Sleep Medicine Specialist Job at Optum, Houston, TX

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  • Optum
  • Houston, TX

Job Description

Explore opportunities with Kelsey‑Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation’s leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi‑specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Role overview

In this function, you will:

  • Manage heavy departmental phone traffic
  • Schedule various sleep medicine studies with external providers
  • Coordinate DME orders and delivery to patients
  • Maintain the sleep study database and medical record files of sleep medicine patients
  • Serve as a liaison between patients, the Pulmonary department, and physicians

Required Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma
  • 1+ years of Sleep Medicine or Pulmonary experience. Medical terminology
  • Proven solid communication and interpersonal skills
  • Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Proven critical thinking skills to enable trouble shooting and decision making

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of college education
  • Familiar with sleep therapy and durable medical equipment
  • Intermediate to advanced PC skills including database management
  • Exhibits Sleep Medicine knowledge base and developed computer skills and capability to assist with build and implementation of Pulmonary EMR
  • Proven solid organizational skills
  • Proven managerial / supervisory abilities necessary for overseeing other staff assigned to the sleep department

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 $16.00 to $27.69 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.

OptumCare 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.

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

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