Telephonic Care Coach

Title: Telephonic Care Coach

Location: United States

Job Description:

Remote Job:Remote Job: Yes

widget:Full time

Category:Social Worker

Humana

Job ID:R-433898

Description

Become a part of our caring community
 

Discover a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference as a Care Coach with Humana Gold Plus-Integrated in Illinois. In this vital role, you will be at the forefront of supporting members' health and wellness by conducting comprehensive assessments, identifying needs, and guiding members and their families to essential resources for optimal care. You will report to the Manager, Care Management and join a dedicated team where your expertise helps break down barriers to effective healthcare, empowers individuals to achieve their best outcomes, and strengthens our commitment to delivering compassionate, patient-centered service. Take the next step in your healthcare career and help shape positive change in the lives of those we serve.

 

• Employs a variety of strategies, approaches and techniques to manage a member's health issues telephonically.
• Identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective care.
• Ensures patient is progressing towards desired outcomes by continuously monitoring patient care through use of assessments, data, conversations with member, and active care planning.
• Understands own work area professional concepts/standards, regulations, strategies and operating standards.
• Makes decisions regarding own work approach/priorities and follows direction.
• Work is managed and often guided by precedent and/or documented procedures/regulations/professional standards with some interpretation.
• Follows established guidelines/procedures.

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field, active Illinois LPN licensure, or the ability to obtain IL LPN license.
• 2 or more years of case management, medical case management, care coordination, or healthcare support experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Illinois residence
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Certified Case Manager (CCM)
• Master's Degree
• Managed care experience
• Prior experience with Medicare & Medicaid recipients
• Previous experience with electronic case note documentation and experienced with documenting in multiple computer applications/systems
• Experience with health promotion, coaching and wellness
• Knowledge of community health and social service agencies and additional community resources

 

Additional Information

• Workstyle: remote, work from home.
• Typical Work days/hours: Operating hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM CST but core hours for this position are primarily Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST. May need to be flexible with work schedule based on business needs.

 

Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

 

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

 

Scheduled Weekly Hours

 

40

 

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.
 

$53,700 - $72,600 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, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About us
 

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our 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 and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.

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.