scheduler - Sumter, SC, United States - UnitedHealth Group

Description

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 AWV schedulers primary job function is to ensure that patients are scheduled properly and yearly with their provider for their AWV (Annual Wellness Visit).

This department operates efficiently to ensure that we deliver high quality care for our patients and physicians.

Major duties revolve around receiving multiple patient lists, scheduling patients in the correct time frame and making sure that the providers have the time available for the patient.

Schedulers must be able to correspond regarding scheduling changes for the providers in a timely manner. The individual must be organized and able to manage a demanding workload with accuracy.


Primary Responsibilities:

• Handle scheduling 70/80 patients per day
• Coordinate with providers and other staff members with schedules
• Responsive to management's request and suggestions able to take direction to meet business goals
• Must be compassionate and mannered while talking to patients, providers, and staff
• Collect information from the patient and document into their chart along with following up with the facility that the patient gives you information about
• Maintain multiple excel spreadsheets
• Identify scheduling barriers and implement solutions to improve scheduling

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.)
• More information can be downloaded at:

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 customer service experience or patient scheduling experience

_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.

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

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