Community Health Worker
Humana Inc, Atlanta, GA, United States
Become a part of our caring community
As a Community Health Worker, you will serve as a liaison between health and social services and the community, identifying health-related issues, collecting data, and discussing concerns. The region of service will be from downtown Atlanta to Decatur, GA. You will report to the Associate Operations Director for the Atlanta Market.
The Community Health Worker will:
Visit patients in the hospital during admissions as well as assist in set up for post discharge appointments.
Conduct in-person assessments to understand member care needs, preferences, socioeconomic barriers, and evaluate the home environment.
Assist members in navigating healthcare and social service systems, coordinating access to basic needs (e.g., housing, food, income, transportation), and scheduling physical and behavioral health visits.
Advocate for members with providers, community resources, schools, and others, including accompanying members to provider visits as requested.
Identify and address barriers to healthy living and healthcare access, ensuring members can attend their appointments.
Promote and monitor adherence to care plans, providing motivational interviewing to support medication and treatment adherence.
Provide social support to boost members' morale and sense of self-worth, serving as a trustworthy, reliable, non-judgmental, consistent, and accepting team member.
Support member self-management through culturally appropriate health education and coaching.
Conduct research and in-person outreach to locate difficult-to-contact members to increase assessment completion and participation in clinical programs.
Build and maintain relationships with providers and community resources to support member referrals and implement community assessments to identify resource gaps.
Regularly travel to conduct member visits, provider visits, and community-based visits as needed to ensure effective program administration.
Work collaboratively with other associates as a member of the care support teams, including case managers, housing specialists, and SDOH coordinators.
Attend community events to connect with members and provide education on case management services.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum two (2) years of experience with community resources, health agencies, or social services (e.g., Area Agency on Aging, DME providers, Meals on Wheels)
This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.
This role is considered patient facing and is part of the company's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.
Preferred Qualifications
Community Health Worker training and/or certificate or willingness to complete within one (1) year
Bachelor's degree in social work or related field
Familiarity with state Medicaid program guidelines
Experience engaging with Medicaid enrollees, including those with physical health and behavioral health needs and varied health literacy
Proficient in English and Spanish
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.
$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.
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, at all levels of employment.
Centerwell, a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana, complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We also provide free language interpreter services. See our full accessibility rights information and language options https://www.partnersinprimarycare.com/accessibility-resources
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As a Community Health Worker, you will serve as a liaison between health and social services and the community, identifying health-related issues, collecting data, and discussing concerns. The region of service will be from downtown Atlanta to Decatur, GA. You will report to the Associate Operations Director for the Atlanta Market.
The Community Health Worker will:
Visit patients in the hospital during admissions as well as assist in set up for post discharge appointments.
Conduct in-person assessments to understand member care needs, preferences, socioeconomic barriers, and evaluate the home environment.
Assist members in navigating healthcare and social service systems, coordinating access to basic needs (e.g., housing, food, income, transportation), and scheduling physical and behavioral health visits.
Advocate for members with providers, community resources, schools, and others, including accompanying members to provider visits as requested.
Identify and address barriers to healthy living and healthcare access, ensuring members can attend their appointments.
Promote and monitor adherence to care plans, providing motivational interviewing to support medication and treatment adherence.
Provide social support to boost members' morale and sense of self-worth, serving as a trustworthy, reliable, non-judgmental, consistent, and accepting team member.
Support member self-management through culturally appropriate health education and coaching.
Conduct research and in-person outreach to locate difficult-to-contact members to increase assessment completion and participation in clinical programs.
Build and maintain relationships with providers and community resources to support member referrals and implement community assessments to identify resource gaps.
Regularly travel to conduct member visits, provider visits, and community-based visits as needed to ensure effective program administration.
Work collaboratively with other associates as a member of the care support teams, including case managers, housing specialists, and SDOH coordinators.
Attend community events to connect with members and provide education on case management services.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum two (2) years of experience with community resources, health agencies, or social services (e.g., Area Agency on Aging, DME providers, Meals on Wheels)
This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.
This role is considered patient facing and is part of the company's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.
Preferred Qualifications
Community Health Worker training and/or certificate or willingness to complete within one (1) year
Bachelor's degree in social work or related field
Familiarity with state Medicaid program guidelines
Experience engaging with Medicaid enrollees, including those with physical health and behavioral health needs and varied health literacy
Proficient in English and Spanish
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.
$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.
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, at all levels of employment.
Centerwell, a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana, complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We also provide free language interpreter services. See our full accessibility rights information and language options https://www.partnersinprimarycare.com/accessibility-resources
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