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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.
The primary responsibilities include evaluating data to and from our EDPS database utilizing SQL. This person will need to identify gaps in processing and be able to discern where remediation should take place as well as document and illustrate deficiencies to other teams and / or customers.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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.
The primary responsibilities include evaluating data to and from our EDPS database utilizing SQL. This person will need to identify gaps in processing and be able to discern where remediation should take place as well as document and illustrate deficiencies to other teams and / or customers.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities
- Adhoc reporting, there will be times where management will notice a spike in a number in the system, this analyst will need to be comfortable navigating SQL tables to find metrics to determine the source of the concern
- Work independently to evaluate trending metrics and autonomous to evaluate where additional research is needed so we can provide the best outcomes for our clients in terms of data acceptance at CMS
- Quality reporting, analysis and audits and for developing plans and programs to support continuous quality improvement using applicable tools
- Assist in special projects as needed. For example a client may have data failing and Optum may need to come up with a creative way to work around this until a fix can be implemented
- Solid analytical skills in evaluating 837 EDI response files and required remediation efforts
- Host and manage external client meetings and expectations
Required Qualifications
- 3 years of direct client-facing experience/engagement
- 2 years of healthcare EDI experience on 837 claims submission and response processing
- 2 years of PL/SQL experience including the ability to query
- 2 years of experience with process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and / or evaluation of business processes
- 2 years of experience as an Encounters Analyst
- 2 years of experience with EDPS claims and EDI response files
- 1 years of experience supporting CMS regulations
- Experience with data analysis and problem-solving
- Experience with leading client meetings
- 1 years of UNIX experience
- Exposure to clinical healthcare coding terminology
- Medicare Advantage risk adjustment experience
- Database management systems experience (Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- ITIL or AGILE business process experience
- Healthcare payment systems experience
- Proven solid understanding of the healthcare EDI business flow to create viable testing scenarios and technical ability to run SQL scripts to perform said test scenarios
- Demonstrated working knowledge of relational databases and database structures
- Demonstrated intermediate level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated
- Demonstrated ability to create test scenarios that match real world situations to proactively ensure optimal production data processing
- Proven excellent communication, time/project management, problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills
- Ability to be an independent thinker and problem solver with an analytical mind and to solve complex data and workflow issues
- Experience with issue management and resolution skills
- Experience working with internal and external business partners
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Salary : $89,800 - $176,700
