Field Based Traveling Community Health Ambassador - Continental US
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Hartford
Posted on: May 18, 2023
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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.
DELTA Community Health Worker is on-the-job trainer, assisting with
onboarding newly hired Community Health Workers in multiple market
locations in-person or remote. They will also support mature
markets when requested by market leadership when there is a
Community Health Worker coverage need.
Primary Responsibilities:
Conduct screenings face to face or telephonically, to assess social
determinate of health needs.
Conduct home visits and/or phone or video calls to patients to
collect clinical and psychosocial information, and carry out
designated tasks, including but not limited to:
Resource referral and connection
Quality measure documentation, support, and follow up.
Telemedicine facilitation and set up.
Collect information regarding patient conditions using standardized
checklists and templates.
Partner with Landmark interdisciplinary team (providers, nurses,
social workers, etc.) to drive improvement in patient outcomes and
satisfaction.
Actively participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings
Assisting as a mentor to other employees with Training. This
training might be in different states or virtual.
Interviewing and on the job training for new Healthcare Ambassadors
in both implementation and mature markets.
Perform chart audits.
Establish consistency and standardization of processes and promote
best practices.
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:
High School Diploma / GED (or higher)
3+ years of experience with working within the Community Health
setting in a field - based healthcare role
2+ years of experience with working within the local community,
including knowledge of culture and values and familiarity with the
resources available within the community
Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to
client and / or patient sites within a designated area and the
ability to travel within assigned territory to meet with
members.
Ability to travel up to 75% of the time.
Ability to work an 8-hour shift Monday- Friday from 8:00am to
5:00pm
Resides in Eastern, Central OR Pacific Standard Time Zon e
Dedicated work area established that is separated from other living
areas that provides information privacy
Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if
applicable)
Residing in a location that can receive a high-speed internet
connection (additional information on UnitedHealth Group approved
internet providers and restrictions will be provided)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with using Microsoft Word (creating and editing
documents)
Microsoft Excel (creating and editing spreadsheets)
Microsoft Outlook (sending meeting invites and emails)
Careers with Optum . Our objective is to make health care simpler
and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all
aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier
world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We
bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health
care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and
accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams
to help solve important challenges.
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, Washington or New York,
Rhode Island Residents Only: The salary range for California /
Colorado / Connecticut / Nevada / Washington / New York / Rhode
Island residents is $18.80 - $36.78.Pay is based on several factors
including but not limited to education, work experience,
certifications, etc. 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
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.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information,
or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
#RPO #RED
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