Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits, a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth opportunities and your life's best work.(sm)

The health care system is still evolving at a rapid pace. Technology is driving new advances in how patient care is delivered and how it's reimbursed. Now, UnitedHealth Group invites you to help us build a more accurate and precise approach to claims adjudication. As part of our Recovery and Resolutions team, you'll help understand and overcome errors in claims processing. You'll have all the tools and backing you need to help manage subrogation files, negotiate settlements and ensure adherence to compliance policies.

When you are in the business of health care, you're in the business of people. At UnitedHealth Group we want every customer experience to be distinctly personal. The challenge is complex. When people call us for help, their focus is on getting the best care possible. We help them understand their benefits and their options. This part of their lives matters a lot to them and it matters just as much to us. Our customer service teams have a serious responsibility to make every contact informative, productive, positive, and memorable for what it says about how much we care.

As Provider Inquiry Call Center Representative you will be accepting and directing all incoming phone calls according to policy and procedures and department productivity and quality standards. Resolves routine to moderately complex issues, refers appropriately to Team Lead and/or Supervisor as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

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  Answer in-coming calls from the Provider Inquiry Line and the Fraud Hotline. Incoming calls can be from Providers questioning claim status, review status, appeal status and/or reporting of fraud
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  Logging of all in - coming calls in a Call Tracking Documentation System
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  Maintains accuracy standards of 99% or greater
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  Maintains adherence standards of 95% or greater
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  Ensure adherence to state and federal compliance policies, reimbursement policies and contract compliance
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  Works independently and as part of a team
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  Act as a resource for others

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

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  High School Diploma or higher
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  1+ years of call center experience
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  Experience in an office setting environment using the telephone and computer as the primary instruments to perform job duties
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  Ability to work 40 hours / week during standard business operating hours Monday - Friday from 8am - 9pm AST
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  Fully Bilingual Spanish/English proficiency

Preferred Qualifications:

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  Experience within the healthcare industry
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  Experience in claims
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  Knowledge of medical terminology
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  Proficiency with MS Office Suite

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.