Contact Center Specialist III

Facility:

CoxHealth National Building: 3660 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1734 Contact Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

9:30am-6pm

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.​
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

The Contact Center Specialist III is responsible for managing interactions with consumers to ensure high level of customer service. Key responsibilities include answering consumer inquires, directing them to the appropriate department, centralized scheduling services for clinics, collecting appropriate patient information to hand off to clinical teams, and other duties related to ensure patients can easily access their provider(s). Education:
▪ Required: High school diploma or Equivalent
Experience:
▪ Required: 1 year customer service experience
▪ Required: 1 year competency completed in Contact Center Specialist II role or equivalent skills
▪ Preferred: 3+ year customer service experience, healthcare experience, and/or call center experience
Skills:
▪ Outstanding written verbal communication skills
▪ Strong customer services skills that demonstrate empathy, kindness, safety, and compassion
▪ Problem solving skills to analyze and respond to consumer inquires
▪ Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
▪ Possess excellent time management skills
▪ Professional written and verbal communication skills
▪ Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs as well as healthcare related programs
▪ Ability to multi-task, manage call volume and prioritize patient needs
▪ Ability to make timely decisions and provide best possible outcome
▪ Understanding of medical terminology
▪ Collect and communicate clinical requests of patient to clinical teams
▪ Competency in required skills as a Contact Center Specialist II or equivalent skills
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ N/A