Senior Provider Relations Advocate - Remote in Florida

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. Join us to start **Caring. Connecting. Growing together.** The more you do, the more you learn. And as you learn you find new doors opening that challenge you to bring your best. This Senior Provider Relations Advocate role with Optum Behavioral Health will call on your knowledge, your energy, and your commitment to making health care work more effectively for more people. We're building better, more effective provider networks every day. In this role, you'll use your solid customer service orientation and knowledge of insurance claims to serve as an advocate for providers in our networks. If you are located in Florida, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges. **Primary Responsibilities:** + Assist in end-to-end provider claims and help enhance call quality + Assist in efforts to enhance ease of use of physician portal and future services enhancements + Contribute to design and implementation of programs that build/nurture positive relationships between the health plan, providers, and practice managers + Support development and management of provider networks + Help implement training and development of external providers through education programs + Identify gaps in network composition and services to assist network contracting and development teams 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. **Required Qualifications:** + High School diploma + 2+ years of health care and/or insurance experience + 2+ years of Provider Relations/Network experience **Preferred Qualifications:** + Medicare/Medicaid experience + Educational training experience with providers *All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy _At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission._ _Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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._ _OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment._