Wellness Coordinator

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Wellness Coordinators function in a non-clinical capacity responsible for providing care coordination or administrative support to members with behavioral health and substance abuse needs. Wellness Coordinators will be a primary care navigator by locating and engage members, screening for and identifying gaps in care, addressing SDOH needs and developing individual care plans to overcome barriers to access to care. Wellness Coordinators will also provide administrative support to the Behavioral Health Case Management department through assigning referrals, providing chart summaries and verification of member demographics.

Primary Responsibilities

• Wellness Coordinators work in an inbound member queue
• Documentation in multiple electronic documentation systems
• Coordinate information to clinical team partners
• Provide behavioral health benefit education
• Contact members to screen for and identity gaps in care
• Provide network referrals and appropriate community resources to help the member engage with mental health and substance use treatment
• Administrative support
  
  

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

• 2+ years of managed care or call center experience
• Proven familiarity with working on computers
• Experience handling sensitive issues with members and providers in a confidential manner
• Demonstrated effective organizational skills and scheduling skills as observed in day-to-day work
• Ability to be out in the field 25% of the time in the future
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Medical/Behavioral health setting (i.e. hospital, managed care organization, or joint medical/behavioral outpatient practice)
• Demonstrated casework experience at hospitals, social service agencies or community mental health centers
• Demonstrated dual diagnosis experience with mental health and substance abuse
• Experience working in an environment that required coordination of benefits and utilization of multiple groups and resources for patients
• Proven working knowledge of community-based resources and services
• Proven creativity problem solving skills with the ability to use community and network resources to meet members' needs
• Demonstrated initiative in achieving individual, team, and organizational goals and objectives
  
  

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 matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $17.74 to $31.63 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable

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: 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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