Jobs at Optum

Lead payor contracting strategy and negotiations for the Washington market, oversee contract implementation and payor performance, partner with finance and network teams, drive business development, ensure compliance, and manage/direct contracting and revenue cycle teams to meet reimbursement and growth objectives.

Coordinates patient registration, scheduling, referrals, insurance verification, records maintenance, and front-desk communications in a medical practice. Updates patient information and electronic health records, processes documents, supports clinical teams, and maintains HIPAA and OSHA compliance. Provides empathetic customer service, communicates with patients and healthcare professionals, and may cover other offices as needed.

Supports internal medicine providers with back-office clinical tasks, including injections, diagnostic testing, phlebotomy, quality surveys, and other procedures. Provides customer service and maintains quality control standards. Requires Washington medical assistant registration or certification, CPR/BLS certification, reliable transportation, and high school education or GED.

Manages pharmacy benefit strategy, compliance, operations, reporting, financial analysis, and Medicaid health plan relationships for UnitedHealthcare’s Washington Community Plan. Oversees formulary, prior authorization, benefit coding, pharmacy trends, state reporting, and pharmacy-related initiatives. Serves as the pharmacy subject matter expert, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, presents findings to leadership, supports clinical and quality programs, and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements.

Provides personalized nursing care in a Mohs surgery clinic, assesses patient needs, addresses care concerns, supports providers, coordinates care, evaluates departmental performance, and delivers patient and family education.

Develop and improve reliable LLM and deep learning capabilities for healthcare applications. Lead research and implementation of scalable real-time machine learning models, Responsible AI metrics and practices, RAG and LLM strategies, and technical innovation agendas. Collaborate with AI scientists and engineers, establish best practices, and drive adoption across service teams.

Build, evaluate, optimize, and deploy machine learning models for healthcare applications. Analyze healthcare datasets, conduct A/B experiments and statistical analysis, establish scalable ML development and serving processes, research innovative AI approaches, and collaborate with software engineers. Mentor and recruit AI/ML professionals, present findings to leadership, and pursue intellectual property through cutting-edge AI research.

Performs venipuncture, capillary puncture, specimen processing, waived and moderate-complexity laboratory testing, microscopy, EKGs, quality control, and patient registration. Provides collection instructions, maintains accurate records, follows laboratory and safety procedures, manages supplies, and delivers compassionate patient service. The role travels between Optum draw locations in Seattle and works at least one day weekly, up to 960 hours annually.

Provides back-office clinical support in a dermatology practice, including administering injections, diagnostic testing, phlebotomy, quality surveys, and other procedures. Delivers customer service, maintains quality standards, and assists providers with efficient clinic operations. Requires a high school diploma or GED, Washington medical assistant registration or certification, CPR/BLS certification, reliable transportation, and successful completion of a pre-employment drug test.

Supervises primary care clinic staff and daily support activities while partnering with the Practice Manager on clinical and operational issues. Responsibilities include recruiting, training, performance management, compliance, patient satisfaction, workflow planning, provider empanelment, safety, licensing, metric analysis, and quality improvement. The supervisor also supports medical assistants and patient care continuity during staffing shortages.

Collects and processes blood and other patient specimens through venipuncture and capillary puncture, performs waived laboratory testing, provides collection instructions and post-procedure care, and maintains accurate specimen identification and transport. The role also supports patient registration, supply management, equipment troubleshooting, compliance, and a positive patient experience. This full-time float position may require travel to other locations and occasional Saturday or holiday rotations.

Performs venipuncture, capillary punctures, specimen processing, waived and moderate-complexity laboratory testing, microscopy, EKGs, quality control, and patient registration. Provides collection instructions and post-phlebotomy care, maintains accurate records, manages supplies, troubleshoots testing issues, follows safety and HIPAA procedures, and delivers compassionate patient service. The role requires independent work, teamwork, regulatory compliance, and travel to other draw locations as needed.

Identify healthcare business customers, build relationships with agents and brokers, and promote health insurance products to small and midsized businesses. Educate brokers on product offerings and pricing, evaluate competitive products, and recommend market strategies. The role requires sales experience, understanding of underwriting and financial details, a state-required insurance license, a driver’s license, and reliable transportation. The position is remote within Washington State and includes performance-based bonuses.

Supervises diagnostic imaging operations, staff scheduling, hiring, performance management, training, compliance, accreditation, workflow improvement, financial analysis, service recovery, and patient satisfaction initiatives. Supports the Imaging Manager with department planning, policy deployment, dashboard metrics, continuous improvement, and staff development. Ensures adherence to regulatory requirements from Washington State, FDA, ACR, AIUM, and MQSA while maintaining equipment accreditation and operational efficiency.

Enroll Medicare beneficiaries in the UHC Care Advantage Plan across assisted living and memory care facilities. Generate leads, educate facility personnel and families, manage territory accounts, achieve enrollment targets, document activities in CRM, maintain CMS compliance, and build facility relationships. This field-based role requires extensive local travel, flexible hours, insurance licensure, and sales performance management.

Serve as primary patient contact, schedule appointments/procedures, check in patients, verify insurance/referrals, document in EPIC, answer phone queues, manage film library/imaging records, cross-train and travel to cover other locations, and support team service and financial goals.

Provides rheumatology care within Optum’s Seattle practice. Responsibilities include evaluating and treating patients with rheumatic diseases, collaborating with clinical peers, using on-site infusion services and referral networks, and delivering patient-centered care with dedicated medical assistant support. Requires an MD or DO, rheumatology board certification or eligibility, Washington medical licensure or eligibility, and a valid DEA license.

Provides one-time comprehensive health assessments for patients in skilled nursing and transitional settings. Collaborates with physicians, nursing staff, families, and case management to improve care coordination, reduce readmissions, close quality gaps, support documentation and coding, and assist with advanced care planning and post-discharge support.

Manages operations, staffing, personnel, finances, quality, regulatory compliance, and resources for a 12-room ambulatory surgery department. Ensures safe, effective patient care; develops standards; coordinates vendors; mentors staff; collaborates with physicians; and leads quality improvement activities. Requires a BSN, valid Washington RN license, BLS and ACLS certification, and strong RN circulator competency. Management experience and CNOR, CNAMB, or CSSL certification are preferred.

Provides autonomous, one-time comprehensive health assessments to senior patients in skilled nursing and transitional care settings. Collaborates with physicians, nursing staff, families, and case management to improve care coordination, reduce readmissions, close quality gaps, and support documentation, coding, discharge, and post-discharge needs. This per diem role serves designated Washington counties and requires at least 10 hours of weekly availability, reliable transportation, and the ability to travel between facilities.