Community Health Worker

Community Health Worker

As a Community Health Worker, you will serve as a liaison between health and social services and the community, identifying health-related issues, collecting data, and discussing concerns. The region of service will be from downtown Atlanta to Decatur, GA. You will report to the Chief Medical Officer for the Atlanta Market.

The Community Health Worker will:

• Visit patients in the hospital during admissions as well as assist in set up for post discharge appointments.
• Conduct in-person assessments to understand member care needs, preferences, socioeconomic barriers, and evaluate the home environment.
• Assist members in navigating healthcare and social service systems, coordinating access to basic needs (e.g., housing, food, income, transportation), and scheduling physical and behavioral health visits.
• Advocate for members with providers, community resources, schools, and others, including accompanying members to provider visits as requested.
• Identify and address barriers to healthy living and healthcare access, ensuring members can attend their appointments.
• Promote and monitor adherence to care plans, providing motivational interviewing to support medication and treatment adherence.
• Provide social support to boost members' morale and sense of self-worth, serving as a trustworthy, reliable, non-judgmental, consistent, and accepting team member.
• Support member self-management through culturally appropriate health education and coaching.
• Conduct research and in-person outreach to locate difficult-to-contact members to increase assessment completion and participation in clinical programs.
• Build and maintain relationships with providers and community resources to support member referrals and implement community assessments to identify resource gaps.
• Regularly travel to conduct member visits, provider visits, and community-based visits as needed to ensure effective program administration.
• Work collaboratively with other associates as a member of the care support teams, including case managers, housing specialists, and SDOH coordinators.
• Attend community events to connect with members and provide education on case management services.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum two (2) years of experience with community resources, health agencies, or social services (e.g., Area Agency on Aging, DME providers, Meals on Wheels)
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word)
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills for building rapport with customers and stakeholders
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Respect for cultural and demographic diversity
• Strong written communication skills and advocacy for members at all care levels
• Must have a separate room with a locked door that can be used as a home office to ensure continuous privacy while you work

Preferred Qualifications

• Community Health Worker training and/or certificate or willingness to complete within one (1) year
• Bachelor's degree in social work or related field
• Familiarity with state Medicaid program guidelines
• Experience engaging with Medicaid enrollees, including those with physical health and behavioral health needs and varied health literacy
• Fluent in Spanish, French Creole, or Vietnamese

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.$41,900 - $56,600 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.