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Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. OptumCare’s focus is to do the right things for patients, physicians, and the community. Instead of seeing a handful of patients each day, your work may affect millions for years to come. Join us and help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.

The Clinical Program Coordinator will work collaboratively with OptumCare Arizona’s care delivery team and external partners to meet and/or exceed strategic business, clinical, and operational goals. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication, teamwork, and project management skills. This position reports to the Associate Director, Medical Management.

This role is a telecommuting role and will be based out of the employee’s home. We require Arizona residence, with local travel up to 10% of the time.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain relationships with vendor partners
• Review vendor performance on a regular basis to identify areas of risk and quality improvement opportunities
• Works collaboratively with patients, network providers (PCP’s, specialists, and vendors) and internal staff to assist in managing care, cost, and outcomes across the continuum of care
• Leads and actively participates in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings with external vendors and facilitates the coordination of patient care
• Serves as a primary liaison and clinical resource for Medical Management team members
• Review and audit contracted vendors
• Manages projects and interventions from inception to completion
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role 

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 

Required Qualifications:

• Current, unrestricted RN or MSW license in the state of Arizona
• 3+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Master Level Social Worker (MSW)
• Ability to prioritize, plan, and handle multiple tasks/demands simultaneously
• Proficient in Microsoft Applications to include Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret information in medical records to perform quality audits
• Telecommuters must have a dedicated work area that provides information privacy
• Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to vendor sites
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Managed Care experience including Medicare Advantage, Commercial and Medicaid products
• 1+ year home health experience
• Experience with planning and leading projects to implementation
• Knowledge of utilization management, care coordination, quality improvement, and discharge planning
• Excellent conflict resolution and verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Independently utilize critical thinking skills, judgement, and decision-making skills

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies now require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles require full COVID-19 vaccination as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care 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)

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

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.

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