Field Based Community Health Worker - Hennepin, MN
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Watertown
Posted on: September 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by
technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The
work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by
connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and
resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a
culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers,
comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come
make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance
health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring.
Connecting. Growing together.
As a--Field Based--Community 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 work our normal business hours of 8:00am
- 5:00pm.--It may be necessary, given the business need, to work
occasional overtime.--
We offer 2 weeks of paid training. The hours during training will
be 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday - Friday.----Training will be conducted
virtually from your home.
Primary Responsibilities:
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:
Preferred Qualifications:
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.
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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.
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