Bilingual English and Spanish Healthcare Representative

This position is Onsite. Our office is located at Rush Copley Medical Center 1320 North Highland Avenue Aurora IL 60506.

When you are ready to move forward and have the drive to succeed, it is time to call it great career potential! Imagine being able to get answers to your health plan questions from someone who speaks the same language as you do. At United Health Group, we want our customers to get those answers by speaking to one of our Bilingual Representatives.

If you're fluent in English and Spanish, we can show you how to put all of your skills, your passions and your energy to work in a fast-growing environment.

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives?

Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Healthcare Representative, you will interview and advocate for patients and their families to obtain maximum benefit coverage in a hospital or healthcare setting.

This position is full-time Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00am - 4:30pm CST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

We offer 4 weeks of on-the-job training. The hours of the training will be aligned with your schedule.

• Interview patients in a hospital setting and work effectively with hospital personnel to assist patients with obtaining maximum benefit coverage
• Complete applications for state and federal programs
• Review medical records and take all necessary actions to expedite benefit approval
• Adhere to company and legal standards regarding Protected Health Information (PHI), Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and Personnel Transaction Identifier (PTI)
• Maintain ongoing communication with government agencies regarding the status of claims
• Provide updates and assistance to hospital personnel and other Optum staff as needed
• Maintain documentation of status of claims and client contract on Optum and/or hospital computer systems
• Determine when to use a Federal, State or Local program application based upon medical definition of disability as it relates to body systems and to functions of daily living, and information contained in medical records
• Willing to work in a fast-paced hospital or healthcare environment

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 in.

• High School Diploma / GED OR equivalent work experience
• Must be 18 years of age OR Older
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish
• 1+ years of experience in Customer Service
• Experience with Microsoft Office products
• Ability to work onsite full time at Rush Copley Medical Center 1320 North Highland Avenue Aurora IL 60506.
• Ability to work our normal business hours of 8:00am - 4:30pm CST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime

• 1+ years of experience in Customer Service within a hospital or healthcare environment
• Knowledge of federal and state programs that will benefit coverage for clients
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Experience communicating

• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong communication skills

• General office demands
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking in hospital facilities

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are…