Health Advocate- Inbound/Outbound Calls, Healthy Outcomes Team

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Position Summary/Mission:

 Schedule: Monday-Friday; 9:30AM -6:00 PM EST/CST

Is your passion helping others? Are you a dynamic communicator? A team player?  Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? If so, we are looking for you

The Healthy Outcomes Team is a health advocacy team looking for dedicated friendly colleagues to help the Medicare population learn about and complete important health screenings and activities.

As a Health Advocate on the Healthy Outcomes Team, you will interact with members telephonically to inspire healthy behaviors. Our goal on each call is to give every member a clear understanding of their benefits for specific screenings and medications.

You will talk to providers and members to assist with important health services, medications, and resources to improve Star health outcomes.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Inbound and outbound calls to members and providers to help getting services like healthcare visits, screenings, vaccinations, or medication refills.
• Working through barriers that stand in the way of our members' good health
• Delivering the best member experience through professional empathetic conversations
• Provide important education to members to help them make good health decisions that improve their health
• Accurately document conversations in the member's health record

Your key abilities are:

• High-energy engagement to provide exceptional service
• Empathetic, curious, with an enthusiasm for learning
• Knowledge retention and recall to answer questions and resolve issues
• Desire to understand and meet our members' needs and escalate issues for resolution
• Speed and efficiency to meet business metrics and goals.
• Ability to handle pressure and to stay calm and positive in all situations
• Ability to work independently, apply critical thinking skills when needed, multitask with ease, and demonstrate professionalism in all interactions.
• Ability to absorb and apply new and changing information.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and effectively adapt to a fast-paced changing environment

Required Qualifications:

• Professional communication skills
• Strong active listening and interpersonal skills
• High computer literacy, including ability to troubleshoot issues
• Proficiency with Windows and web-based applications and digital communication tools
• Reliable high-speed internet connection (at least 50mbps) and private, distraction free, remote workspace
• Hard wired connectivity to computer is required (DSL, satellite, and wireless broadband are not permitted)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual or multilingual candidates heavily preferred.
• Experience with HEDIS screening measures
• Experience with behavior change
• 2+ years' experience with call center or outreach involving members/consumers
• 3+ years' experience in a healthcare setting
• Medical certification (certified nursing assistant, medical assistant, etc.)
• Call Center and customer service experience

Education and Certification Requirements:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. 

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Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

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