Field Based Community Health Worker - El Dorado, AR
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: El Dorado
Posted on: March 15, 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. Come make an impact on the
communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global
scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits,
a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth
opportunities and your life's best work.SM
This position is full-time, Monday - Friday. Employees are required
to work our normal business hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm.
Primary Responsibilities:
--- Locate, outreach and engage members within the community that
clinicians and care navigators have not been able to reach; create
a positive experience and relationship with the member via
telephonic and field-based interactions
--- Assesses functional and social needs of members and
collaborates to develop and implement solutions with the frequency
established in the model of care
--- Establish goals and a plan of care to meet identified
functional and social needs
--- Begin implementation of care plan
--- Work collaboratively the multidisciplinary team to engage
resources and strategies to address medical, functional, and social
barriers to care
--- Works closely with clinicians to help bridge the gap for these
previously un-engaged members and members with whom contact was
lost
--- Identify, refer, and coordinate available community resources
to address non-medical needs and ensure patient access to
services
--- Completely and accurately document in patient's electronic (,
UnitedHealth Care) medical record
--- Provide patients and family members with education regarding
the need for follow up as appropriate during each patient visit
--- Actively participate in organizational quality initiatives
--- Participate in collaborative multidisciplinary team meetings to
optimize clinical integration, efficiency, and effectiveness of
care delivery (e.g. Pod calls)
Demonstrate a commitment to the mission, core values and goals of
UnitedHealthcare and its healthcare delivery including the ability
to integrate values of compassion, integrity, and performance.
Required Qualifications:
--- High School Diploma / GED (or higher)
--- Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to
travel to client and / or patient sites within a designated
area
--- Knowledge of culture and values of community
--- Familiarity with the resources available in the community
--- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time for field-based
work
--- Ability to work our normal business hours of 8:00am to 5:00pm,
Monday - Friday
--- Reside within 2 hours of El Dorado, AR
--- Required to have a dedicated work area established that is
separated from other living areas and provides information
privacy
--- Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if
applicable)
--- Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group
approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing
high-speed internet service
--- Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this
role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster
doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth
Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as
well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of
vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to
ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential
job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
Preferred Qualifications:
--- Resident within the community for 2+ years
--- 3+ years of experience in working with at risk populations
--- Field based experience
--- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Certified Nursing Assistant /
Home Health Aide, or Medical Assistant
--- Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English
--- CHW Certification
--- Experience working in managed care
--- Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid population
Soft Skills:
--- Ability to work with diverse care teams
--- Exhibit independent clinical judgment, but the ability to
consult and engage with other team members for improved patient
outcomes
To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and
communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate
companies required all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination
status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and
locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as
an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all
federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well
as client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the
necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure
compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job
functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet
the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an
employment offer or termination of employment.
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.
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.
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