You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

UMR, UnitedHealthcare’s third-party administrator (TPA) solution, is the nation’s largest TPA. When you work with UMR, what you do matters. It's that simple . . . and it's that rewarding.

In providing consumer - oriented health benefit plans to millions of people; our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs, and greater access to health care. Join us and you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system. Opportunities are endless for your career development and advancement within UMR due to our record-breaking growth.

Regardless of your role at UMR, the support you feel all around you will enable you to do what you do with energy, quality, and confidence. So, take the first step in what is sure to be a fast - paced and highly diversified career.

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Turn on the news on any night of the week and you’re likely to hear about the changes that are sweeping through our health care system. It’s dramatic. It’s challenging. And addressing the challenges is being led by companies like UnitedHealth Group. Now, you can take advantage of some of the best training and tools in the world to help serve our members. You’ll handle 50-70 calls per shift, always remembering to bring compassion and a sense of engagement to enhance the customer experience.

This position is full time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 7:00am - 5:00pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

We offer weeks of on-the-job training.Weeks of training Duration dependent on need of candidate. The hours of the training will be aligned with your schedule.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure quality customer service for internal and external customers with focus on needs identification, problem solving and partnering with billing and eligibility specialists.
• Monitor delegated customer service issues to ensure timely and accurate resolution.
• Use appropriate communication techniques when responding to customers, particularly in stressful situations.
• Place outgoing phone calls to complete follow-up on customer service requests as necessary
• Assist with training and coaching.
• Update policy manuals and workflows
• Special projects as assigned.

This role is equally challenging and rewarding. You’ll interact with customers continuously by phone and in writing. Within a high-volume setting, you’ll need to develop knowledge of our various products and multiple levels of benefits within each product in order to best assist our providers/customers. 

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 Diploma/ GED OR equivalent work experience
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• 4 years of combined education, work and/or volunteer experience
• Experience with GEHA members
  
• Ability to work full time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 7:00am - 5:00pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Customer Service Experience
• Previous experience with training, coaching, and providing feedback to others.
• Health Care/Insurance environment (familiarity with medical terminology, health plan documents, or benefit plan design)
• Reside within Kansas City, MO

Telecommuting Requirements:

• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy.
• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Washington or Rhode Island Residents Only: The hourly range for California / Colorado / Connecticut / Hawaii / Nevada / New York / New Jersey / Washington / Rhode Island residents is $19.47 - $38.08 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.

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 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.

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