Financial Clearance Associate Business Analyst – Remote in MN or WI

Opportunities at Optum, in strategic partnership with Allina Health. As an Optum employee, you will provide support to the Allina Health account. 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.

 

The Financial Clearance Associate Business Analyst role provides business support for financial clearance teams.

If you live in Minnesota or Wisconsin, you will enjoy the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges. 

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyzing and evaluating incoming and current work to support transitions to centralized teams
• Creating and maintaining workflows and resources for standard work
• Reviewing and testing functionality of various applications
• Maintaining the export and management of reports and team metrics
• Participating in operational meetings and project teams, monitoring project performance
• Prioritizing work based on business needs and requirements
• Providing team support and deploying solutions to business problems
• Understanding Epic functionality

 

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:

• 1+ years of specific experience with documenting processes and practices 
• 1+ years of experience with data analysis and process improvement 
• 1+ years of data management including exporting and analyzing metrics
• 1+ years of experience participating in and prioritizing project work
• 1+ years of experience supporting the business needs of a cross functional teams/departments
• 1+ years of experience with patient access (this could include experience with prior authorization, referrals processing, scheduling, registration, insurance verification, benefit collections and Good Faith Estimates, etc.) 
• 6+ months of experience with Epic 
• Proven proficiency using MS Excel (e.g. advanced formulas and pivot tables)
• Reside in MN/WI

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in a business analyst role or related field 

 

*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: 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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