About Lyra Health
Lyra is transforming mental health care through technology with a human touch to help people feel emotionally healthy at work and at home. We work with industry leaders, such as Morgan Stanley, Uber, Amgen, and other Fortune 500 companies, to improve access to effective, high-quality mental health care for their employees and their families. With our innovative digital care platform and global provider network, nearly 20 million people can receive the best care and feel better, faster. Founded by David Ebersman, former CFO of Facebook and Genentech, Lyra has raised more than $900 million.
About the Role
The Client Support Specialist will support clients who engage with Lyra seeking high-quality outpatient mental health care primarily via phone and chat, conducting needs assessments, answering benefit, product and technical questions. The specialist will also support HR Managers and Customer Representatives coordinate support for major events and team support. The specialist will partner cross functionally to triage clients with complex needs to our clinicians. This role will work primarily with clients and will be the first point of contact for clients reaching out to Lyra for the first time via phone, chat and email. Lyra will provide extensive training on how to support our members and meet them where they are in their care journey. The specialist will need to be comfortable discussing sensitive topics. Above all, this specialist is committed to supporting each and every client that reaches out with competency and compassion. This is a high volume full contact center environment.Focus on calls and chats are required as part of the role.
Shift and Schedule: This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position. While the exact shift will be determined upon hire, the schedule will remain consistent week-to-week. Shifts will be scheduled between Sunday and Saturday and will fall within our operating hours of 5:00 AM to 8:00 PM PST.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate strong time management skills and flexibility in fielding the unexpected throughout the workday
- Conduct needs assessment and educate clients about Lyra’s services and benefit offerings primarily via phone and chat
- Prioritize client safety and wellbeing, with an ability to recognize potential safety concerns and escalate to ensure clients receive an appropriate level of support
- Engage in feedback and frequent self-assessment of strengths and areas for growth
- Work well in a structured team environment
- Demonstrate flexibility with shift changes.
- Excellent communication skills: written and verbal
- Technical: You easily navigate through Customer Relationship Management tools.
Qualifications
- Minimum of one year experience in navigating the mental health system, more specifically: case management, patient advocacy, crisis hotline, peer counseling, or other relevant experience in health care (not required)
- Demonstrate exceptional writing skills and the ability to provide information in a clear and concise manner while conveying a warm and friendly tone
- Experience with Zendesk, Salesforce, and/or Chat tools; otherwise you pride yourself on picking up new tools/systems quickly.
- This role requires flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as part of our regular coverage schedule.
Desired Skills
- Experience working remotely is a plus.
- You are passionate about improving mental health care and excited by our mission of leveraging technology to scale access to evidence-based therapies.
- You have a proven track record of working across multiple teams in a highly-collaborative manner to support members.
- Prior experience working in healthcare and/or a technology environment preferred.
"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.
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