SSM - Patient Account Representative I - St. Louis, MO Job at UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group St. Louis, MO 63103

$2000 Sign On Bonus For External Candidates


As part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we’re a dynamic new partnership formed by SSM Health and Optum. We’ll count on your professionalism, expertise, and dedication help ensure that our patients receive the quality of care they need. So, if you’re looking for a place to use your passion, your ideas and your desire to drive change, this is the opportunity for you.



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 5:30am 1:30pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime. Our office is located at 6420 Clayton Road – St. Louis, MO 63117.


Primary Responsibilities:


  • Gathers information from patient and enters into appropriate database. Seeks appropriate resources to resolve issues about the type, date or location of prescribed procedures

  • Schedules patient procedures in a manner that most efficiently utilizes the patient's time and clinical resources. Coordinates and communicates schedules

  • Assists with coordination of activities related to insurance pre-certification/authorization

  • Provides counseling to patient, participant or their representative regarding pre-service requirements and instructions

  • Performs clerical and reception duties associated with patient registration

  • Performs other duties as assigned


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 / GED (or higher)
  • Ability to work an 8 hour shift between 5:00am – 1:00pm including the flexibility to work occasional overtime per business need

  • Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.


Physical Requirements:


  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs

  • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements

  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors

  • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

  • Frequent keyboard use/data entry

  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping

  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs

  • Rare climbing


UnitedHealth Group requires all new hires and employees to report their COVID-19 vaccination status.


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**PLEASE NOTE** The sign on bonus is only available to external candidates. Candidates who are currently working for a UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare or related entity in a full time, part time, or per diem basis ("Internal Candidates") are not eligible to receive a sign on bonus.


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.


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is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.


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