Dental Inbound Contacts Representative

Become a part of our caring community
 

As a Dental Inbound Contacts Representative, you are often the first human connection our members have with us. Working remotely, you will report to the Inbound Contacts Supervisor and be a part of the Consumer Contacts team. Every interaction is an opportunity to solve a problem, reduce frustration, and create trust. You will support members and providers by answering benefit questions, resolving concerns, and guiding them through next steps—helping ensure they feel informed and supported.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys helping others and takes pride in delivering a high-quality customer experience.

As a Dental Inbound Contacts Representative, you will:

• Handle 40+ inbound calls daily from members and providers in a back-to-back call center environment
• Address multiple member and provider needs, including benefit questions, service issues, and general inquiries
• Escalate unresolved and pending customer grievances
• Document all interactions, actions taken, and outcomes in internal systems
• Resolve routine to moderately complex issues by following established guidelines and workflows
• Identify issues requiring escalation and ensure handoff to the appropriate teams
• Meet quality, productivity, and customer experience expectations

What Success Is:

• Members feel heard, supported, and satisfied with their experience
• We are proactive and resolve issues on the first contact whenever possible
• Documentation is complete, clear, and compliant
• Experience empathizing with frustrated customers, and accountability in every interaction

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of customer service experience
• Must reside in the Central or Eastern Time Zone
• Customer service mindset with a genuine desire to help others
• Experience documenting customer issues in detail
• Experience assessing support requests in multiple systems simultaneously and escalating based on severity
• Experience interpreting and responding to customer requests
• Experience excelling within performance-focused settings

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelor's Degree
• Previous inbound call center experience
• Healthcare or insurance industry experience
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, with the ability to speak, read, and write fluently in both languages

Required Training Schedule: 

• This position is scheduled to start in June 2026. Training will begin on day one and last five to six weeks with a schedule of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern, Monday through Friday.

• You must be on time, in a quiet environment, with your camera ON during training and for other meetings required by leadership.

Work Schedule Following Training: 

• Following training, you will be assigned an 8-hour shift between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM Eastern, Monday through Friday. Shift bids periodically occur, based on business needs and is based on performance and tenure

• The initial 180 days of employment as an Inbound Contacts Representative 2 constitute an appraisal period.  This Appraisal Period is essential to your learning and development, which is why we ask for perfect attendance during both the classroom training and nesting periods. 

• The department has a strict attendance policy. Time off is not permitted during the first 90 days and is discouraged during the 180-day appraisal period.

• This position requires learning many systems, policies, and tools, and it takes time to become proficient in the role. You must be willing to remain in this position for a period of twelve (12) months before applying to other Humana opportunities outside of the SSO Specialty Dental team

Additional Information

Work-at-Home Information:

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
• Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$39,000 - $49,400 per year

 

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About us
 

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.

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