Business Process Analyst - Las Vegas, NV or Atlanta, GA

We'll put you in the driver's seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. We need your organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel ours. It's the opportunity to do your life's best work.(SM)The individual in this position is responsible for building complete and accurate documentation reflecting department processes through collaboration with subject matter experts. Documentation required may be in workflow, procedural, policy, or other formats, as appropriate for the process and user needs. This individual will schedule and facilitate meetings to understand new processes and investigate potential enhancements for existing processes for greater efficiencies. Processes may relate to day-to-day operations or growth and support any of the operational areas, including, but not limited to, Claims, Customer Service, Utilization Management, and Eligibility. This individual may need to identify and work with external parties for analysis and ongoing process support.
 
Additional responsibilities for this position may include oversight of initiatives key to new processes or programs to ensure all activities are completed on time and meet objectives. Primary Responsibilities:

Create, control, and improve business processes
Lead process design and project implementation teams in process improvement activities
Diagnose process improvement opportunities and develop solutions using principles of process excellence and related tools
Coordinate quality reporting, analysis and audits
Develop plans and programs to support continuous quality improvement using applicable tools
Direct, facilitate, train, evaluate, and covers quality improvement projects and teams
Respond quickly to and effectively manage priorities for project requests, deliverables and deadlines
Be flexible and work comfortably in a dynamic setting
Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with all levels of staff and leadership
Work both independently and as part of a team to complete objectives
Provide explanation and interpretation within area(S) of expertise
Use pertinent data and facts to identify and solve a range of problems within area(S) of expertise
Communicate effectively with all level of staff and leadership ensuring messages appropriately tailored to audience whether delivered verbally or in written format

Required Qualifications:


Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Health Administration, or related field or equivalent work experience
1+ years working in business analysis role within healthcare industry
2+ years of experience in writing business and / or system requirements and business / finance analysis
1+ years of specific experience with documenting processes and practices, often in accepted project methodology artifacts
1+ years of experience in coordinating and overseeing user acceptance testing for teams

Intermediate level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project)
Preferred Qualifications:

Operational healthcare experience
Experience with Medicare products
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
 
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.
 
 
Job Keywords: health administration, healthcare experience, business analysis, financial analysis, Phoenix, Arizona, AZ, Las Vegas, Nevada, NV
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