Senior Clerk - Greensburg, PA

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Melcroft
Posted on: September 17, 2023

Job Description:

$2000 Sign On Bonus For External Candidates
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 Senior Clerk position in HIM Operations will be responsible for performing all clerical functions necessary to maintain the electronic medical record. Those functions include the steps to scan paper documentation into the EMR. The Senior Clerk would prep the paper portions of the record, batch scan them and then perform Quality Control and Validation steps to ensure the best image is available in the correct patient's date of service. They will also provide health information within established HIPAA guidelines for continuation of care (hospitals, physician offices, etc.). Additional clerical assignments may include assigning deficiencies for incomplete records as well as verifying record completion. --All our clerical work is done onsite in our Greensburg office. This is necessary to ensure the best possible service and confidentiality to our client. --
This position is full - time, Sunday - Thursday OR Tuesday - Saturday. We operate 7 days / week. Employees are required to work any shift between the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (on weekdays) and 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM (on weekends) including the flexibility to work weekends based on business need. Our office is located at 44 South Washington Ave, Greensburg, PA, 15601. We offer on the job training.
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) OR equivalent years of work experience
  
• 1+ years of customer service experience OR 1+ years of office experience
  
• Familiarity with using computer and Windows personal computer applications, which includes the ability to navigate and learn new and complex computer system applications
  
• Ability to work any shift between the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (on weekdays) and 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM (on weekends) from Sunday - Thursday OR Tuesday - Saturday including the flexibility to work weekends based on business need
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
• Medical claims experience
  
• Prior health care experience
  
• Knowledge of billing / finance and eligibility processes, practices, and concepts
  
• Proficient in translating health care - related jargon and complex processes into simple, step - by - step instructions customers can understand and act upon
  **PLEASE NOTE** The sign on bonus is only available to external candidates. Candidates who are currently working for a UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare or related entity in a full time, part time, or per diem basis ("Internal Candidates") are not eligible to receive a sign on bonus.
  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.
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  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.
  #RPO #RED

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