Correspondence Phone Support, Intermediate

4 days ago


Long Beach, United States Blue Shield of California Full time

Your Role






Our Medi-Cal Customer Experience Teams receive incoming telephone calls from our members who need help navigating their Blue Shield of California Medi-Cal Insurance Coverage. The Medi-Cal Call Centers are open Monday – Friday from 8:00am-6:00pm, including some holidays. If hired, you will be required to attend and complete a paid, mandatory virtual training. You must attend each day for 8 hours, totaling 40 hours per week for the required training period. Training hours are 8:00 a.m-4:30.p.m Mon-Fri. 
 
The following job summary will help you understand the candidates/people well suited to our Medi-Cal Call Center Team.  


  


Job Summary:   


Start Date January 6th 2025  


Our Medi-Cal Customer Experience Teams receive incoming telephone calls from our members who need help navigating their Blue Shield of California Medi-Cal Insurance Coverage.  


  


As a Medi-Cal Correspondence Phone Support, Intermediate, you are in charge of upholding our mission of providing service worthy of our family and friends. Our members look to you to help them navigate healthcare, providing empathy and advocacy. You are empowered to provide members with peace of mind that their current issue is resolved and that none are on the horizon. Medicare provides health coverage to individuals 65 and older or those with a severe disability regardless of income, whereas Medi-Cal (California's state-run and funded Medicaid program) provides health coverage to those families with low income, as well as others who might be eligible for this program. 


Successful CSRs deliver an effortless customer experience by:  



Taking the lead – our CSRs take ownership of members' issues, relieving members' stress while guiding them to a quick and easy resolution.  




Identifying future problems – not only do our CSRs solve the current member concern but they actively identify and solve any lurking complications the member may encounter after their first interaction.  




Sharing insights with peers and management – our positive team culture relies on open communication to continuously improve how our work gets done.  




Having fun – our work is important, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. We love helping others and have a fun community dedicated to doing so  



 


You must also be: 


Available to work a scheduled 8-hour shift, which includes 2 scheduled breaks and a lunch period, also available to work an occasional holiday as part of your regularly scheduled shift 


Patient with members who call into our Centers with a question or a problem 



A good listener and not only answer the questions they ask you, but identify and answer questions the member may not be aware they needed 




Comfortable using a computer with 2 display monitors to allow you to navigate to multiple screens for information 






Comfortable using Excel spreadsheets to calculate member premiums for health insurance 




To multi-task using a computer; talking to the member, and entering member information into their online record 



  


Your Work  Responsibilities include:  



Resolve incoming calls concerning member's eligibility, benefits, provider information, monthly premium billing, clinical and pharmacy needs  




Compose routine and non-routine correspondence to answer benefits/provider inquiries in writing 




Coordinate membership changes such as member's primary care physician 




Perform routine to mid-level inventory reduction (i.e., member inquiries, may initiate claim adjustments, respond to emails, etc.)  




Review and analyze member claims for accuracy as well as member education on how benefits are applied 




Participate in quality and efficiency workgroups to continuously improve quality member/customer satisfaction as requested  




Proactively analyze available programs, determine program eligibility and connect the Member to appropriate BSC vendors, Health Advocates, Social Workers, Pharmacy Techs, and Pharmacists. Verify the member is included in or targeted for any outreach or care gap programs and connect members to programs or services when appropriate. Engage members with their wellness plan options  




Comprehensive resolution of pharmacy calls concerning benefits coverage, co-pays, formulary coverage, vacation overrides, and utilization management requirements  




Provide prescription-related benefit coverage (e.g. explanation of coverage or benefit summary related): Provide prescription co-pays. Provide prescription formulary coverage information and utilization management requirements using web-posted printed formulary. Provide a brief description of coverage denial reasons and alternatives listed in the printed formulary. Perform prescription claim overrides  




Provide deductible and max out of pocket information  




Provide status of a prior authorization requests  




Assist members may when and how to appeal a coverage decision  




Other duties as assigned  






Your Knowledge and Experience  



Requires a High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent   




Requires at least 3 years of prior relevant experience   




Flexibility in availability is required including weekends and holidays, shifts are not guaranteed   




Requires attending and completing training facilitated remotely  




Requires basic job knowledge of Microsoft Suite systems and the ability to use applications on a computer proficiently   




Requires high internet connectivity speed of a minimum 11MBPS and 3 MBPS upload speed  




Requires private work location at their residence free from distractions and within 25 feet of their Wi-Fi modem 

 


Preferred Qualifications  



Bilingual – Spanish. Language proficiency as demonstrated by successful completion of an oral language proficiency test 



  


Pay Range: 


The pay range for this role is: $ 18.61 to $ 26.05 for California. 


  


Note: 


Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.



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