Patient Care Coordinator

  • UnitedHealth Group
  • Fort Worth, Texas
  • Full Time
Patient Care Coordinator - Fort Worth, TX

Requisition Number: 2298006

Job Category: Healthcare Delivery

Primary Location: Fort Worth, TX, US

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM-5:30 PM, 40 hrs./wk.

Location: Onsite - 5450 Clearfork Main St Ste 300, Fort Worth, TX 76109

Primary Responsibilities:

Patient telephonic outreach to schedule patients for PSU health events to provide annual screenings of quality measures

Collect and verify demographic information, insurance eligibility including plan co-insurance, language and ethnicity preference for future contact

Timely notification and reminder call for upcoming appointments to include location of event and landmarks for easy identification of PSU facility

Call follow-up with patient will include rescheduling appointments that were cancelled, rescheduled and no-shows

Enter dispositions for 100% of calls made to patients in WellMed system

Monitor number of calls made to patients with the purpose of scheduling an appointment to ensure patients are not called more than six times within 60 days

Required to use telephonic software for all outreach calls made and answer and assist inbound calls received from patients who have been asked to call back

Required to follow approved call script for 100% of outreach calls to patients

Will be assigned to an individual PSU provider to support their requests to schedule patients for follow-up appointments

Will direct and follow-up on all patients' messages, concerns, and request for information making sure these calls are directed to appropriate level of staff to address issues. 100% of these calls will be returned to the patient within 48 hours

Required to meet established daily productivity goals

Establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships with patients, employees, vendors, and the public

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:

High School Diploma/GED (or higher)

1+ years of experience in communicating and providing customer service, both in person and via phone

1+ years of experience with general office procedures

Beginner level of proficiency with Microsoft applications

Preferred Qualifications:

1+ years of related work experience including data entry

ICD 10 and CPT coding experience

Prior experience with EMR computer applications

Bilingual - Spanish/English

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 $17.74 to $31.63 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

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Additional Job Detail Information

Requisition Number

2298006

Business Segment

Optum

Employee Status

Regular

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Travel

No

Country: US

Overtime Status

Non-exempt

Schedule

Full-time

Shift

Day Job

Telecommuter Position

No
Job ID: 484861854
Originally Posted on: 7/11/2025

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