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The VBA Dedicated Network Operations Manager is responsible for analyzing current network gaps and needs, targeting and recruiting medical providers to join our contracted network to service patients on behalf of our customers. They will assess and resolve practitioner’s concerns, while serving as main point of contact.
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.
OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The VBA Dedicated Network Operations Manager is responsible for analyzing current network gaps and needs, targeting and recruiting medical providers to join our contracted network to service patients on behalf of our customers. They will assess and resolve practitioner’s concerns, while serving as main point of contact.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities
- Monitor and manage the VBA dedicated provider network in support of the VBA MDE contract
- Assist in efforts to enhance ease of use of physician portal and future services enhancements
- Contribute to design and implementation of programs that build/nurture positive relationships between the health plan, providers, and practice managers
- Support development and management of provider networks
- Help implement training and development of external providers through education programs
- Identify gaps in network composition and services to assist network contracting and development teams
- Looks for opportunities to collaborate
- Prioritizes and aligns resources with tasks, benchmarks, timelines, and deliverables
- Monitors and measures progress on getting to high quality results
Required Qualifications
- 4 years of health care/managed care/event coordination experience
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
- Ability to travel up to 25% of time when needed
- Driver’s License and access to a reliable transportation
- 2 years of provider relations and/or provider network experience
- Proven intermediate level of proficiency in claims processing and issue resolution
- Proven ability to rebound quickly in reaction to adversity
- Proven ability to build networks and relationships
- Proven ability to organize by thinking through the best sequence of steps necessary to make the most efficient use of time and resources
- Proven ability to actively align and confirm key tasks essential to deliver and surpass customer expectations
- 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.
OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Salary : $71,600 - $140,600
