Associate Patient Care Coordinator - McAllen, TX

Optum
US - Texas - Spring
November 19, 2024

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 Associate Patient Care Coordinator (Assc PCC) is responsible for providing general functions that include patient telephonic outreach and greeting with the purpose of scheduling, patient registration and consent, insurance verification, and scheduling of diagnostic and follow-up appointments to support the goals of the Practice Support Unit (PSU).
A primary focus of this position is to schedule patients with PSU providers for a comprehensive annual screening visit.

Schedule:
Monday - Friday 8:
00 am to 5:
00pm CST

Location:
3300 N McColl Rd, McAllen, TX

Primary Responsibilities:

Patient telephonic outreach to schedule patients for PSU health events to provide annual screenings of quality measures
Collect and verify demographic information, insurance eligibility including plan co-insurance, language and ethnicity preference for future contact
Timely notification and reminder calls for upcoming appointments to include location of event and landmarks for easy identification of PSU facility
Call follow-up with patient will include rescheduling appointments that were cancelled, rescheduled and no-shows
Enter dispositions for 100% of calls made to patients in WellMed system
Monitor number of calls made to patients with the purpose of scheduling an appointment to ensure patients are not called more than six times within 60 days
Required to use telephonic software for all outreach calls made and answer and assist inbound calls received from patients who have been asked to call back
Required to follow approved Assc PCC call script for 100% of outreach calls to patients
Assc PCC will be assigned to an individual PSU provider to support their requests to schedule patients for follow-up appointments
Assc PCC will direct and follow-up on all patient's messages, concerns, and request for information making sure these calls are directed to appropriate level of staff to address issues.
100% of these calls will be returned to the patient within 48 hours
Required to meet established daily productivity goals
Establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships with patients, employees, vendors, and the public
Performs all other related duties as assigned

What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success.
Some of our offerings include:

Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Education Reimbursement
Employee Discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

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 higher)
1+ years of working knowledge of general office procedures

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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