Member Experience Representative (bilingual Vietnamese)

Verda Healthcare; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Verda Health Plan of Texas is seeking a Member Experience Advocate – Bilingual (Vietnamese/English) to join our onsite team in Carrollton. You will handle enrollment, claims, benefits interpretation, and member inquiries across phone, email, and in-person interactions.

This role emphasizes empathy, problem-solving, and accurate documentation in our HIPAA-compliant systems. You will work with members, providers, and caregivers to explain benefits, resolve issues, and support retention.

Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Vietnamese required; excellent communication skills.
• 1–2 years of call center or similar customer service experience.
• 1–2 years of prior experience with Medicare/Medicare Advantage plans.
• Healthcare, insurance, or pharmacy industry experience is desirable.
• Ability to maintain composure and provide quality service during high call volumes.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service.
• Explain benefits and plan options in person, via email, or by phone.
• Follow up to clarify issues and identify solutions.
• Escalate issues to management when needed.
• Meet or exceed departmental quality, productivity, and attendance standards.
• Handle omnichannel interactions and in-person discussions with members.
• Take ownership and resolve member issues with options.
• Increase member satisfaction by timely follow-up and coordination with providers.
• Participate in member calling projects to support retention.
• Adhere to policies, procedures, and HIPAA requirements.
• Document interactions in the member records.
• Collaborate with other departments as needed.
• Attend team meetings and training.
• Support schedule adherence and performance goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual English/Vietnamese

Customer service

Call center experience

Medicare knowledge

Data entry

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Verda Health Plan of Texas has a contract with the Center of Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) and a state license with the Texas Department of Insurance for a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) plan. We are committed to the idea that healthcare should be easily and equitably accessed by all. Our mission is to ensure that underserved communities have access to health and wellness services, and receive the support needed to live a healthy life that is free of worry and full of joy. We are looking for a Member Experience Representative – Bilingual (Vietnamese) to join our growing company with many internal opportunities.

Why work for Verda and in this role?

We are committed to the idea that healthcare should be easily and equitably accessed by all. Our mission is to ensure that underserved communities have access to health and wellness services, and receive the support needed to live a healthy life that is free of worry and full of joy. We are changing the face of health care across the nation.

This role is a contact center position to support our members who are senior citizens who used Verda for Medicare Advantage healthcare insurance coverage. In some cases, you may additionally interact with physicians/providers, insurance brokers, and members’ caregivers.

This is a challenging and rewarding position seeing that you are positively impacting our members who are seniors. Unlike a lot of contact center jobs which lack variety of activities, you have a lot of different calls, in person, and omnichannel (emails) interactions because there are so many scenarios that arise to service our members. We are a customer service team within a mission-driven company.

We are team and here to support you. This position is onsite in one of our member centers and is not a remote role. We think this is a great opportunity to be able to interact in person with our team members and some of our plans’ members.

We value diversity. Align your career goals with Verda Healthcare, Inc and we will support you all the way.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a Member Experience Advocate – Bilingual (Vietnamese/English) and want people who value excellence, integrity, caring and innovation. Candidate must have strong communication skills in English/Vietnamese, ability to problem-solve, and consistently demonstrate empathy, respect, and patience.

Our team members balance interactions (phone, omnichannel, and in-person) and performing work in our software systems to document and service our members. This requires being able to multi-task to excel in the role.

We are developing our Member Experience function as a center of excellence. This means our standard is excellence versus good or great. We are seeking team members who are driven, hold themselves to a high standard of work, and desire to always improve with support and feedback from our team.

Position Overview

The Member Experience Advocate (bilingual Vietnamese) is responsible for providing quality customer service by addressing member inquiries, questions and concerns in all areas including enrollment, claims, benefit interpretation, and referrals / authorizations for medical care. Responsible for receiving, responding to, and directing member phone calls, or written questions as well as educating members, family, providers and caregivers regarding benefits and plan options of Verda Healthcare. The role also will have some in-person interactions with our members.

Job Description

• Provide excellent customer service.
• Accurately explains benefits and plan options in person, via email or telephonically. This includes educating members, family, providers and caregivers regarding plan benefits and options.
• Follow‑up with members by clarifying the customer’s issue, determining the cause, identifying how to resolve the situation, and explaining the solution.
• Appropriately escalates member issues to management or other departments as required.
• Consistently meets and/or exceeds the departmental standards including quality, productivity, and adherence to schedule and attendance.
• Respond appropriately and in a timely fashion to member/internal staff/providers by with phone calls, omnichannel interactions, and in‑person discussions with members concerning benefits, eligibility, referrals, claims and all other issues following departmental policies and procedures and job aids.
• Take ownership of an issue, focusing on providing solutions and options for members, as necessary through resolution of member’s issue/s.
• Increase member satisfaction by following up and resolving member issues, complaints, and questions in an efficient, timely and accurate fashion. Coordinate resolution with providers and other departments as‑needed.
• Participate in member calling projects assigned by management to support the overall Verda Health Plan goal of membership retention or for other purposes.
• Follow policies and procedures and job aids to maintain efficient and complaint operations. Communicates suggestions for improvement and efficiencies to management. Identify and reports problems with workflows following proper departmental procedures. Actively participate in departmental staff meetings and training sessions.
• Follow all appropriate Federal and State regulatory requirements and guidelines applicable to Verda Health Plan operations, as documented in company policies and procedures. Follow all HIPAA requirements.
• Document interactions by completing applicable member forms and summarizing actions taken in applicable computer system and following standards set by the department or by other authorized individuals.
• Proactively engage and collaborate with other departments as required.
• Demonstrate personal responsibility and accountability by meeting attendance and schedule adherence expectations.
• Achieve individual performance goals established for this position such as call quality, attendance, schedule adherence, and individual performance goals relating to call center objectives.
• Other duties may be assigned in support of departmental goals.

Professional Competencies

• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus
• Functional/Technical Skills
• Written/Oral Communications
• Critical/Analytical Thinker

Verda cares deeply about the future, growth, and well‑being of its employees. Join our team today!

Job Type

Full-time

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Paid time off (vacation, holiday, sick leave)
• Health insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance

Schedule

• Full‑time onsite (100% in‑office)
• Hours of operations: 9am – 6pm
• Standard business hours Monday to Friday/weekends as needed
• Occasional travel may be required for meetings and training sessions.

Ability To Commute/relocate

• Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Regularly sit/walk at a workstation in an office or cubicle setting. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds.

• Other duties may be assigned in support of departmental goals.

Requirements

• Required: High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Bilingual and fluent in English AND Vietnamese.
• 1-2 years call center or related customer service experience required.
• 1-2 years of prior experience with Medica.
• re benefits, including Medicare Advantage Plans.
• Experience in the healthcare, insurance, or pharmacy industry is highly desirable.
• Ability to maintain calm demeanor, including during charged situations.
• Data entry and general computer skills required.
• Effective communication (oral and written) skills. Professional /pleasant telephone manner required.
• Professional /pleasant telephone manner required.
• Ability to handle large call volume, while always providing excellent customer service.
• Demonstrated efficiency/effectiveness is an environment with a high call volume.