Email Customer Support Agent (Healthcare)

Sleep Center
  • San Francisco, California
  • Remote
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    ABOUT THE ROLE:
    We need a resourceful email support agent who can think independently while providing fast, accurate answers to our clinical providers. Your primary focus will be managing the support inbox and keeping our internal knowledge base fresh and complete. This is a remote position; daytime U.S. hours are required (US Central Time 8AM to 5PM) so you can respond to clinical teams in real time.

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Respond to clinical providers’ email questions with clear, empathetic, and accurate answers
    • Research unfamiliar issues, apply critical thinking, and craft solutions without waiting for step-by-step instructions
    • Log recurring questions, draft new knowledge-base articles, and revise existing content when processes change
    • Escalate complex or high-priority issues to the appropriate internal team and follow up to ensure closure
    • Track ticket metrics such as first-response time and resolution time; identify patterns and suggest process improvements

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Mastery of written English with flawless grammar, punctuation, and tone control
    • Proven ability to think for yourself, diagnose root causes, and propose solutions
    • Experience providing email support in a healthcare or SaaS environment (minimum one year)
    • Familiarity with help-desk or ticketing tools such as Zendesk, Help Scout, or Freshdesk
    • Comfortable updating and maintaining a knowledge base or FAQ system
    • Reliable high-speed internet and the ability to work core U.S. business hours

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Knowledge of medical or insurance terminology
    • Experience writing SOPs or process documentation
    • Previous remote-work experience on a distributed team

    SUCCESS IN THIS ROLE LOOKS LIKE:
    • First-response time under one business hour for provider emails
    • Consistent resolution of tickets within one business day for routine questions
    • Weekly knowledge-base updates that reduce repetitive inquiries
    • Proactive recommendations that improve workflow efficiency or customer satisfaction

    EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:
    • Full-time remote role
    • Monday–Friday, approximately 8 AM–5 PM Central Time (flexible for the right candidate)
    • Compensation commensurate with experience
    • Candidate provides their own computer and secure work environment

    HOW TO APPLY:
    • Please attach a 3 writing samples to your application and also include the phrase "I can think on my feet" to demonstrate you read this job post.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, California (
    Remote
    )

    Skills

    • Broadbandunmatched
    • Customer Satisfactionunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)unmatched
    • Health Insuranceunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Help Deskunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Internet Technologyunmatched
    • Knowledge Baseunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
    • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
    • ZenDeskunmatched

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