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Senior Provider Network Manager-313212: UnitedHealth Group

Job ID313212
Company NameUnitedHealth Group
Job CategoryTechnology; Healthcare
LocationHonolulu, HI
Position TypeFull-Time, Employee
Experience2-5 Years Experience
Date PostedSeptember 4, 2009 (Reposted Nov 23)


Job Category:
Network Contracting & Pricing

Reference Code:
313212

Position Type:
Full-time, Regular




UnitedHealth Group is among the most ambitious Fortune 25 companies you'll ever meet. Through our family of businesses, we're working to make the health care system perform better for more people, in more ways than ever.

Simply put, we think the entire system can be greater than it's ever been. And that drives us to work harder, aim higher, and expect more from one another.

Here, you'll be empowered to make an immediate impact for millions of others. And you'll achieve more than you ever expected. How does that fit with your plans?


Senior Provider Network Manager-313212

UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.

Description

Ovations is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
Imagine joining a group of professionals and clinicians who are working to improve health care for people over 50. Consider the influence you can have on the quality of care for millions of people. Now, enhance that success with enthusiasm you can really feel.
That's how it is at Ovations. Everyday, we're collaborating to improve the health and well being of the fastest growing segment of our nation's population. And we're doing it with an intense amount of dedication.
The Provider Network positions in this function are accountable for the full range of provider relations and service interactions for Evercare QExA, including working on end-to-end provider claim and call quality, ease of use of physician website portal and future service enhancements, and training & development of external provider education programs. Understands contractual requirements of various UnitedHealth division segments and assists in contracting efforts related to provider network. Understand fee schedule requirements. Designs and implements programs to build and nurture positive relationships between the health plan, providers (physician, hospital, ancillary, etc.), and practice managers. Directs and implements strategies relating to the development and management of a provider network. Identifies gaps in network composition and services to assist the network contracting and development staff in prioritizing contracting needs. Involved in identifying and remediating operational short-falls and researching and remediating claims.
Assesses and interprets customer needs and requirements.
- Identifies solutions to non-standard requests and problems.
- Solves moderately complex problems and/or conducts moderately complex analyses.
- Works with minimal guidance; seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks.
- Translates concepts into practice.
- Provides explanations and information to others on difficult issues.
- Coaches, provides feedback, and guides others.
- Acts as a resource for others with less experience
Here, you will discover a culture that grows through challenge. That evolves by being flexible. That succeeds by staying true to our mission to make health care work effectively and efficiently for seniors. Put your best to work for us, and discover extraordinary opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years experience negotiating provider contracts with health plans
  • MBA or MHA preferred
  • Knowledge & experience working with reimbursement professional and facility methodology strongly preferred
  • Presentation skills a plus
  • Training in contract negotiating preferred
    Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
    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 random drug testing.





Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.



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