Customer Service Specialist, Respiratory Health

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You Role at Baxter
The Home Care Customer Service Representative for Hillrom Respiratory Health is responsible for phone email and online interactions with patients caregivers healthcare teams sales and several internal teams to answer and resolve a wide variety of inquiries during the transition from hospital to home as well as the Home Care environment. The HCCS representative interrogates to determine cause of failure and appropriate course of action. They assign device directly to patient authorize shipment return of warranty related issues for all devices and accessories in the Home Respiratory Health portfolio. This includes troubleshooting device and accessory complaints from the patient or caregiver to attempt resolution over the phone. HCCS reps assign devices to patients and are the hub of communication for our patients internal needs within Provider and Customer Operations department of Respiratory Health.
**Heavy emphasis in phone interaction and detailed documentation in patient permanent record**

What Youll Do:

• Establish rapport over the phone quickly and remain positive and upbeat
• Responsible for working with customers/patients account executives and internal departments such as clinical financial reimbursement operations and other service representatives
• Quickly and accurately identify and assess individual customer needs determining appropriate action within Hillrom Respiratory Heath guidelines
• Deliver front-line phone support on products and electronic devices explaining technical procedures to customers in an easy-to-understand manner at times summarizing trends to Quality and Research & Development engineers which require testing and redevelopment.
• Learn ongoing technical support for Respiratory Health devices and portal connectivity products
• Properly identify order types and warranty determination for correct billing / collaborating with the internal billing teams
• Apply multiple systems investigation techniques and problem-solving skills to attempt to first-time resolution on each call with speed and accuracy
• Employ diligent processes in multiple Hillrom systems to process new accounts route track retrieve and maintain proper information in correct fields
• Responsible for shipping-related activities verification for rental agreements and returned items
• Responsible for timely and accurately processing of complaints received from patients/caregivers
• Rotating responsibility for after hours phone which includes occasional evening and weekend coverage

What Youll Bring:

• Associate degree in business or related field or equivalent work experience
• 3 years of progressive experience in a customer service role
• Previous experience in the healthcare field preferred
• TIMS JD Edwards or other third-party billing system experience preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Spanish-speaking skills a plus
• Candidate must be able to sit/stand in front of computer and be on phone for extended periods of time

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter we are committed to equitable pay for all employees and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $51200-$70400 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location skills and expertise experience and other relevant factors. For questions about this our pay philosophy and available benefits please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

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