Urgent Search: Associate Patient Care Coordinator - Orlando, FL
Company: Optum
Location: Orlando
Posted on: June 24, 2025
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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. The Associate Patient Care
Coordinator is responsible for scheduling all new patient
evaluations, follow up appointments, answering phones and mapping
routes for home visits. This position is not a patient facing role.
Location: 6545 Corporate Centre Blvd Suite 240, Orlando FL 32822
Schedule: Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm. Primary Responsibilities: -
Provide telephonic patient outreach and patient experience calls -
Coordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company
standards and policies - Supports and follows Standard Delegation
of Orders (SDO) - Schedules all new patient evaluations for
Palliative Care. Schedules all follow up appointments for
Palliative Care Physicians, RN’s and LVN’s - Responsible for
mapping patient home visit driving routes for Palliative providers
using a web-based application (Google maps, Map Quest, etc.) -
Building referrals in EMR systems - Updates and maintains master
list of Palliative/Bridges Patients for reports - Updates and
maintains SharePoint with all patient changes - Answer phones,
resolves call or routes to appropriate contact - Manages medical
records (maintains, files/scans, prepares for schedule) - Ensures
all correspondence is scanned and/or filed in timely manner -
Processes requests for medical records release and maintains
appropriate logs, etc - Ability to work independently - Performs
all other related duties as assigned * Office Environment, No
in-person patient contact* What are the reasons to consider working
for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay,
a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and
a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your
success. Some of our offerings include: - Paid Time Off which you
start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays -
Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending
Account or a Health Saving account - Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D
Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability
coverage - 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan -
Education Reimbursement - Employee Discounts - Employee Assistance
Program - Employee Referral Bonus Program - Voluntary Benefits (pet
insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.) - More information
can be downloaded at: http://uhg.hr/uhgbenefits 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 Qualification: - High School
Diploma / GED (or higher) - 2 years of customer service experience
with data entry and strong communication skills both in person and
via phone - 1 years of experience / working knowledge of medical
office procedures and medical terminology - 1 years of experience
with navigating Internet tools such as Google Map and Map Quest -
Advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications to
include Excel, Word, and Outlook Preferred Qualification: -
Experience in a physician’s office, clinical or hospital setting -
Working knowledge of EMR and/or TruCare - Previous experience
working in a call center type environment - Bilingual
(English/Spanish) language proficiency The salary range for this
role is $16.00 to $28.85 per hour based on full-time employment.
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local
labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.
UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as
applicable. 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. 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. RPO RED
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