Senior Patient Care Coordinator

Optum; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical Plan

Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Education Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Senior Patient Care Coordinator (Primary Care) to greet and register patients, manage check-ins, and handle payments with accuracy. The role includes leading team members, coordinating schedules, and ensuring smooth operations across care delivery sites in Westminster, CO.

Candidates should have 2+ years in customer service and medical office settings, with MS Office proficiency. Travel may be required for training and coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• 2+ years of face-to-face or telephonic customer service experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a medical office.
• Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients as they arrive and manages wait time.
• Complete check-in and check-out tasks including insurance verification and precertifications.
• Collects co-payments, co-insurance, and deductibles and issues receipts.
• Manages cashier box and daily deposits per policy.
• Lead other team members and coordinate workload.

Skills

Customer service

Scheduling

Cash handling

Phone etiquette

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

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.

Senior Patient Care Coordinator (Primary Care)

greets and registers patients in a prompt, pleasant and helpful manner, as well as instructs, directs, and schedules patients and visitors. The receptionist receives cash payments from patients, issues receipts and posts cash payment data.

Location

11552 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster, CO. Travel may be required to other sites for training and coverage, as needed.

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8-hour shifts between the hours of 6:30am-5:15pm MST. Schedule to be determined by manager upon hire.

Primary Responsibilities

• Greets patients as they arrive and manages wait time
• Complete check-in and check-out tasks to include insurance verification, complete pre-authorizations and/or precertification of procedures, and copy required documents
• Collects co-payments, co-insurance, and deductibles and issues receipts
• Manages cashier box and daily deposits according to company policies
• Leading other members of the team
• Processes walk-in patients and visitors
• Answers phones and schedules appointments
• Answer telephone calls, re-direct calls as appropriate, assist callers with questions or concerns, and take messages as needed
• Manages medical records (maintains, files/scans, prepares for schedule)
• Ensures all correspondence is scanned and/or filed, processes requests for medical records release and maintains appropriate logs, etc
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees, and the public
• Demonstrates great depth of knowledge/skills in own function
• Sometimes acts as a technical resource to others in own function
• Proactively identifies solutions to non-standard requests
• Solves moderately complex problems on own
• Works with team to solve complex problems
• Plans, prioritizes, organizes and completes work to meet established objectives
• May coordinate work of other team members
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success. Some of our offerings include:

• Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
• Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
• Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

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

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2+ years of face-to-face or telephonic customer service experience
• 2+ years of experience in a medical office
• Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience with electronic health/medical records
• 1+ years of leadership experience
• 1+ years of related scheduling experience in a healthcare setting
• 1+ years of experience handling and triaging of telephone calls and a multi-system phone line
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to handle cash and to count money at high volumes including mathematical computations

Soft Skills

• Ability to work independently and as a team, and maintain good judgment and accountability
• Demonstrated ability to work well with health care providers
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks to meet all deadlines
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak clearly and concisely, conveying information in a manner that others can understand, as well as ability to understand and interpret information from others

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 hourly pay for this role will range from $20.00 to $36.00 per hour 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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affi…? UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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