Gov. John Kasich Joins UnitedHealth Group to Announce 700 New Jobs Coming to Ohio
June 09 2017 - 12:46PM
Business Wire
- Renovated operations center to open
in Dublin later this year
- New jobs increase total company
workforce statewide to more than 4,000 people
- Employees to provide customer
service to people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare plans
Ohio Gov. John Kasich joined UnitedHealth Group President Dave
Wichmann and local officials today to announce that 700 new jobs
are coming to Central Ohio.
UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of UnitedHealthcare, is
hiring for new positions over the next two years to support care
providers and individuals nationwide who are enrolled in
UnitedHealthcare plans. The 700 new employees will work out of a
newly renovated space in Dublin.
The announcement took place in Dublin at 5900 Parkwood Place.
The 165,000-square-foot facility is currently being renovated and
will re-open in September, with the capacity to house up to 1,000
employees.
“We are hiring more Ohioans to help make health care simpler,
higher-performing and more modern for people in Ohio and across the
country,” said Wichmann. “These new employees will enable us to
enhance customer service, increase access to care and support
well-being programs for the people we are privileged to serve. Our
investments in these new jobs and the facility renovation affirm
our commitment to Ohio, our care provider partners and our
customers.”
UnitedHealth Group has a workforce of more than 3,500 people in
Ohio, including 1,500 individuals with Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s
health services business. UnitedHealthcare serves nearly 2 million
people throughout Ohio enrolled in employer, Medicare and Medicaid
health plans with a care provider network of more than 250
hospitals and nearly 49,000 physicians and other care providers
statewide.
Military Veterans Encouraged to ApplyUnitedHealth Group
is committed to hiring military veterans. In partnership with
100,000 Jobs Mission, a public-private partnership among major U.S.
corporations to hire veterans who have served the nation,
UnitedHealth Group encourages military veterans who are interested
in a position to apply.
Candidates interested in the Dublin openings can apply online at
http://workatuhg.com/ohio.
About UnitedHealth
GroupUnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified
health and well-being company dedicated to helping people live
healthier lives and making the health system work better for
everyone. UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products
and services through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare,
which provides health care coverage and benefits services; and
Optum, which provides information and technology-enabled health
services. For more information, visit UnitedHealth Group at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com or follow @UnitedHealthGrp on
Twitter.
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