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The Associate Director is responsible for oversite of credentialing for employed and contracted providers. As a leader on our provider credentialing team, you'll help us vet and document the competencies of physicians and other providers in our networks. As you do, you'll discover the resources, backing and opportunities that you'd expect from a Fortune 6 leader.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities
- Oversee processing of provider applications and re-applications including initial mailing, review and loading into the database tracking system
- Oversee the processes and management of the credentialing committees
- Manage the team in conducting audits and provide feedback to reduce errors and improve processes and performance
- Develop functional, market level and/or site strategy, plans, production and/or organizational priorities
- Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenge
- Influence or provide input to forecasting and planning activities
- Develop credentialing policies and procedures and oversee primary source verification activities
- Ensure credentialing accuracy, staff and manage your workforce, ensure implementation of appropriate learning tools within the platforms and effectively handle complex issues and problems as they arise
- Applies knowledge/skills to a range of complex activities
- Creates and executes an operational plan to accomplish initiatives
- Proven Leader
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
- 5+ years of experience with credentialing/re-credentialing and/or privileging in the health care industry
- 5+ years of experience with health care accreditation and regulatory standards including NCQA requirements
- 5+ years leadership experience
- Ability to develop correspondence/communications to facilities and clinicians
- Demonstrated proficiency with MS Excel & Word
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of leadership
- Proven excellent written and verbal skills
- 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.