Health Plan Representative - San Francisco, United States - Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente

Verified Company

San Francisco, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Job Summary:

Position(s) located within the local area Member Services Department reporting to Member Services Operations Director. Educates providers, staff and members on Health Plan benefits and services. Responsible for intake and resolution of complaint and grievance cases within the Medical Center and medical offices. Responsible for partnering with internal and external staff and departments to provide creative, timely solutions for member concerns. Assist in development of new programs / service improvements for members, providers and facility personnel. Assists with training, audits and other activities as necessary. This position helps drive the mission and business results for Kaiser Permanente.

Essential Responsibilities:

Act as liaison between the patient/member and Kaiser Permanente in providing general assistance and education on how to utilize multiple Kaiser system, resolve member complaints and grievances as efficiently as possible, and answer Health-Plan related questions.
Partner with other departments in the organization, such as Marketing and Health Education, and attends community, employer and KP events to ensure accurate information is provided to various clientele regarding KP services, benefits, and protocols.
Research, resolve and communicate Health Plan/coverage/benefitrelated issues for members.
Maintain current comprehensive knowledge of Health Plan benefits, eligibility and exclusions.
Educate providers, staff and individual members on Health Plan benefits and services, explaining the details of specific member plans.
Participate in research or resolution of the organizations complaint and grievance process.
Responsible for communicationg with members or their authorized representatives(s), regarding the Health Plans communicationa dn grievance/complaint process.
Appropriately interview member/patient (or authorized representative of patient) in person or via phone regarding benefit, service, and medical care issues, document, and triage all case information to correspondence center. Accountable for investigation of issues, including collection and documentation of appropriate data.
Effectively handle and attempt to resolve member issues that are received from numerous sources.
Appropriately transfer all applicable cases and accompanying documentation after initial resolution effort in keeping with all regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures.
Assist nonEnglish or limitedEnglish speaking customers in the use of interpreter services.
Responsible for communicating with members or their authorized representative(s), regarding the Health Plans response and grievance/ complaint process.
Ensure that complaints and grievances are processed in accordance with regulations, compliance standards, policies and procedures.

Regulators include, but are not limited to:

Center for Medicare/Medicaid (CMS), California Department of Managed Healthcare (DMHC), Department of Health Services (DHS), Department of Labor, Department of Consumer Affairs, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

Ensure integrity of departmental database by thorough, timely and accurate entry, consistent with regulatory protocols and applicable P&Ps and effectively manages case resolution inbox everyday.
Research and resolve, to the extent possible, member/system conflicts to obtain member satisfaction and minimize health plan risks.
Interpret and communicate Health Plan benefits/contracts to internal and external clients.
Responsible for the written and verbal interpretation of the Health Plan service agreement. Educate members/patients about their rights and responsibilities, medical center services, policies and procedures.
Identifies member system conflict in an effort to prevent professional liability, minimize financial penalties to the organization, and retain satisfied members.
Communicate continually with a diverse set of internal and external clientele to achieve excellent results in the areas of complaint and grievance handling, compliance, documentation, benefit/contractual information, and enhancement of the member experience.
Collaborate with internal staff, managers and physicians, to identify opportunities to advocate for the member and resolve issues as quickly as possible.
Using conflict resolution and mediation skills, secure action from multiple stakeholders.

Grade 303

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

Minimum three (3) years of customer service experience in an environment where customer service, problem solving and compliance with regulatory requirements were the main components of the job.

Education