Customer Service Representative

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

31d • Onsite

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY 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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• 1-3 years experience in customer service or call center environment
• 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

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees