HEDIS Outreach Coordinator - Michigan - Telecommute - 1500 Sign On Bonus For External Candidates

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: San Jose
Posted on: June 26, 2022

Job Description:

HEDIS Outreach Coordinator - Michigan - Telecommute - 1500 Sign On Bonus For External Candidates

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As a Telephonic HEDIS Outreach Coordinator, you will facilitate provider and member outreach to ensure member receipt of important clinical services to improve health outcomes. You will provide support for Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) quality initiatives and regulatory/contractual requirements including outreach to members who are noncompliant in the designated outreach services.

This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of (8:00am - 5:00pm). It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.--- -

If you are located in the state of Michigan, you will have the flexibility to telecommute (work from home) as you take on some tough challenges. -

Primary Responsibilities:

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• Call members to remind them of needed preventative screenings. The goal of these messages are to remind patients, identify if any screenings have already been performed and, if they have not been completed, to assist the beneficiary in any way possible to complete the screenings
  
• Contact members to perform health screenings such as Health Risk Assessments and/or Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)
  
• Interface with physicians, vendors, members, and internal staff telephonically or in person to obtain data
  
  
  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:
  
  
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  • 2+ years of experience speaking with medical providers and members -
    
  • 2+ years of experience working with HEDIS gaps in care -
    
  • 2+ years of Member outreach and/or health education experience -
    
  • Ability to travel locally up to 5% of the time---for meetings -
    
  • Able to comply with UHG Telecommuting Policy and have a designated workspace inside the home with access to high-speed internet availability -
    
  • Reside in the state of Michigan -
    
  • Available to work Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM -
    
  • Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
    
    
    Preferred Qualifications:
    
    
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    • Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in a health-related field -
      
    • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide, Certified Medical Assistant -
      
    • CHW Accreditation -
      
    • Field based experience -
      
    • Care management experience -
      
    • Experience working in Managed Care -
      
    • Knowledge and/or experience with behavioral health or substance use disorders -
      
    • Knowledge of Medicaid and/or Medicare population -
      
    • Knowledge of HEDIS and NCQA -
      
    • Fluency in Spanish/Arabic -
      
      
      
      To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.
      
      
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      **PLEASE NOTE** The Sign On Bonus is only available to external candidates. Candidates who are currently working for a UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare or a related entity in a full time, part time, or per diem basis ("Internal Candidates") are not eligible to receive a Sign On Bonus.
      
      *All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
      
      
      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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