Bilingual English​/Spanish Customer Service Representative

Position: Bilingual English / Spanish Customer Service Representative
_This position is National Remote. You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute
* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges._

** Cuando se trata de salir adelante y tienes la voluntad de ganar, vamos a llamarlo gran potencial de carrera!
** Imagine being able to get answers to your health plan questions from someone who speaks the same language as you do. Or, the opposite, not being able to get the answers. 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.

Turn on the news on any night of the week and you're likely to hear about the changes that are sweeping through our health care system. It's dramatic. It's positive. And it's being led by companies like United Healthcare, part of the United Health Group family of businesses. Now, you can take advantage of some of the best training and tools in the world to help serve our members by interfacing and solving issues with their health care providers.

As part of our Provider Services group, the quality of support you deliver will directly translate into better care for their patients This is no small opportunity. This is where you can bring your compassion for others while building your career.

This position is full-time (40 hours/week) 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 - 6:00pm CST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

We offer weeks of paid training. The hours during training will be aligned with your schedule, Monday - Friday.  
** Training will be conducted virtually from your home.*
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* Primary Responsibilities:

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* + Answer incoming phone calls from health care providers (i.e. physician offices, clinics) and identify the type of assistance the provider needs (EG. benefit and eligibility, billing and payments, authorizations for treatment, explanation of benefits)

+ Focus on resolving issues on the first call, navigating through complex computer systems to identify the status of the issue and provide appropriate response to caller

+ Deliver information and answer questions in a positive manner to facilitate strong relationships with providers and their staff

+ Complete the documentation necessary to track provider issues and facilitate the reporting of overall trends

This role is equally challenging and rewarding. You'll interact with providers with the intent to develop a relationship with them. Within a high volume setting, you'll need to develop knowledge of our various products and multiple levels of benefits within each product in order to best assist our providers/customers.

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.

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* Required Qualifications:

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* + High School Diploma / GED OR equivalent work experience

+ Must be 18 years of age OR older

+ 1+ years of experience in a related environment (i.e. office, administrative, clerical, customer service, etc.) using phones and computers as the primary job tools

+ Bilingual Fluency in English & Spanish

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Experience with computer and Windows PC applications, which includes the ability to navigate and learn new and complex computer system applications

+ Experience listening skillfully, collecting relevant information, building rapport and responding to customers in a compassionate manner

+ Skilled in problem solving to quickly assess current state and formulate recommendations

+ Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) 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
-6:00pm CST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime

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* Preferred Qualifications:

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* + Health care experience

** Telecommuting Requirements:*
* + Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)

+ Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy

+ Must live in a location that can receive a United Health Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service

* All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to United Health Group's Telecommuter Policy.

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 subject to eligibility requirements). No…