and completes necessary process for equipment services.
• Coordinates home equipment service request with Dispatch for prompt delivery.
• Acquire and retain strong production knowledge in order to provide customers with product and service information.
• Keeps the showroom and the shelf inventory clean, rotated and in order.
• Verifies medical necessity, insurance coverage and physician orders for all insurance-assigned services and working with referral sources to ensure proper documentation when needed.
• Maintain current knowledge on Medicare, Medicaid and third-party payor sources for equipment.
• Follows policy and work instructions to ensure the Billing Department has the correct paperwork to complete insurance.
• Understanding and striving to meet or exceed department metrics while providing excellent customer service.
• Making sales or recommendations for products or services that may complement client needs, as applicable.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Customer service orientation
• Attention to detail
• Good data entry skills
• Proficiency with computers, with strong typing skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

IRB Medical Equipment LLC, dba Hart Medical Equipment, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship age, disability genetic information, height, weight, marital or veteran status or any other protected status in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal state and local laws. Hart Medical Equipment also provides reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.