QPS Award Eligibility
Eligibility Verification
Candidates must meet all eligibility criteria as listed below and verified by their manager(s).
QPS nomination which includes an individual clinician or if a collaboration: two clinicians OR a clinician and a UHG employee:
- Must hold an active and unrestricted clinical license if nominating an individual and at least one of two collaborators if a collaboration nomination
- May work in any role across the enterprise including those that do not require a clinical license
- Must be regular, full or part-time employees in individual contributor or leadership role
- All physician nominees must be employed by UHG/UHC/Optum (including non-integrated entities)
- Non-physician Nominee can be up to and including grade 32, physicians up to and including M3 (varies for non-integrated entities, addressed on a case-by-case basis)
- As of April 22, 2024, a minimum of 18 months of tenure with UnitedHealth Group, including service with an acquired and/or non-integrated entity, from the date when nominations open. Must have no current performance management issues and no written performance management actions during the previous 12 months
- Must have manager support for nomination - confirmed when submitting
- Both domestic and internation employeers are eligible
- Cannot be a past Sages winner - individual or collaboration
Ineligible employees
- Per diem
- Clinicians retiring or leaving the organization on or before October 2024 are not eligible
Collaboration Award Eligibility
Eligibility Verification
Candidates must meet all eligibility criteria as listed below and verified by their managers.
Collaboration nomination which includes two clinicians OR a clinician and a UHG employee:
- At least one of the nominees must hold an active and unrestricted clinical license
- May work in any roles across the enterprise including those that do not require a clinical license
- Must be regular, full or part-time employees
- All physician nominees must be employed by UHG/UHC/Optum (including non-integrated entities)
- Non-physician Nominee can be up to and including grade 32, physicians up to and including M3 (varies for non-integrated entities, addressed on a case-by-case basis)
- As of April 22, 2024, have a minimum of 18 months of tenure with UnitedHealth Group, including service with an acquired and/or non-integrated entity
- Must have no current performance management issues and no written performance management actions during the previous 12 months
- Must have manager support for nomination
- Both domestic and internation employeers are eligible
- Cannot be a past Sages winner - Individual or Collaboration
Ineligible Employees
- Per diem
- Clinicians retiring or leaving the organization on or before October 2023 are not eligible
Individual Award Eligibility
Eligibility Verification
Candidates must meet all eligibility criteria as listed below and verified by their managers.
Individual Nomination Criteria
- Must hold an active and unrestricted clinical license
- May work in any role across the enterprise including those that do not require a clinical license
- Must be regular, full or part-time employees in individual contributor or leadership role
- All physician nominees must be employed by UHG/UHC/Optum (including non-integrated entities)
- Non-physician Nominee can be up to and including grade 31, physicians up to and including M2 (varies for non-integrated entities, addressed on a case-by-case basis)
- As of April 22, 2024, have a minimum of 18 months of tenure with UnitedHealth Group, including service with an acquired and/or non-integrated entity
- Must have no current performance management issues and no written performance management actions during the previous 12 months
- Must have manager support for nomination - confirmed when submitting
- Both domestic and internation employeers are eligible
- Cannot be a past Sages winner - individual or collaboration
Ineligible Employees
- Per diem
- Clinicians retiring or leaving the organization on or before October 2024 are not eligible