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. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits, a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth opportunities and your life's best work.(sm)

Positions in this function are responsible for all scheduling, monitoring staffing levels and adjusting as necessary. Responsible for analyzing, implementing, and monitoring workforce planning initiatives to optimize and scale the evolving workforce with short and long-range plans. Collaborates with business leaders, Finance, and other stakeholders to review existing and future workforce needs and to ensure alignment with business objectives and financial goals. Collects, interprets and evaluates workforce metrics to provide data driven insights for internal and external talent pool assessments, headcount reviews, forecasting and business scenario planning, reviews processes and monitors plan effectiveness.

Positions in this function are responsible for all scheduling, call volume monitoring and adjusting. Responsible for determining and communicating work schedules, resources for various call queues. Works with site leaders to ensure adequate staff, contingency plans and workflow monitoring. Work is frequently completed without established procedures

Primary Responsibilities:

• May act as a resource for others
• May coordinate others' activities
• Use workforce management software and call volume history to help manage daily staffing levels and to determine the most effective methods for staffing adjustments
• Utilize call center tools to observe agents' actual state compared to scheduled state
• Manage real-time inbound call traffic to help ensure that service levels are met
• Gain an understanding of the technical and business solutions: optimized schedules, forecasts and other tools and present them to management
• Prepare and maintain reports, dashboards and monthly packages
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

This role is equally challenging and rewarding. You'll need to ensure consistent methodologies are followed to maintain quality and support the preparation of ad hoc analysis that enables strong understanding of the business. You'll also create all production based reporting and ensure achievement of all metrics for telephone quality assurance.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years of experience working in a call center and/or transaction site
• Extensive work experience within own function
• Intermediate level of experience with MS Excel (i.e. creating spreadsheets, v-lookups, pivot tables, etc.) and MS Word
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years of experience with workforce systems such as Avaya, CMS, IEX, eWFM, Genesis and/or Blue Pumpkin
• Workforce management experience

 

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.

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: Optum 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.

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