The Care Coach evaluates member's needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state by guiding members/families toward and facilitate interaction with resources appropriate for the care and wellbeing of members. The Care Coach 1 work assignments are often straightforward and of moderate complexity. Reports to the Regional Care Coach Manager
Current starting salary is $60-64K/year based on qualifications/experience
This rewarding role allows you to spend time connecting with our members to ensure they receive the services they need. The Care Coach 1 role involves meeting members in their location, spending quality time assessing their needs and barriers and then connecting our members with quality services to promote their ultimate well-being and drive health outcomes. If you enjoy applying your creativity and skills to help those in need find long term solutions, this role is for is for you! Here at Humana we thrive on teamwork and highlighting the success of each of our team members.
At Humana one of our main areas of focus is to inspire health in others. We are looking for individuals who enjoy talking to others about their health while providing education, motivation and encouragement. We also desire to cultivate the uniqueness in each of our associates as well as our members and are looking for individuals from various backgrounds who can bring their expertise to the role of the Care Coach 1. If you are looking for a new work family and team of dynamic professionals, we hope you will apply!
The Care Coach 1
Visit Medicaid members in their homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and/or Long Term Care Facilities and other care settings – 75-90% local travel
Assesses and evaluates member's needs and requirements in order to establish a member specific care plan
Ensures members are receiving services in the least restrictive setting in order to achieve and/or maintain optimal well-being
Planning and implementing interventions to meet those needs
Coordinating services, and monitoring and evaluating the case management plan against the member's personal goals
Guides members/families towards resources appropriate for their care
Services are driven by facilitating interactions with other payer sources, providers, interdisciplinary teams and others involved in the member's care as appropriate and required by our comprehensive contract
Required Qualifications
Prior experience with Medicare & Medicaid recipients
Intermediate to advanced computer skills and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
AHCA Fingerprint Required.
This role is considered patient facing and is a part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.
This role is part of Humana’s Driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver’s license and proof of personal vehicle liability insurance
Ability to work Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Preferred Qualifications
Bilingual English/Spanish with ability to pass a Language Proficiency Exam
Community Health Worker
Prior nursing home diversion or long term care case management experience
Experience with electronic case note documentation and documenting in multiple computer applications/systems
Experience working with geriatric population
Experience with health promotion, coaching and wellness
Knowledge of community health and social service agencies and additional community resources
701B Certification
Medication application (RFA) experience
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 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.
