Community Health Worker

Humana • Full-time • Remote (IL, US) • $41.90k - $56.60k / year • 2m ago

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first

Humana’s Community Health Workers (CHW) serve as members of our Medicaid enrollee centric Comprehensive Care Support teams. The CHW applies a hands-on approach to enrollee engagement to support case management functions, address social determinants of health (SDOH) to improve self-management of chronic conditions, navigate the healthcare system, and promote prevention and health education that is tailored to the needs of the communities we serve. The CHW leverages their knowledge of the community and shared life experience to inform their interactions with enrollees and Humana’s community partners.

Responsibilities:

Conduct in-person assessments to understand member care needs, preferences, and socioeconomic barriers, and evaluate the home environment.
Assist members with navigating health care and social service systems and coordinating access to basic needs (e.g., housing, food, income, transportation).
Provide social support to help boost members’ morale and sense of self-worth, serving as a trustworthy, reliable, non-judgmental, consistent, and accepting member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Support member self-management through the provision of culturally appropriate health education and health coaching

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

Must reside in Illinois.
High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum two (2) years prior experience working with community resources, community health agencies/social service agencies (Area Agency on Aging, DME providers, Meals on Wheels etc.).
This is a hybrid role and may require up to 25-75% daily travel to member’s homes, provider organizations, Humana office in Champagne, Peoria, Bloomington, Springfield, Decatur, etc. as well as working from home office
Valid driver's license, car insurance, and access to an automobile
Expected working knowledge using Microsoft Office Programs specifically Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word
Must be able to work a 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, over-time may be requested to meet business needs

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in social work or related health field
Community Health Worker training and/or certificate
Familiarity with state Medicaid program guidelines
Experience engaging with Medicaid enrollees, including those with physical health and behavioral health needs and varied health literacy

Interview Process

As part of our hiring process, we will be using interviewing technology provided by HireVue, a third-party vendor. This technology provides our team of recruiters and hiring managers an enhanced method for decision-making.

If you are selected to move forward from your application prescreen, you will receive correspondence inviting you to participate in an SMS Text Messaging interview and/or a pre-recorded Voice Interview. You should anticipate these interviews to take approximately 10-15 minutes.

Some candidates will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to next round of live virtual interviews with the hiring team.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$41,900 - $56,600 per year

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.