Corporate Receptionist - Minnetonka, MN

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Minnetonka
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us and start doing your life's best work.SM

The Corporate Receptionist is responsible for providing expertise and customer service support to members, customers, and/or providers. Direct phone-based customer interaction to answer and resolve a wide variety of inquiries. Responsible & accountable for handling the incoming calls to the corporate office for all the UHG entities.

This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have the availability to work the hours of 9:00am - 5:30pm CST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime. Our office is located at 9700 Health Care Lane, Minnetonka, MN, 55343.

Primary Responsibilities:

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• Ensures quality customer service for internal and external customers
  
• Redirects incoming customer service requests
  
• Identifies and assesses customers' needs quickly and accurately.
  
• Solves problems systematically, using sound business judgment.
  
• Partners with other department representatives to re-direct complex customer service inquiries
  
• Administrative support for our Consumer Affairs teams and Executive offices.
  
• Applies appropriate communication techniques when responding to customers, particularly in stressful situations
  
• Consistently meets established productivity, schedule adherence, and quality standards
  
• Keeps management abreast of all outstanding issues
  
• Adapts procedures, processes, and techniques to meet the more complex position requirements
  
• Seeks involvement in continuous quality improvement initiatives
  
• Demonstrates great depth of knowledge/skills in own function
  
• Applies knowledge/skills to a range of moderately complex activities
  
• Extensive work experience within own function
  
• Work is frequently completed without established procedures
  
• Works independently
  
• May act as a resource for others
  
• May coordinate others' activities
  
• Attendance is a high priority
  
  
  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:
  
  
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  • High School Diploma / GED (or higher)
    
  • 1+ years of Customer Service experience
    
  • Experience with Windows PC as well as Microsoft Outlook (send / receive email, calendar management) and Microsoft Word (write / save documents)
    
  • Ability to work onsite at 9700 Health Care Lane, Minnetonka, MN
    
  • Ability to work from 9:00am - 5:30pm CST Monday through Friday
    
    
    Preferred Qualifications:
    
    
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    • 1+ years of experience in an office setting environment using the telephone and computer as the primary instruments to perform job duties
      
      
      Soft Skills:
      
      
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      • Listens effectively
        
      • Ability to trouble-shoot problems
        
      • Strong verbal communication skills
        
      • Demonstrates basic analytical skills
        
      • Ability to navigate a computer while on the phone
        
      • Willing to work and contribute to a team environment
        
      • Ability to execute own assignments under direction of experienced staff
        
      • Proficient conflict management skills including the ability to resolve stressful situations
        
      • Ability to multi-task, this includes ability to understand multiple products and multiple levels of benefits within each product
        
        
        Physical and Work Environment:
        
        
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        • Service center environment with moderate noise level due to Representatives talking, computers, and floor activity
          
        • Frequent speaking, listening using a headset, sitting, use of hands/fingers across keyboard or mouse, handling other objects, long periods working at a computer
          
          
          Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Work with a Fortune 5 organization that's serving millions of people as we transform health care with bold ideas. Bring your energy for driving change for the better. Help us improve health access and outcomes for everyone, as we work to advance health equity, connecting people with the care they need to feel their best. As an industry leader, our commitment to improving lives is second to none.
          
          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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