Ecm: Area Manager

Wider Circle is looking for an Area Manager in California to join our circle and play a vital role in implementing our Enhanced Care Management program.

The successful candidate will work hand-in-hand with our leadership team to manage our field team to deploy and operate the program. Successful candidates must possess excellent operations and organizational skills and the ability to manage a large group of remote associates. The goal of this role is to ensure operational support for the ECM program and drive member engagement and participation. If you have a passion for serving others, and love diving into operational and organizational complexities, come join a veteran team backed by blue-chip investors in our movement to battle healthcare inequity.

At Wider Circle, we connect neighbors for better health. We seed neighborhood care communities that serve as a platform to consistently address Social Determinants of Health by building trusted circles of neighbors in a culturally competent manner and applying hand-on-hand engagement. Wider Circle’s evidence-based programs bring neighbors together in person for health, wellness, and social activities that improve mental and physical health. We create a web of community circles for our customers by employing local and culturally competent facilitators whose hands-on approach to forming trusted circles is informed by a sophisticated analytics platform. We are on a mission to make the world a better place for older adults and disadvantaged communities.

Responsibilities include:

• Train and support Community Health Workers on activities related to building trust, promoting healthy behaviors, and engaging with their community
• Organize new and ongoing training activities, both in the classroom and in the field, for staff
• Engage our members, motivating them to attend community-based meetings
• Create partnerships with local community-based organizations to bring additional services to the attention of our members.
• Support field staff as they engage members to participate in our program with their neighbors
• Lead field team in identifying members as potential Member Ambassadors. Once identified, support associates as they develop and launch the Member Ambassador Program
• Monitor the success of the program by tracking group attendance and member feedback.
• Create and maintain operating procedures and processes.

Provide operational leadership, including:

• Maintaining operational metrics to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual goals
• Reviewing and analyzing operations to identify and implement program efficiencies
• Planning and implementing initiatives that further the company’s operational goals
• Creating and deploying training materials and learning opportunities
• Maintaining schedules of field staff availability
• Managing team hours and payroll

Provide additional leadership, including:

• Scouting for and recruiting field staff, including Community Health Workers, through various methods (professional network, databases, email, social media, etc.)
• Collecting information on the availability and skills of potential new hires
• Producing schedules for daily, weekly, and monthly activities
• Engaging staff in development efforts; identifying and planning all training, including delivery of educational programs and support groups; ensuring strong marketing and communication efforts

Requirements

• Associate degree in management, healthcare-related field, or equivalent experience of at least two years
• Experience in and understanding of a complex care environment
• Experience in operations and management
• Basic knowledge of the role of the Community Health Worker
• Volunteer experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Extremely organized
• History of strong team-building skills, including recruiting a team
• Communicate effectively with diverse populations
• Knowledge of Google Suite, SalesForce, and reporting databases

For more details on Wider Circle’s Enhanced Care Management Program and our partnership with Apollo Med to deliver these services please visit: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231107406653/en/ApolloMed-and-Wider-Circle-Enter-Strategic-Partnership-to-Elevate-the-Delivery-of-Patient-Centered-Care-for-High-Need-Community-Members

Benefits

As a venture-backed company, Wider Circle offers competitive compensation including:

• Comprehensive health coverage including: medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Care FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Disability Benefits
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Training and Development

And most importantly, an opportunity to make the world a better place!

Wider Circle is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion supports our ability to build diverse teams and develop inclusive work environments. We believe in empowering people and valuing their differences. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without consideration of race, color, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, political activity or affiliation, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex or gender, or any other basis protected by law.