Patient Care Coordinator

UnitedHealth Group • Fort Worth, TX

174d • $17 - $31 • Onsite

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

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
• 1+ years of experience in communicating and providing customer service, both in person and via phone
• 1+ years of experience with general office procedures
• Beginner level of proficiency with Microsoft applications

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years of related work experience including data entry
• ICD 10 and CPT coding experience
• Prior experience with EMR computer applications
• Bilingual - Spanish/English

Responsibilities

• Patient telephonic outreach to schedule patients for PSU health events to provide annual screenings of quality measures
• Collect and verify demographic information, insurance eligibility including plan co-insurance, language and ethnicity preference for future contact
• Timely notification and reminder call for upcoming appointments to include location of event and landmarks for easy identification of PSU facility
• Call follow-up with patient will include rescheduling appointments that were cancelled, rescheduled and no-shows
• Enter dispositions for 100% of calls made to patients in WellMed system
• Monitor number of calls made to patients with the purpose of scheduling an appointment to ensure patients are not called more than six times within 60 days
• Required to use telephonic software for all outreach calls made and answer and assist inbound calls received from patients who have been asked to call back
• Required to follow approved call script for 100% of outreach calls to patients
• Will be assigned to an individual PSU provider to support their requests to schedule patients for follow-up appointments
• Will direct and follow-up on all patients' messages, concerns, and request for information making sure these calls are directed to appropriate level of staff to address issues. 100% of these calls will be returned to the patient within 48 hours
• Required to meet established daily productivity goals
• Establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships with patients, employees, vendors, and the public
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: High school or GED