Housing Specialist

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first
 

Humana Healthy Horizons is more than a health plan. We’re human care. Humana Healthy Horizons focuses on helping people achieve their best health. Our dedicated strategies across various markets and states are enabled by partnerships with state and local governments, community-based organizations, and national partners committed to removing barriers to helping people achieve their best health.

Humana Healthy Horizons in Oklahoma is seeking a Care Management Support Professional - Housing Specialist who contributes to the administration of care management. The individual in this role provides non-clinical support to the assessment and evaluation of enrollees' needs and requirements to achieve and maintain an optimal wellness state by guiding enrollees and their families toward and facilitating interaction with resources appropriate for care and wellbeing. The Housing Specialist is a regionally based role.

The Care Management Support Professional – Housing Specialist responsibilities include:

• Find community-based support to meet enrollees’ housing, transportation, food insecurity, education, and employment needs, in addition to other SDOH needs.
• Support Care Managers and Community Health Workers to find appropriate community housing resources and to address additional SDOH needs.
• Liaise among Humana Care Managers, providers, and community-based organizations to coordinate referrals for enrollees to community-based services and programs and to foster integrated efforts among all parties.
• Handle calls from Enrollee Services for callers who require resources and who are not participating in Care Management; can refer enrollee to Care Management after initial resource assistance.
• Assist with health screening process, unable to reach efforts, conduct non-clinical surveys, and offer Care Management services, as needed.
• Serve as a key knowledge source for community services and information for enrollees and other Humana associates.
• Implement community assessments to identify community resource gaps.
• Monitor enrollee compliance with their care plan and provide motivational interviewing to support medication and treatment adherence.
• Support the enrollee’s self-management skills through the provision of culturally appropriate health education and health coaching
• Attend Humana community events to connect with enrollees and provide education on care management services.
• Build and maintain relationships with providers and community resources to support enrollee identification and referrals.

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications:

• Must reside in the State of Oklahoma, with the ability for occasional travel to office for staff meetings, training, etc.
• 2+ years prior experience working with community housing resources, community health agencies/social service agencies (Area Agency on Aging, DME providers, Meal on Wheels etc.).
• Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a very fast-paced environment.
• Decision making skills regarding own work approach/priorities, and work assignments, standards, and resources.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree.
• Related clinical licensure or certification.
• Experience with behavioral change, health promotion, coaching and wellness.
• Bilingual (Spanish).

Work at Home Guidance

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
• Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided with a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

Additional Information

• Workstyle: Remote, work from home in the State of Oklahoma.
• Travel: Periodic in-person meeting in Oklahoma.
• Core Workdays & Hours: Typically, Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm Central Standard Time (CST).
• Benefits: Benefits are effective on day 1. Full time Associates enjoy competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package that includes 401k, Medical, Dental, Vision and a variety of supplemental insurances, tuition assistance and much more.....  

Interview Format

As part of our hiring process, we will be using an exciting interviewing technology provided by Hire Vue, a third-party vendor.  This technology provides our team of recruiters and hiring managers with an enhanced method for decision-making.

If you are selected to move forward from your application prescreen, you will receive correspondence inviting you to participate in a pre-recorded Voice Interview and/or an SMS Text Messaging interview.  If participating in a pre-recorded interview, you will respond to a set of interview questions via your phone. You should anticipate this interview to take approximately 10-15 minutes.

If participating in a SMS Text interview, you will be asked a series of questions to which you will be using your cell phone or computer to answer the questions provided.  Expect this type of interview to last anywhere from 5-10 minutes. Your recorded interview(s) via text and/or pre-recorded voice will be reviewed, and you will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to the next round of interviews.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

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.

 

$45,400 - $61,300 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, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About us
 

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and 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, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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