Community Health Worker - Nebraska

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities, and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable, and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As aCommunity Health Worker (CHW), you will act in a liaison role with Medicaid members to ensure appropriate care is accessed as well as to provide home and social assessments and member education. CHW’s work in a team - based structure and spend the majority of their time in the community engaging directly with members. Interesting in learning to work with medically complex patients who may be experiencing significant addiction and/or behavioral health conditions is important for this role.

This position is full - time (40 hours / week) Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8 - hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8 am to 5 pm. This position is both office and field based. If you reside within a rural frontier community in NE, a telecommute option may be available.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create a positive experience and relationship with the member
• Help member set goals and develop a care plan to achieve those goals
• Proactively engage the member to manage their own health and healthcare
• Support the member to improve their wellbeing by staying out of the hospital, and attend regular visits to their primary physician
• As needed, help the member engage with mental health and substance use treatment
• Support the member to ensure pick-up of their prescriptions
• Provide member education on community resources and benefits
• Conduct post discharge activities from hospital facility and support connection to social services
• Support member to engage in work or volunteer activities, if desired, and develop solid social supports through deeper connections with friends, family, and their community
• Partner with care team (community, providers, internal staff)
• Knowledge and continued learning of community cultures and values
• May conduct Health Risk Assessments (HRA) if needed

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:

• Experience with Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Knowledge of Nebraska specific community resources
• Familiarity with the resources available in the community
• Ability to comply with UHG Telecommuting Policy and have access to high-speed internet availability
• Ability to travel locally, up to 100 miles round trip and up to 25% of the time
• Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and /or patient sites
• Reside within the state of Nebraska

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Certified Nursing Assistant / Home Health Aide, Certified Medical Assistant, Behavioral Health Technician
• CHW Accreditation
• Field based experience
• Care management experience
• Experience working in Managed Care
• Knowledge and /or experience with behavioral health or substance use disorders
• Knowledge of Medicaid and/or Medicare population
• Knowledge of culture and values of community
• Fluency in English/Spanish

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.