Network Contractor, Dental–San Antonio, TX Job in San Antonio 78201, Texas Us
UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.
Job Description:
What makes your career greater with UnitedHealth Group? Growth opportunities among the variety of product lines and making an impact on the healthcare system ensures it will always be challenging and exciting. The Dental Network Recruiter develops the provider network yielding a geographically competitive, broad access, stable network that achieves objectives for unit cost performance and trend management, and produces an affordable and predictable product for customers and business partners. Network Recruiters evaluate and negotiate contracts in compliance with company contract templates, reimbursement structure standards, and other key process controls. Responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining strong business relationships with Dental providers, and ensuring the network composition includes an appropriate distribution of provider specialties.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Use pertinent data and facts to identify and solve a range of problems within area of expertise.
- Daily travel to dental providers in San Antonio area.
- Once fully trained and operational, employee may be granted a work from home arrangement if it is within the San Antonio area.
- Investigate non-standard requests and problems, with some assistance from others.
- Work exclusively within a specific knowledge area.
- Prioritize and organize own work to meet deadlines.
- Approximatey 20% overnight travel.
- Provide explanations and information to others on topics within area of expertise.
- Desired, but not required: experience in working with San Antonio dental providers
Requirements:
- Experience recruiting dental provider networks, including network management,
- Proficient utilizing MS Office applications (Word, Excel and Outlook).
- Ability to travel to provider offices in the San Antonio area on a regular basis.
Assets:
- Experience negotiating contracts with providers.
- Knowledge of the San Antonio provider community is preferred.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
UnitedHealthcare Employer Individual is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
When you work with UnitedHealthcare Employer Individual, what you do matters. It's that simple...and it's that challenging.
In providing consumer-oriented health benefit plans to millions of people, our goal is to create higher quality care, lower costs and greater access to health care. Join us and you will be empowered to achieve new levels of excellence and make a profound and personal impact as you contribute to new innovations in a vital and complex system.
Regardless of your role at UnitedHealthcare Employer Individual, the support you feel all around you will enable you to do what you do with energy, integrity, and confidence. So take the first step in what is sure to be a fast paced and highly diversified career.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.
