[Hiring] Long Term Disability Claims Specialist @UnitedHealth Group

Role Description

This position is National Remote. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

As a Long-Term Disability Claims Specialist, your primary responsibilities will be:

• Assessing eligibility for Long Term Disability benefits.
• Reviewing for ongoing medical, vocational, and financial accuracy.

This position is full time, Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime or weekends.

We offer 3-5 weeks of paid training. The hours of the training will be based on schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Providing expertise or general claims support to teams in reviewing, researching, investigating, negotiating, processing, and adjudicating Long Term Disability claims.
• Communicating ongoing status and decisions both in writing and verbally.
• Authorizing the appropriate payment or referring claims to SME or Manager for validation of adverse or over limit approvals.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED OR equivalent work experience.
• Must be 18 years of age OR older.
• 1+ years of reviewing and rendering initial liability determinations on Long Term Disability claims.
• 1+ years of experience issuing monthly payments on Long Term Disability claims.
• Experience with Microsoft Word (ability to create, modify and send documents).
• Experience with Microsoft Excel (ability to create, modify and send spreadsheets).
• Ability to work full-time, Monday - Friday. Employees are required to work our normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasionally overtime or weekends.

Requirements

• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable).
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy.
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase.
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

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.