Customer Service Specialist

Home Care Customer Service Representative

At Baxter, we believe every personregardless of who they are or where they are fromdeserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

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Your Role at Baxter

The Home Care Customer Service Representative for Hillrom Respiratory Health is responsible for phone, email, and online interactions with patients, caregivers, healthcare teams, sales, and several internal teams to answer and resolve a wide variety of inquiries during the transition from hospital to home, as well as the Home Care environment. The HCCS representative interrogates to determine cause of failure and appropriate course of action. They assign device directly to patient, authorize shipment, return of warranty related issues for all devices and accessories in the Home Respiratory Health portfolio. This includes troubleshooting device and accessory complaints from the patient or caregiver to attempt resolution over the phone. HCCS reps assign devices to patients and are the hub of communication for our patients' internal needs within Provider and Customer Operations department of Respiratory Health. Heavy emphasis in phone interaction and detailed documentation in patient permanent record.

What You'll Do :

Establish rapport over the phone quickly, and remain positive and upbeat

Responsible for working with customers / patients, account executives, and internal departments, such as clinical, financial, reimbursement, operations, and other service representatives

Quickly and accurately identify and assess individual customer needs, determining appropriate action, within Hillrom Respiratory Heath guidelines

Deliver front-line phone support on products and electronic devices, explaining technical procedures to customers in an easy-to-understand manner, at times summarizing trends to Quality and Research & Development engineers which require testing and redevelopment.

Learn ongoing technical support for Respiratory Health devices and portal connectivity products

Properly identify order types and warranty determination for correct billing / collaborating with the internal billing teams

Apply multiple systems, investigation techniques, and problem-solving skills to attempt to first-time resolution on each call with speed and accuracy

Employ diligent processes in multiple Hillrom systems to process new accounts, route, track, retrieve, and maintain proper information in correct fields

Responsible for shipping-related activities, verification for rental agreements, and returned items

Responsible for timely and accurately processing of complaints received from patients / caregivers

Rotating responsibility for after hours' phone, which includes occasional evening and weekend coverage

Rely on experience and judgment to handle a wide variety of pre-sales and post-sales service and warranty situations

What You'll Bring :

Associate degree in business or related field, or equivalent work experience

5 years of progressive experience in a customer service role; healthcare field desirable

Previous experience in the healthcare field, preferred

TIMS, JD Edwards or other third-party billing system experience preferred

Experience with Microsoft Office

Spanish-speaking skills a plus

Candidate must be able to sit / stand in front of computer and be on phone for extended periods of time

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $49,600 - $68,200 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability / handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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