Telephonic Bilingual Care Coach
Humana
Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first
Discover a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference as a Bilingual (English/Spanish) Care Coach with Humana Gold Plus-Integrated in Illinois. In this vital role, you will be at the forefront of supporting members’ health and wellness by conducting comprehensive assessments, identifying needs, and guiding members and their families to essential resources for optimal care. Join a dedicated team where your expertise helps break down barriers to effective healthcare, empowers individuals to achieve their best outcomes, and strengthens our commitment to delivering compassionate, patient-centered service. Take the next step in your healthcare career and help shape positive change in the lives of those we serve.- Employs a variety of strategies, approaches and techniques to manage a member's health issues telephonically.
- Identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective care.
- Ensures patient is progressing towards desired outcomes by continuously monitoring patient care through use of assessments, data, conversations with member, and active care planning.
- Understands own work area professional concepts/standards, regulations, strategies and operating standards.
- Makes decisions regarding own work approach/priorities and follows direction.
- Work is managed and often guided by precedent and/or documented procedures/regulations/professional standards with some interpretation.
- Follows established guidelines/procedures.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a health or social service-related field or LPN licensure in Illinois.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish. Must be able to speak, read, and write in both languages without limitations or assistance. See Additional Information on testing.
- 2 or more years of case management experience.
- Experience utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Experience with electronic information applications/software programs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Case Manager (CCM).
- Master's degree in a health or social service-related field.
- Prior experience with Medicare & Medicaid recipients.
- Previous experience with electronic case note documentation and experience with documenting in multiple computer applications/systems.
- Experience with health promotion, coaching and wellness.
- Knowledge of community health and social service agencies and additional community resources.
- Experience with case management, discharge planning and patient education for adult acute care.
Additional Information
- Workstyle: remote, work from home.
- Work Location: must reside in Illinois.
- Typical Work days/hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm CST, occasional flexibility in scheduling may be required to accommodate client needs.
Language Proficiency Testing
Any Humana associate who speaks with a member in a language other than English must take a language proficiency assessment, provided by an outside vendor, to ensure competency. Applicants will be required to take the Interagency Language Rating (ILR) test as provided by the Federal Government.
WAH Internet
To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:
- At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
- Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
- Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
- Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees 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.
HireVue
As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay 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.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.