National Accounts Medical Director - Remote
Company: Optum
Location: Paradise Valley
Posted on: June 3, 2025
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Job Description:
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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers,
comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come
make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance
health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring.
Connecting. Growing together. -
We are currently seeking a National Accounts Medical Director to
work remotely from anywhere in the United States. The Medical
Director will take a member centric approach to help the health
system work better and to promote best in class care management.
This includes meeting with external stakeholders, program and
product design improvement, site related audits and improvement
initiatives. -
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere
within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
Support case and disease management teams to achieve optimal
clinical outcomes for high risk populations
Proficient in evidence based clinical guidelines and lead grand
round clinical education sessions with nursing teams
Primary functions include RN case manager support and consultation
about high risk members and assisting in account management team
presentations
Be involved in telephonic outreach for collaboration with treating
providers. This will include discussion of evidence-based
guidelines, opportunities to close clinical quality / service gaps,
and care plan changes that can impact health care expenses
Collaborate with operational and business partners on clinical and
quality initiatives at the site and customer level to address
customer expectations
Effectively engage and articulate the Optum and UHC value story to
our external constituents such as physicians and our customers.
There may also be opportunities to engage medical and specialty
societies, hospitals and hospital associations, and state
regulators
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:
MD or DO with an active, unrestricted medical license
Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
5+ years of clinical practice experience post residency
Sound understanding of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
Proficient with MS Office (MS Word, Email, Excel, and Power Point)
with the ability to learn new systems and software
Proven excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work over
the telephone with other colleagues including physicians, nurses,
and other similar personnel
Preferred Qualification:
2+ years managed care, Quality Management experience and/or
administrative leadership experience
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to
UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
The salary range for this role is $238,000 to $357,500 per year.
Salary Range is defined as total cash compensation at target. The
actual range and pay mix of base and bonus is variable based upon
experience and metric achievement. Pay is based on several factors
including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work
experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with
all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary,
UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice
of benefits and incentives.
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.
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