[Hiring] Client Solutions Specialist I @ICU Medical

Role Description

The Client Solutions Specialist I works as a team member within the ICU Medical Service Department. The individual will be knowledgeable of core products and have the skills of Customer Service. This position will be required to correspond with both internal and external customers via various forms of communication, and at times in person, concerning service inquiries in a manner that will maintain good customer relations.

This position is responsible for:

• Responding to and processing return service requests for medical devices.
• Handling and/or responding to customer requests, including inquiries regarding devices returned for service, service and repair status, service estimate authorization, and warranty/extended service information.
• Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive client information.
• Utilizing both PC and web-based software applications.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Member of a call center group receiving calls and making outbound calls.
• Processes return service authorizations in response to incoming phone calls, e-mails and web-based inquiries including but not limited to warranty and non-warranty repairs, preventive maintenance requests, etc. with the highest level of support professionalism.
• Contributes to data within the Enterprise Resource Planning systems/assists with account initiation/reactivation.
• Processes confidential information, including billing information, to initiate repair orders for Service and Repair activities.
• Provides information, such as repair status, in response to inquiries.
• Determines/verifies sold to/ship to/bill to in appropriate Enterprise Resource Planning systems.
• Contact customers when an estimate is required, tracking responses, providing estimates to customers, obtaining approval/denial of estimates, entering responses and necessary information in applicable system.
• Contact customers for unauthorized Return Material Authorizations and follow through with authorization requirements.
• Meet or exceed key performance metrics of customer satisfaction (i.e. 1st call resolution, 24-hour response time/acknowledgement, required documentation, etc.).
• Utilize knowledge base to resolve customer inquiries and achieve department metrics. Develop new solutions to frequently occurring problems.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of biomedical or electro-mechanical devices (1 year preferred).
• Must be detail oriented.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills.
• Ability to apply situational analysis to customer problems.
• Ability to determine customer needs and take appropriate actions.
• Knowledge of and ability to use personal computers and related software.
• Ability to alternate between several varying tasks (multi-task) on a routine basis.
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications, TEAMS, SharePoint, etc.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• French–English bilingualism required; the role involves daily communication in both languages.
• Experience working in a Customer Call Center environment with concentration of medical devices/applicable healthcare background (min. 1 year).
• Experience with using Enterprise Resource Planning systems (i.e. Oracle EBS).
• Experience with Complaint Management Systems (min. 1 year).
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Travel Requirements

• Typically requires travel less than 5% of the time.

Physical Requirements, Work Environment

• This is largely a sedentary role.
• This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
• The position requires the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to participate as a team member in contributing to department objectives.

Company Description

ICU Medical has consistently provided you with clinical innovations that help solve real-world challenges. With the acquisition of Hospira Infusion Systems in 2017 and Smiths Medical in 2022, we are now a global market leader with a complete line of clinically-essential IV therapy and high-value critical care products for hospital, alternate site, and home care settings.

We're ready to bring you consistent quality, innovation, and value in more areas than ever. Our focus allows us to bring you:

• Dedicated and non-dedicated IV sets and needlefree connectors clinically proven to provide an effective barrier against bacterial transfer and colonization.
• The industry’s broadest IV smart pump offering covering large volume, pain management, and ambulatory needs.
• IV medication safety software providing full IV-EHR interoperability with the highest customer satisfaction and compatibility with more EHR systems than any other company.
• Significant US IV solutions manufacturing and supply capabilities.

This role is based remotely; the incumbent may be remote in any state other than Colorado, California, Connecticut, Montana, Maine, or New York.