As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA
This position for use in Health Plans Departments only. The Customer Service position is responsible for providing world class customer service to our members and providers by demonstrating empathy, advocacy and expertise. This position answers phone inquiries in a call center environment, while optimizing accuracy of information, service and quality. The incumbent seeks to optimize the member and provider experience by offering one call resolution by being experts in benefits and eligibility. This position is not responsible for providing care to patients.
Corporate Overview: University of Utah Health is an integrated academic healthcare system with five hospitals including a level 1 trauma center, eleven community health centers, over 1,600 providers, and a health plan serving over 200,000 members. University of Utah Health is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. In addition to our clinical delivery system, we have a School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, and College of Health providing education and training for over 1,250 providers annually. We have over 2 million patient visits annually and research grants exceeding $350 million. University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics represents our clinical operations for the larger health system.
ResponsibilitiesEssential Functions- Supports and promotes UUHP's mission, vision, values, and goals.
- Contributes to positive and productive team environment.
- Maintains accountability for customer service performance expectations.
- Explains adjudication of claims for allocation of deductibles, co-pays, co-insurance maximums and provider reimbursements.
- Provides prompt customer service to members, providers, billing departments and other insurance companies regarding claims, benefits and eligibility, provider network status, and any other related insurance inquiries.
- Documents phone calls in system and follows up on issues if needed.
- Resolves problems resulting from claim adjudication and customer service phone calls.
- May monitor and answer customer service inquires via email.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
- Demonstrated skills in customer service.
- Ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team.
- Strong organization, time management and project management skills and multi-tasking abilities.
- Detail oriented with problem-solving abilities.
- Demonstrated strong communication skills.
- Demonstrated strong computer competency in navigating multiple programs and resources as well as typing.
- One year of experience in Customer Service.
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.
- This is a sedentary position in an office setting that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
Skills Required
- One year of customer service experience
- Demonstrated customer service skills
- Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team
- Strong organization, time management, project management, and multitasking abilities
- Detail orientation and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication skills
- Computer competency, including navigating multiple programs and resources and typing
- Ability to meet physical requirements with or without accommodation
University of Utah Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about University of Utah and has not been reviewed or approved by University of Utah.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement contributions on both the academic campus and U of U Health are notably strong, with automatic contributions and additional voluntary savings options. This emphasis makes long-term financial benefits a distinctive part of the total compensation offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan choices, robust mental-health support through the Employee Assistance Program, and wellness programs create a comprehensive health offering. Network options and wellness incentives further enhance coverage quality.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave policies provide options for fully paid periods or extended partial-pay leave for staff, with parallel provisions at U of U Health. Separate frameworks for faculty include modified duties and leave arrangements during family transitions.
University of Utah Insights
What We Do
The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves over 31,000 students from across the U.S. and the world. With over 72 major subjects at the undergraduate level and more than 90 major fields of study at the graduate level, including law and medicine, the university prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. Known for its proximity to seven world-class ski resorts within 40 minutes of campus, the U encourages an active, holistic lifestyle, innovation and collaborative thinking to engage students, faculty and business leaders. The University of Utah became a member of the PAC-12 conference in July 2011. Technology and Commercialization The University of Utah is tops in the country for creating start-up companies from university research, according to a ranking by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). See http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/u-of-utah-no-1-for-startups for more information. Forbes magazine’s recent ranking of the “Best States for Business” pointed to “an educated labor force” as a big reason Utah came in at number one. The U supplies many of the employees for companies that keep expanding their operations in Utah, such as Goldman Sachs, Adobe, Omniture, Oracle, Ebay and many others. http://pac12info.utah.edu/commercialization-of-innovation/ Healthcare University of Utah Health Care recently ranked first in the nation in a prestigious national study. The University Health System Consortium’s 2010 Quality and Accountability Study compared 98 of the nation’s top academic medical centers and ranked them based on core quality measures, patient safety indicators, mortality rates, re-admission rates, and patient satisfaction scores. See more about University of Utah Health Care at http://healthcare.utah.edu/index.php




