Senior Specialist, Benefit Sales (In Field - Queens, NY)

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Summary
Provides senior level support for benefit sales and enrollment activities including identifying, interviewing and screening prospective eligible members for Molina health insurance products, assisting with health plan selection and enrollment processes, processing paperwork and ensuring documentation accuracy and follow-up. Also develops and maintains relationships with local community agencies, health care organizations, and county/state agencies that refer potential eligible members, and represents at community-based outreach events to aid enrollment efforts.

Essential Job Duties

• Assists with inbound/outbound calls as necessary to support benefit sales/enrollment team members with achievement of monthly, quarterly and annual member enrollment goals.
• Leads projects and provides support to benefit sales team members to meet enrollment targets.
• Provides support across initiatives, including quality checks to marketing tracking and works with leadership to successfully support benefit sales team members in enrollment goals/formulate resolutions for benefit sales team members missing enrollment expectations identifies challenges and communicates accordingly to leadership.
• Successfully maintains and/or manages monthly benefit sales/enrollment calendar.
• Participates in the design and implementation of benefit sales/enrollment-related process improvements within the current facilitated enrollment policies, procedures, services and workflows to improve the customer experience and productivity.
• Maintains a high-level of professionalism in all internal/external communications.
• Maintains expert knowledge of current benefit sales/enrollment-related processes, rules and regulations of all applicable plans/programs, serves as a resource for implementation, and provides training to benefit sales/enroller team.
• Offers solutions to benefit sales/enrollment leadership regarding corrective action plans (CAPs), and conducts other quality activities to include policy and procedure and enrollment application reviews.
• Performs research assignments as directed by benefit sales/enrollment leadership which may include but are not limited to sourcing educational resources and best practices for the benefit sales/enrollment team.
• Monitors daily benefit sales/enrollment operations, identifies needs related to program tools/resources, and works with benefit sales/enrollment leadership to meet enrollment function needs and goals.
• Meets with prospective members at various sites throughout applicable communities - providing education and support to prospective members navigating complexities of the health care system - assisting with the application process, explaining requirements and ensuring documentation completion.
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of benefit sales/enrollment processes, best practices, and indications with minor errors.
• Maintains high-regard for member privacy in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and internal policies and procedures.
• Provides training and support to new and existing benefit sales/enrollment team members.
• Local travel required.

Required Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in health care, and/or customer/provider services experience, including at least one year of experience working with state and federal health insurance programs and populations, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Completion of the New York State of Health Assistors (NYSOH) required training, certification and recertification required for the state of New York.
• Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license with no restrictions.
• Interpersonal/customer service skills.
• Data processing and proofing experience.
• Attention to detail, organizational and time-management skills, and ability to work independently and meet internal deadlines.
• Positive attitude and ability to adapt to change.
• Knowledge of managed care insurance plans.
• Ability to work with a diverse population, including different ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, and/or underserved communities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Ability to support multi-faceted projects - ensuring both quality and quantity deliverables, while completing job duties and adhering to various objectives with little to no supervision.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective work relationships with coworkers, members, providers and customers.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Microsoft Office suite and applicable software programs proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience enrolling members into managed care programs/health insurance.
• Bilingual Spanish.


To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V