Health Information Management Supervisor

UnitedHealth Group•Merced, CA

4d•$49,700 - $88,800•Onsite

About The Position

This position is Onsite. Our office is located at Mercy Medical Center, 2740 M St Merced, CA 95340. Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we’re a dynamic new partnership formed by Dignity Health and Optum. We’ll count on your professionalism, expertise, and dedication help ensure that our patients receive the quality of care they need. So, if you’re looking for a place to use your passion, your ideas and your desire to drive change, this is the opportunity for you. This position is full-time Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8am - 5pm PST. Based on business needs, employees may also be required to work outside of these hours and include weekend shifts. This will be on the job training and the hours during training will be during normal business hours.

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED
Must be 18 years of age OR older
3+ years of experience working in Health Information Management setting
2+ years of experience working as a team lead, supervisor, or manager in a healthcare setting
Ability to travel up to 25%25 to other facilities in Bakersfield, CA, as needed
Ability to work onsite at Mercy Medical Center, 2740 M St Merced, CA 95340
Ability to work our normal business hours of 8:00am – 5:00pm PST, Monday - Friday. Based on business needs, employees may also be required to work outside of these hours and include weekend shifts

Nice To Haves

RHIT or RHIA certifications
Experience supervising employees

Responsibilities

Supervise and motivate a work team while maintaining high standards.
Respond to all authorization documents received and provide feedback to address. processing issues.
Respond to provider inquiries that have been received by the escalation and case resolution department.
Research and verify information provided on authorization documents.
The big challenge is motivating people and leading by example with a positive attitude that's professional, courteous, and cheerful.
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.