FCMB Customer Service Advocate II

Internal Reference Number: R1046221

Summary:

We are currently hiring for a Claims Customer Service Advocate II to join Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. In this role you will be responsible for helping our customers in a timely, prompt, and accurate way to answer some of their most worrisome health care questions and claims concerns. This job can be complex and may require research as well as the ability to feel comfortable going off-script to ensure our customer's questions are answered correctly the first time.

Why should you join the Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina family of companies? Other companies come and go, but for more than seven decades we have been part of the national landscape, with our roots firmly embedded in the South Carolina community. We are the largest insurance company in South Carolina ... and much more. We are one of the nation's leading administrators of government contracts.

We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies that allows us to build on a variety of business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers. If you are committed to the same philosophy, consider joining our team!

Description

From the moment of login, you'll be focused on proactively resolving our members' and/or providers' questions and concerns using computer-based resources to find answers. Communication via telephone, written, web, or walk-in inquiries. You will guide members and providers with their healthcare needs by explaining benefits, solving claim concerns, and helping find a doctor via telephone calls, online chats, or e-mails. At times extensive research may be needed and it may be necessary to collaborate with other departments to find the answers needed.

Accurately documenting these questions is vital for the success of this role. You are the subject matter expert for this role. Your leadership team is open to your recommendations, feedback, process improvements, and assistance with special projects to make positive changes for the department. Once you have mastered this role, training and sharing your knowledge with new team members can be a rewarding part of this role.

PGBA

This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday-Friday in a typical office environment. Employees are required to have the flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift scheduled during our normal business hours. It may be necessary, given the business need to work occasional overtime and weekends. This role is located at 200 North Dozier Boulevard Florence, SC 29501 United States of America.

• SCA Benefit Requirements: Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina and its subsidiary companies have contracts with the federal government subject to the Service Contract Act (SCA). As a Service Contract Act (SCA) employee, you are required to enroll in our health insurance, even if you already have other health insurance. Until your enrollment is complete, you will receive supplemental pay for health coverage.
  
  Your coverage begins on the first day of the month following 28 days of full-time employment.

• Researches and responds to telephone inquiries according to desk procedures, ensuring that contract standards and objectives for timeliness, productivity, and quality are met.
• Research and respond to written inquiries and identify incorrectly processed claims and complete the adjustment and/or reprocessing action according to department guidelines. This may include initiating, documenting, and processing the request to completion. Initiate recoupments as necessary.
• Identifies complaints and inquiries of a complexity level that cannot be resolved following desk procedures and guidelines and refers these to a lead or manager for resolution. Identifies and reports potential fraud and abuse situations.
• Completes projects and/or assignments related to claims processing and customer service functions in the department.

• Required
  
  Education:
  
  High School Diploma or equivalent
• Required
  
  Work Experience:
  
  2 years of customer service experience OR 1 year of claims or appeals processing experience and 1 year of customer service experience OR Bachelor's Degree in lieu of work experience.
• Required
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  
  Good verbal and written communication skills. Strong customer service skills. Good spelling, punctuation and grammar skills. Basic business math proficiency. Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information with discretion.
• Required Software and Other Tools: Microsoft Office.
• Work Environment: Typical office environment.

• Strong human relations and organizational skills, with a demonstrated ability to handle high-stress intense situations and conversations.
• Good judgment and the ability to handle confidential or sensitive information with discretion. Ability to learn.