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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Overland Park, KS
Overland Park, Kansas

About this job

You want more
challenge. You want more opportunity. You want more reasons to head in
to work every day.  We want more people like you. UnitedHealth Group
Customer Care Centers are home to a team that lives and breathes
restless. We're still finding ways to outdo what we did yesterday. And
that's what makes us one of the fastest growing businesses in the
country and the world. Now it's time to discover how our continuous
expansion can drive incredible growth in your career.

The Customer Service Representative is
responsible for answering incoming calls from customers while ensuring a
high level of customer service and maximizing productivity. The
responsibilities of this position are providing customer service support
to members, customers, and/or providers. Direct phone-based customer
interaction to answer and resolve a wide variety of inquiries.
Individuals chosen for this position will answer questions related to
pharmacy benefits, mail order and pharmacy assistance calls.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Answers
    incoming calls; assists customers/pharmacies/physicians with orders and
    reorders, benefit eligibility questions and prescription status
    inquiries. Escalates drug related calls to appropriate pharmacist.
  • Assist
    pharmacies and members on all issues related to processing of pharmacy
    claims. Determines appropriateness of overriding pharmacy claims edits
    and error messages.
  • Coordinates internal resolution of claims exceptions and other issues.
  • Makes outbound calls on prescriptions with hold orders and payment issues.
  • May also assist with entering new prescription orders into system.
  • Educates customers on benefits, use of plan, formulary, premiums and status of orders, claims or inquiries.
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Qualifications:
  • 1
    year of customer service experience analyzing and solving customer
    problems, OR 1 year of experience in an office setting environment using
    the telephone and computer as the primary instruments to perform job
    duties
  • An education level of at least a high school diploma or GED OR 10 years of equivalent working experience
  • Authorization to work in the United States
  • Available to work 40 hours per week anytime within the operating hours of the site of 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
  • Familiarity
    with computer and Windows PC applications, which includes the ability
    to learn new and complex computer system applications
  • Ability to navigate a computer while on the phone
  • Ability
    to multi-task, this includes ability to understand multiple products
    and multiple levels of benefits within each product
  • Ability to remain focused and productive each day though tasks may be repetitive


Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

  • Frequent
    speaking, listening using a headset, sitting, use of hands/fingers
    across keyboard or mouse, handling other objects, long periods working
    at a computer
  • Service center environment with moderate noise level due to Representatives talking, computers, printers, and floor activity


OptumRx

is an empowering place for people with the flexibility to help create
change. Innovation is part of the job description. And passion for
improving the lives of our customers is a motivating factor in
everything we do.

If you're ready to talk about groundbreaking
interactions, let's talk about what happens when a firm that touches
millions of lives decides to gather results from millions of
prescriptions every month and analyze their impact. Let's talk about
smart, motivated teams. Let's talk about more effective and affordable
health care solutions. This is caring. This is great chemistry. This is
the way to make a difference. We're doing all this, and more, through a
greater dedication to our shared values of integrity, compassion,
relationships, innovation and performance.  Join us and start doing your life's best work.SM


Diversity
creates a healthier atmosphere: 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.