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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Handles a team of up to 20-25 Associates
- Work with team members to ensure project goals are met in an efficient and effective manner
- Achievement of individual productivity and quality standards
- Record productivity using Daily Production Report
- Communicate to Management any issue(s) that would impede the accurate and timely review of claims
- Work with Management to ensure that these issues are resolved
- Conduct monthly Analyst Evaluations
- Ensure review daily, production efforts meet desired goals
- Aggressively resolve production problems, manage staffing ratios to meet goal
- Manage Analyst to meet daily/weekly production standards
- Develop plan for improvement for Analysts who do not meet standard
- Manage plan for improvement to ensure Analysts meet future standards
- Building and maintaining an effective team environment
- Identifying training needs for the team and facilitating trainings
- Routinely analyze quality results to report error trends
- Identify root causes of errors and opportunities for defect reduction
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- Medical degree - BHMS/BAMS/BUMS/BPT/MPT/B.Sc. Nursing
- Certified coder through AAPC
- Certifications accepted - CPC only
- 2+ years of relevant experience in healthcare
- 1+ years (if not medical graduate) - specialty coding such as E&M, surgery, anesthesia etc., but not only HCC
- Proven effective communication skills both verbal and written to individuals
- Proven ability to do careful listening, tact and candor, two-way communication, and master a high impact communication style
- Proven ability to be a self-starter who can manage multiple priorities with minimum direction solutions
- Proven ability to effectively organize and lead a team of people, in cooperative processes to achieve shared outcomes
- Demonstrated effective numeracy and analytical skills
- Demonstrated performance management skills
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Demonstrated coaching and mentoring skills
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.
Skills Required
- Medical degree (BHMS, BAMS, BUMS, BPT, MPT, B.Sc. Nursing)
- Certified coder through AAPC (CPC)
- 2+ years of relevant experience in healthcare
- 1+ years specialty coding (E&M, surgery, anesthesia) if not a medical graduate
- Proven effective verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to self-start and manage multiple priorities with minimal direction
- Ability to organize, lead, and build an effective team
- Demonstrated numeracy and analytical skills
- Demonstrated performance management skills
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Demonstrated coaching and mentoring skills
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrues each pay period with eight paid U.S. holidays plus a floating holiday, and generous time away is consistently emphasized. This breadth supports planned and unplanned time off beyond standard vacation days.
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Parental & Family Support — Six weeks of paid parental leave, up to two weeks of paid caregiver leave, Bright Horizons back‑up care, and adoption assistance signal strong family-oriented support. EAP access with counseling sessions further extends help to employees and their households.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Company‑paid short‑ and long‑term disability, Calm app membership, tuition reimbursement, commuter and FSA accounts, and broad employee discounts expand everyday wellbeing resources. Free or low‑cost virtual visits complement these lifestyle supports.
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What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
