Call Center Representative - Healthcare Support Agent - San Juan, PR

UnitedHealth Group

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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. If putting a smile on someone’s face puts one on yours, you belong on our team. Here at Optum Puerto Rico Operations, we’ve brought together teams of incredibly compassionate and positive people to help serve our members and providers when they reach out to us with questions. Your helpful personality combined with our support, training and development will ensure your success. This is no small opportunity. This is a chance to leverage your compassion for others and build a rewarding career. This role is equally challenging and rewarding. It requires fluency in computer navigation and toggling while you confidently and compassionately engage in dialogue with the caller. Be assured that our training will provide you with knowledge of the various products, plans and levels of benefits available to members and you’ll soon find yourself creating positive experiences and earning the gratitude of callers on an hourly basis. ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT WILL BE REQUIRED AFTER APPLICATION 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.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in any of the following areas: customer service experience analyzing and solving customer problems, call-center environment, and or health care setting analyzing and solving customer problems
• Proven intermediate Windows PC navigation proficiency or higher and ability to navigate in multiple systems
• Experience demonstrating proficient typing skills
• Available to work (40 hours/week) Monday- Sunday. Flexible to work any of our rotational 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of (6:00am to 11:00pm) including daylight savings changes
• Bilingual Spanish/English proficiency

Nice To Haves

• Health care experience
• Data entry experience
• Proven knowledge of medical or health insurance terminology

Responsibilities

• Provide phone support to address the needs of members and providers using probing questions to thoroughly understand the type of assistance required
• Ask appropriate questions and listen actively to identify specific questions or issues while documenting required information in computer systems
• Research complex issues across multiple databases and work with support resources to resolve member and provider issues and/or partner with others to resolve escalated issues
• Assist customers in navigating UnitedHealth Group websites while encouraging and reassuring them to become self-sufficient in using our tools
• Collect relevant information, build rapport, and respond compassionately
• May require contacting home plan on behalf of the member/provider to assist with preauthorization’s and/or confirm/verify claim/benefit information
• Other duties may apply

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees