Division of UnitedHealth Group - job 11 of 12

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Position in this function serves as a compassionate, trusted, and able partner in managing schedule coordinators and ensuring clinicians schedule requests are completed efficiently and effectively.

Position in this function helps develop the technical schedule management guides for coordinators. Support communication between the schedule coordinators and internal stakeholders who need schedules changed.

If you are located in Pacific Time Zone local to Southern California, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage Schedule Coordinators - 20% of the time
  • Supervise the Schedule Coordinators for Optum California
  • Ensure timesheets are correct and timesheet corrections submitted
  • Manage PTO requests and identify staffing needs
  • Ensure team members complete compliance training in timely manner
• Manage schedule requests and delegation - 35% of time:
  • Distribute workload and assigns schedule change requests to schedule coordinators
  • Assures all changes to the block and schedule are in accordance with policies and alerts appropriate leadership when out of compliance
  • Outreach to care teams and clinicians to clarify any request information
  • Optimize and maintain accurate documentation of requests sent from various stakeholders (clinicians, leaders, care teams) in request tracking system
  • Serve as a resource for clinicians, clinician leaders, central leaders as we work to streamline appointing support across Optum California
  • Follow-up with schedule coordinators to ensure understanding of requests
  • Communicate to stakeholders when requests are completed
  • Take accountability for any follow - up work
• Templates Management in Application - 30% of the time
  • Manage complex appointment scheduling templates and visit types for all Optum California
  • Assist with schedule change request as needed
• Training Schedule Coordinator - 5% of the time
  • Work to standardize best practices in schedule template management across CDO for California
  • Develop standard processes, job aids and training materials for the department
• Projects - 10% of time:
  • Support implementation timeline and coordination of schedule standardization and optimization
  • Coordinate with central teams to block clinician schedules for townhalls, trainings and other events
  • Help test updates to the scheduling system as needed
    

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.

Required Qualifications:

• High School/GED
• 1+ years scheduling and health records experience in a hospital or healthcare setting required
• Experience developing Job Aids and training others
• Proficient with MS Office (Including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work any shift between 7:00am to 7:00pm within these hours PST
• Prove ability to work efficiently and responsibility in an environment with multiple demands, interruptions, and time frames, with minimal supervision
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of UHG equivalent experience
• Customer Service Experience
• Experience working with Sharepoint
• Experience sending communication to organizational leaders
• Proficient in delegating tasks via ticketing software such as ServiceNow
• Proven advanced problem solving and critical thinking skills that demonstrate positive outcomes
  

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OptumCare is committed to creating an environment where physicians focus on what they do best: care for their patients. To do so, OptumCare provides administrative and business support services to both owned and affiliated medical practices which are part of OptumCare. Each medical practice part and their physician employees have complete authority with regards to all medical decision-making and patient care. OptumCare’s support services do not interfere with or control the practice of medicine by the medical practices or any of their physicians.

California or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California or Washington residents is $56,300 to $110,400. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

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: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.