Medical Underwriter - Central Time Zone

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As a Medical Underwriter, you will learn to analyze new business health insurance applications in order to assess risk of future claims for Our Company at an experienced level position. You must be an experienced medical underwriter, trainable to learn our in-house guidelines and systems, self-motivated, able to work independently, confident in making your own decisions, have the ability to analyze medical information, work well with other team members, communicate effectively orally and written.

This position is exempt/salary full-time (40 hours/week) Monday - Friday. Candidate must reside in Central Time Zone. Employees are required to work normal business hours of 8am-6pm Thursdays and 8am-5pm Monday through Wednesday & Friday. Thursdays employees will be required to work 8am-6pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work overtime or weekends.

If you are located in the Central time zone, you'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assess Medical Risk for the Company
• Review/Analyze Evidence of Insurability and determine appropriate course of action (e.g., request requirements, approve, rate, decline)
• Review/Analyze medical history of relevant populations (e.g., medical applications, APS, exams, claims history) to correctly and completely identify medical risk or potential increased risk of morbidity or mortality
• Apply appropriate medical underwriting criteria to determine insurability, based upon in-house underwriting guidelines
• Communicate decisions/outcomes to applicable audiences (e.g., employer, applicant, agent, internal business partner)
• Responding to internal and external queries regarding application submissions
• Completing additional tasks and special projects as needed
• Complete an average of 80 files per day

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:

• 2+ years of experience working specifically as an individual (not group) health insurance underwriter
• Experience working as a telecommuter
• Proficiency in medical terminology, prescription name/usage, vendor systems (e.g., MIB, Milliman, ExamOne) and ability to learn our in-house system
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word (updating/editing workbooks), Outlook (receiving/sending emails) and TEAMs
• Proven adhere to attendance policy
• Proven effective analytical and problem-solving skills, sound judgement, strong decision-making ability and confidence to make difficult decisions
• Willing and able to work full-time 8am-6pm CT Thursdays, 8am-5pm CT Monday through Wednesday & Friday
• Reside in the Central time zone

Telecommuting Requirements:

• Reside within Central Time Zone
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provide information privacy
• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service

Soft Skills/Attributes:

• Excellent spelling, oral and written communications skills
• Must be able to remain seated and use a computer for 8-9 hours per day
• Ability to commit extensive material and details to memory
• Must be organized and meet daily production requirements in fast-paced and changing environment

*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 salary for this role will range from $48,700 to $87,000 annually 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.