Healthcare Recovery Analyst - Eden Prairie, MN - Full-time / Part-time

Position Description:

Energize
your career with one of Healthcare's fastest growing companies.  

You
dream of a great career with a great company – where you can make an impact and
help people.  We dream of giving you the
opportunity to do just this.  And with
the incredible growth of our business, it's a dream that definitely can come
true. Already one of the world's leading Healthcare companies, UnitedHealth
Group is restlessly pursuing new ways to operate our service centers, improve
our service levels and help people lead healthier lives.  We live for the opportunity to make a
difference and right now, we are living it up.

This
opportunity is with one of our most exciting business areas: Optum –a growing
part of our family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group a Fortune 17 leader.

Optum helps nearly 60
million Americans live their lives to the fullest by educating them about their
symptoms, conditions and treatments; helping them to navigate the system,
finance their healthcare needs and stay on track with their health goals. No
other business touches so many lives in such a positive way. And we do it all
with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion,
Relationships, Innovation & Performance.

Flexible? Friendly? Fast on your feet? That's a great start. Accurate?
Accountable? Self Directed? These traits can take you places. Our claims
operations are the focal point of handling information about services patients
receive and the way those services get paid. It's complex, detailed work. It's
fast paced challenge. It's a job that calls on you to be thoughtful,
resourceful, team-driven and customer-focused. To put it mildly, there is never
a dull moment.



Primary Responsibilities:

• 
  
  Healthcare Recovery Analysts are responsible for
  analyzing, investigating, recovering and resolving all types of
  subrogation claims, including recovery and resolution for health plans,
  commercial customers and government entities.
• Initiate phone calls to members, attorneys and other
  insurance companies to gather coverage information
• May conduct contestable investigations to review
  medical history
• Ensure adherence to state and federal law,
  reimbursement policies and contract compliance.
• Provides explanations and interpretations within area
  of expertise
• Heavy file management in a diary system to adhere to
  internal deadlines.
• Successfully negotiate with adverse parties
• Secure recoveries to meet internal revenue targets and
  process recovery on claims.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/ GED 
• Work or education experience in one of the following
  categories: legal, subrogation, collections, workers compensation,
  insurance claims required
• Intermediate skill level with MS Office Suite- Outlook,
  Word, Excel 

Assets:

• Bachelors or Associates degree
• Paralegal degree
• 1+ years of negotiation experience
• 1+ years of experience with effective writing in a
  corporate setting of professional correspondence, emails, etc
• Beginner in Microsoft PowerPoint experience
• Experience working with and protecting sensitive
  information
• Typing minimum 35+ WPM preferred

Soft Skills:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Strong communication skills to include written and
  telephonic methods
  

Physical Requirements and Work
Environment:

• Extended periods of sitting at a computer and use of
  hands/ fingers across keyboard or mouse

At
Optum, you will perform within an
innovative culture that's focused on transformational change in the Healthcare
system. You will leverage your skills across a diverse and multifaceted
business. And you will make contributions that will have an impact that's
greater than you've ever imagined.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.



UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to
pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain
positions are subject to rando