Customer Service Supervisor - Remote

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Orlando
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. 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.



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 (7:00am to 6:00pm) Central Standard Time. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime or weekends.



You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.



Primary Responsibilities:

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• Set priorities for the team to ensure task completion and performance goals are met, such as Quality, Adherence, Service Level and Service Level
  
• Monitoring employee time entry on a daily/weekly basis for your team of Appointment Scheduling Representatives
  
• Conducting development and production meetings with your team
  
• Perform side by side call handling evaluations / monitoring your team's call activities and performing QA on calls
  
• Mentoring staff and overseeing the team's activities
  
• Manage escalated calls to resolve issues
  
• Resolving team scheduling issues and conflicts
  
• Reinforcing training for existing reps
  
• Creating job training aides
  
• Actively coach agents to improve Veterans experience goals and objectives
  
• Assisting in the interview process of hiring agents
  
• Meeting Scheduling and call center metrics and goals
  
• Coordinate work activities with other supervisors, managers, departments, etc.
  
• Identify and resolve operational problems using defined processes, expertise, and judgment
  
• Provide coaching and feedback to team members, including formal corrective action
  
• Conduct annual performance reviews for team members
  
• Provide expertise and customer service support to Veterans, VA staff and providers
  
• Coordinate, supervise and for the daily activities of business support, technical or production team or unit
  
• Lead or support departmental projects as needed
  
• Develop solutions based on client needs, business requirements and / or internal operational process gaps. There is responsibility for working independently on complex issues / projects, including those that require complex integrations or new processes
  
• Lead, initiate and support various OptumServe, CCN and projects to improve quality and / or efficiency
  
• Proactively identify opportunities and gaps impacting the operation
  
• 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. Employees in jobs labeled with 'SCA' must support a government Service Contract Act (SCA) agreement.
  
  
  
  
  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)
    
  • 2+ years of Call Center experience
    
  • 1+ years of experience leading, managing, or supervising direct reports in a Customer Service environment
    
  • 1+ years in the VA CCN Call Center (Veterans Administration Community Care Network)
    
  • 6+ months of experience managing escalated calls
    
  • Ability to create, copy, edit, send, and save documents using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook
    
    
    
    
    Preferred Qualifications:
    
    
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    • Bachelor's Degree (or higher) or equivalent experience
      
    • Experience with training, coaching, and mentoring
      
    • Experience with call center technology (i.e., IEX, NICE, Metric Reporting)
      
    • Experience working with the Veteran Population
      
    • Experience in healthcare or managed care
      
    • Experience leading in a virtual environment
      
      
      
      
      Soft Skills:
      
      
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      • Excellent verbal and written communication skills including solid telephone etiquette and people skills
        
      • Exhibit solid organizational skills, flexibility, time management and diligence in a goal - orientated environment
        
        
        
        
        Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.
        
        
        
        California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $46,700 to $91,300. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
        
        
        
        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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