Title: Bilingual Customer Service Representative (HMO/ Medi-Cal/Medicaid Experience Required)
Duration: 6 months Contract
Pay rate: $23-33/hr w2
Location: Orange, CA 92868
Shift timings: Mon - Fri 8 AM - 5 PM
BG/DT Required: Yes
Job Description:
- 95% - Program Support.
- Participates in a mission driven culture of high-quality performance, with a member focus on customer service, consistency, dignity and accountability.
- Assists the team in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short- and long-term goals/priorities for the department.
- Addresses member and provider inquiries, questions and concerns in all areas, including eligibility, enrollment, claims or authorization status, benefit interpretation and referrals/authorizations for medical care in-person or telephonically.
- Serves as a senior resource for other team members (i.e., solves complex challenges, answers uncommon questions and shares complex processes and procedures).
- Supports in the coordination of member's health care and social service needs both within and outside the medical group.
- Enters accurate and complete documentation into internal application systems regarding all concerns and/or inquiries from the member and provider interaction.
- Initiates referrals to both internal and external care management departments and other department/government or community agencies.
- Maintains departmental productivity and quality standards.
- Follows through and completes all member and provider inquiries or requests during the original member and provider interaction. Provides additional follow-up assistance as needed.
- 5% - Other
- Completes other projects and duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent PLUS 2 years of experience in customer/member service, including 1 year of call center capacity required; an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position such as those listed above may also be qualifying.
- Typing speed of 35 words per minute (WPM) required.
- Bilingual in English and in one of defined threshold languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese) required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1 year of Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), Medi-Cal/Medicaid and health services experience.
Knowledge & Abilities:
- Develop rapport and establish and maintain effective working relationships with leadership and staff and external contacts at all levels and with diverse backgrounds.
- Work independently and exercise sound judgment.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Work a flexible schedule; available to participate in evening and weekend events.
- Organize, be analytical, problem-solve and possess project management skills.
- Work in a fast-paced environment and in an efficient manner.
- Manage multiple projects and identify opportunities for internal and external collaboration.
- Motivate and lead multi-program teams and external committees/coalitions.
- Utilize computer and appropriate software (e.g., Microsoft Office: Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and job specific applications/systems to produce correspondence, charts, spreadsheets, and/or other information applicable to the position assignment.
Physical Requirements (With or Without Accommodations):
- Ability to visually read information from computer screens, forms and other printed materials and information.
- Ability to speak (enunciate) clearly in conversation and general communication.
- Hearing ability for verbal communication/conversation/responses via telephone, telephone systems, and face-to-face interactions.
- Manual dexterity for typing, writing, standing and reaching, flexibility, body movement for bending, crouching, walking, kneeling and prolonged sitting.
- Lifting and moving objects, patients and/or equipment 10 to 25 pounds.
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22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
Pay rate: $23-33/hr w2
Sep 23, 2025