Customer Service Representative....

This job resolves standard and occasional non-standard customer inquiries comments and concerns by applying a seamless and positive customer experience gained through many recurring cycles of on the job work engagement.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Engages with customers in a confident and compelling manner performing the full range of customer service duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Strives to resolve customer concerns in a single interaction via telephone written or face to face communication.
• Responds to a diverse set of customers with an equal level of confidence regardless of the issue at hand.
• Works independently of support from a senior customer service representative frequently utilizing the knowledge center answering customer inquiries.
• Routinely responds to customers with an in-depth product knowledge achieved through a continuously improving set of listening analysis quality focus problem solving and documentation skills.
• Consistently exceeds results for internal adherence efficiency and inquiry timeliness.
• Resolves standard and frequently non-routine limited impact customer inquiries comments and concerns with the most limited escalation consistent with company policies and processes.
Other duties as assigned or requested.

This position supports work scheduled in Eastern Time business hours.

EDUCATION

Required

High School Diploma/GED

EXPERIENCE

Required

1 year experience in customer service or call center environment

SKILLS

• Applies in-depth product knowledge obtained through ongoing cycles of working with routine and non-routine subject matter
• Regardless of recurring and routine customer inquiries comments and concerns approaches each and every interaction with superior listening skills
• Multi-tasks with a high level of efficiency yet treats every customer as the most important during the interaction so as not to leave the customer with a hurried impression
• Ability to ask effective probing and/or open and closed ended questions that will help in issue resolution in a conversational manner with customers using verbal clues and system tools to develop tailored recommendations for the customer
• Ability to master initial training competencies while demonstrating the ability to learn additional competencies through additional training
Ability to de-escalate challenging customer inquiries comments and concerns while delivering necessary information consistent with Company policies and processes

Position Type

Remote Office-based

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities employees may have access to covered information cardholder data or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all connection with this all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Companys Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore it is every employees responsibility to comply with the companys Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws rules and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Pay

$35.00

Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidates qualifications experience and expected contributions as well as internal peer equity market and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.

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