Associate Patient Care Coordinator - San Antonio, TX

UnitedHealth Group • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
• 1+ years of medical office experience including data entry
• 1+ years experience with medical office procedures and medical terminology
• This position requires Tuberculosis screening as well as proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis through lab confirmation of immunity, documented evidence of vaccination, or a doctor's diagnosis of disease
• You will be provisioned with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and are required to perform this role with patients and members on site, as this is an essential function of this role
• Employees are required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, in order to keep our work sites safe. Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained

Nice To Haves

• ICD 9 and CPT coding experience

Responsibilities

• Greet patients as they arrive and manage 20-minute wait time
• Assist patients with intake processes including copying required documents
• Collect co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles and issue receipts
• Manage cashier box and daily deposits according to company policies
• Process walk-in patients and visitors
• Answer phones and schedule appointments
• Manage medical records (maintains, files/scans, prepares for schedule)
• Ensure all correspondence is scanned and/or filed in a timely manner
• Process requests for medical records release and maintain appropriate logs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees