Data Entry Claims Clerk - National Remote

Lensa; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lensa, in partnership with UnitedHealth Group, seeks a Data Entry Claims Clerk for a remote position. The role requires reviewing and processing claims while offering full-time flexibility. Qualified candidates should have a high school diploma and experience with claims, data entry, and Microsoft applications.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

401k contribution

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience with Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Experience with medical and/or dental claims preferred.
• Ability to work full time and flexible schedules.

Responsibilities

• Provide general claims support including reviewing, processing, and adjusting claims.
• Conduct data entry and analyze trends; provide reports as necessary.
• Recognize claim types and refer complex claims for further review.

Skills

Data entry

Analysis

PC proficiency

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Data Entry Claims Clerk - National Remote

Data Entry Claims Clerk - National Remote

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Lensa partners with DirectEmployers to promote this job for UnitedHealth Group.

UMR, UnitedHealthcare’s third-party administrator (TPA) solution, is the nation’s largest TPA. When you work with UMR, what you do matters. It's that simple . . and it's that rewarding.

In providing consumer - oriented health benefit plans to millions of people; our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs and greater access to health care. Join us and you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system. Opportunities are endless for your career development and advancement within UMR due to our record-breaking growth.

Regardless of your role at UMR, the support you feel all around you will enable you to do what you do with energy, quality, and confidence. So, take the first step in what is sure to be a fast - paced and highly diversified career.

The Data Entry Claims Clerk is responsible for providing expertise or general claims support to teams in reviewing, researching, investigating, negotiating, processing and adjusting claims.

This position is full time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules Monday – Friday during our normal business hours of 6:30am - 9:00pm CST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

We offer 6-8 weeks of on-the-job / shadow-based training. The hours during training will be 8:00am to 4:30pm CST, Monday - Friday. The duration of the training is based on the individual candidate and their needs. More details on the training will be discussed further during the interview process by the hiring manager.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide general claims support by reviewing, researching, investigating, negotiating, processing and adjusting claims
• Authorize the appropriate payment or refers claims to investigators for further review
• Conduct data entry and re-work; analyzes and identifies trends and provides reports as necessary
• Analyze and identify trends and provide reports as necessary
• Consistently meet established productivity, schedule adherence, and quality standards
• Recognize claims by determining claim type - HCFA, Hospital, UB, Dental and/or RX
• Identify more complicated claims and refer them to Senior Claim Processor or Supervisor
• Work claims files to ensure the appropriate eligibility and provider records are matched to the claim
• Updates and maintains claims tracking database
  
  

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

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED OR equivalent work experience
• Must be 18 years of age OR older
• 1+ years of experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Outlook, including the ability to create, edit, save and send documents, spreadsheets and correspondence
• Basic proficiency with computer and Windows PC applications, which includes the ability to learn new and complex computer system applications
• Ability to work full time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 6:30am - 9:00pm CST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience working with medical and/ or dental claims
• 1+ years of data entry experience
• 1+ years of working in a production-based environment
• 1+ years of experience in an office setting environment using a computer as the primary instruments to perform job duties
• Ability to type 60+ WPM
• Basic understanding of healthcare claims including ICD-10 and CPT codes
  
  

Telecommuting Requirements

• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
  
  

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $16.00 - $24.23 hourly based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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

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