Customer Service Representative - Remote Eligible

Customer Service Representative

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

Our Customer Service Representative is the face of Aetna/Mercy Care and impacts members' service experience by handling customer service inquiries and problems via telephone, internet, or written correspondence. For this role, customer inquiries are of basic and - at times - complex nature.

In this role, you will:

• Engage, consult, and educate members, based upon the member's unique needs, preferences, and understanding of Aetna plans, tools, and resources, in order to guide the members along a clear path to care.
• Answer questions and resolve issues based on phone calls/letters from members, providers, and plan sponsors.
• Triage resulting rework to appropriate staff.
• Document and track contacts with members, providers, and plan sponsors.
• Guide members through benefits plan and Aetna policy & procedures, while maintaining knowledge of resources to comply with any regulatory guidelines.
• Take accountability to fully understand members' needs by building a trusting and caring relationship with them.
• Anticipate customer needs.
• Provide the customer with related information to answer various questions; e.g. additional plan details, benefit plan details, member self-service tools, etc.
• Use customer service threshold framework to make financial decisions to resolve member issues.
• Explain members' rights and responsibilities in accordance with contract.
• Handle incoming requests for appeals and pre-authorizations, specifically those not handled by Clinical Claim Management.
• Perform review of member claim history to ensure accurate tracking of benefit maximums and/coinsurance/deductible.

Required Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in a call center and/or high call-volume environment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to support Arizona Time Zone.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology.
• Previous experience in a healthcare environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate empathy in a professional, customer-oriented manner.

Education

• High school diploma or GED.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$17.00 - $31.30

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.