Back to all jobs

Patient Support Specialist

Posted about 4 hours ago
Description


This role provides front-line operational support to patients and healthcare providers, resolving non-clinical issues across systems such as prescriptions, billing, and eligibility. It requires timely, high-quality communication across multiple channels while coordinating with internal and cross-functional teams to research, document, and resolve complex support cases.

CORE TASKS:

  • Provide technical assistance to patients and providers via email, chat, and phone in a timely manner, contributing to team goals around response times
  • Coordinate between patients, providers (doctors), pharmacies, and internal teams to resolve non-clinical issues (e.g., prescription transmission issues, pharmacy availability, eligibility questions)
  • Manage support cases that require research, follow-ups, and cross-tool investigation, not just single-touch responses
  • Communicate with providers via Slack and document outcomes clearly in Zendesk
  • Handle refunds, billing, and payment-related workflows using internal tools and SOPs
  • Track and document cases using spreadsheets (Google Sheets / Excel) as part of operational workflows
  • Balance speed and quality of care, ensuring users feel supported and informed even when issues take time to resolve
  • Reference Knowledge Base & internal resources to find relevant answers
  • Communicate via Slack to cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Etc) when needed to resolve issues
  • Follow processes to escalate inquiries as necessary

MUST-HAVES:

  • 2+ years experience with Zendesk or similar ticketing platform (Zendesk strongly preferred)
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills, including professional phone presence
  • Demonstrated ability to learn complex, nuanced workflows quickly and apply judgment when SOPs don’t cover every scenario
  • Comfort working across multiple tools simultaneously (Zendesk, Slack, spreadsheets, internal admin systems)
  • Experience supporting customers in high-trust environments (e.g., healthcare, fintech, insurance, marketplaces, or regulated industries)
  • Openness to working one weekend day if a change in schedule is needed

NICE-TO-HAVES:

  • Advanced technical skills and understanding
  • Experience supporting telehealth, healthcare, or health-adjacent platforms
  • Familiarity with Zendesk, JIRA, or similar ticketing/escalation tools
  • Experience using Google Sheets / Excel for tracking, lookups, or operational reporting
  • Exposure to payments or billing systems (e.g., refunds, payment processors like Stripe/Braintree)
  • Prior experience coordinating with external partners (doctors, vendors, payers, pharmacies)

SOFT SKILLS:

  • Demonstrates a high level of empathy, ownership, and care in every user interaction
  • Comfortable making judgment calls when issues fall outside documented SOPs
  • Proactively follows up on open issues rather than waiting for reminders
  • Takes feedback seriously and applies learnings to future cases
  • Resourceful, able to utilize available resources to find answers
  • Willing to ask questions when something isn’t clear or needs further explanation
  • Curiosity! Eager to learn & understand our products & processes
  • Attention to detail; thoroughly reads/actively listens to understand issues, closely follows processes, double checks work/tests before solving ticket

🌟 Perks & Benefits

  • Salary: Up to Php 60,000/ $6 hr depending on experience
  • Yearly Performance Evaluation
  • Anniversary Bonus: PHP 5,000 (1st year), PHP 10,000 (2nd years and up)
  • Referral Bonus: $300 per successful hire
  • 7 days Paid Holiday Off
  • 6 days Paid Time Off
  • Healthcare Plan
  • Maternity Leave
  • Paternity Leave
Apply Now
Take the next step in your career

Found an issue?

[email protected]
About GrowthAssistant

People

51-200 employees

Industry

Business Consulting and Services

Type

Public Company

Locations

Links