Epic Professional Billing Analyst - Remote

Optum; Brentwood (TN); Remote; USD 71,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking an Epic Professional Billing Analyst to enhance healthcare delivery through EHR technology. This role involves managing integration teams, ensuring successful project execution, and mentoring peers. You'll collaborate with industry leaders and contribute to significant improvements in health outcomes. The position offers the flexibility to work remotely within the U.S. and provides opportunities for career development. Join a diverse team committed to advancing health equity and making a positive impact in communities. This is a chance to grow while making a difference in the lives of many.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Qualifications

• Active Epic certification in at least one area required.
• 3+ years of healthcare experience and 2+ years Epic experience needed.
• Strong team collaboration and leadership skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage Professional Billing configuration changes and builds.
• Lead Epic software upgrade initiatives and enhancements.
• Serve as a mentor and subject matter expert to team members.

Skills

EHR Services implementation

Professional Billing configuration

Client healthcare domain knowledge

Team collaboration

Epic certification

Education

Epic certification

3+ years healthcare experience

2+ years Epic Experience

Tools

MS Excel

Visio

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

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. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Optum's EHR Services represents one of the fastest growing practices within Optum Insight's Advisory and Implementations business unit. The EHR Services practice is comprised of 600+ individuals across the U.S. and Ireland who are dedicated to improving the healthcare delivery system through the power of healthcare technology, specifically, the EHR and integrated applications and tools. By joining the EHR Services team, you'll partner with some of the most gifted healthcare technology thought leaders within the industry, collaborate with experienced consulting and healthcare leaders, and help partners capture the benefits of their EHR investment.

Optum seeks an Epic Professional Billing Analyst with hands-on experience in EHR Services implementation and operation projects. They will manage integration teams, train best practices, and align with EHR Services to ensure successful project execution.

Solid candidates for this role will be able to demonstrate self-motivation, individual leadership, and team collaboration. Most importantly, our EHR Services team will foster a culture of diversity and inclusion and drive innovation for our company and our clients.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work on Professional Billing configuration changes and builds by maintaining industry and client standards ensuring build quality and timeline adherence as well as debugging and resolving any issues/defects


• Translate user requirements into functional and technical design specifications and reviewwith client(s)toensureaccuracy


• Serve as amentor/subject matter expert tolocal andclient-basedteam members


• Lead small to medium complexityEpicsoftware upgrade initiatives or enhancements to workflows including the design, build, and test phases


• Participate in design and validation sessions and ensure appropriate documentation, follow-up and issue escalation occurs


• Function as a liaison between Operations, Information Technology (IT) andThird-PartySystems


• Provide support of application incidents reported through the help desk; including 24/7 on call coverage as required


• Provide assigned on-site support during go-lives and system upgrades


• Obtain and maintain in-depth knowledge of software functionality; acquire and utilize knowledge of operational workflows to be implemented


• Perform in-depth analysis of workflows, data collection, report details, and other technical issues associated with Epic software


• Work with trainers to develop and maintain application specific training curriculum and materials


• Adhere to organization standards for system configuration and change control


• Develop solid relationships with end user communities, customers and business partners


• Attend, participate in, and contribute to meetings throughout the facility

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:

• Active / current Epic certification in at leastone area; Epic Professional Billing and/or Epic Professional Billing Claims


• 3+ years healthcare experience


• 2+ years Epic Experience


• 2+ years Direct client healthcare domain knowledge such as billing, payment posting, self-pay/insurance follow up, denial management, customer service or vendor management


• 2+ years of Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in relevant applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completed Epic CEE (Continued Epic Education) to maintain certifications, proficiencies, and badges


• 2+ years of demonstrated ability and history of team management (informal or formal), cross-team communication and leadership skills


• Epic Professional Billing Reimbursement Contracts experience


• Proficiency with MS Excel, Visio,PowerPoint andSharePoint

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $71,600 to $140,600 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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.