Summary

Responsible for responding to routine correspondence and telephone inquiries pertaining to claims or appeals. Identifies incorrectly processed claims and completes adjustments and related reprocessing actions.

Description

•60% Researches and responds to telephone inquiries according to desk procedures, ensuring that contract standards and objectives for timeliness, productivity, and quality are met.

•20% Research and respond to written inquiries and identify incorrectly processed claims and completes 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.

•10% 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.

•10% Completes projects and/or assignments related to claims processing and customer service functions in the department.

Required Work Experience:

• Two years of customer service experience OR one year of claims or appeals processing experience and one year of customer service experience OR
• Bachelor's Degree in lieu of work experience.

Required Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

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.

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