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Explore opportunities with Elite Home Health of Nashville, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.  

The Central Intake Coordinator in Home Health provides administrative support to Central Intake Teams by adequately triaging incoming calls and entering referrals in operating system.  Receives and communicates accurate referral information within Central Intake as well as to Branches.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Answers phones and appropriately triages phone calls to Central Intake Teams
• Effectively communicates patient/referral information to appropriate Central Intake Staff and branches
• Obtains demographic and clinical information from  clients, physicians office and other referral sources to compile referrals
• Coordinates communication of referral information with Central Intake Nurses
• Transfers High Tech/nurse specific referral calls to Central Intake Nurses
• Triages incoming calls and messages from referral sources, etc. Relays messages as appropriate or transfer to voice mailbox
• Coordinator must exercise discrimination and diplomacy on obtaining information from callers for persons not immediately available
• Provides general information about agency services to patient family, and other referral sources as needed
• Data enter Central Intake and branch referrals into the mainframe as needed
• Attends and participates in workshops, continuing educational programs, seminars, etc. to keep abreast of current departmental changes
• Attends and participates in annual in-service training programs. Manages patient ping feed throughout the day, in applicable markets 
• Disseminate patient ping data to appropriate PCM, field clinicians, or sales representative, in applicable markets
• All other duties as assigned

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:

• LPN licensure in the state of practice 
• 1 years of experience in office procedures
• 1 years Insurance/Medical experience

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $16.55 to $24.80 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.