Community Health Worker

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Community Health Worker

Candidates must be located in the state of Missouri

The Community Health Worker is responsible for serving as a liaison/connector between the patient care team and the community. Helps to bridge conversations with patients and remove barriers that prevent them from accessing health and social services. Conducts telephonic and/or facetoface outreach to panel of patients for appointment scheduling needs assessment and care gap closure.

How you will make an impact:

• Meets patient in clinic facility or at home to help identify social determinants of health impacting patients health and general wellbeing.

• Collaborates with social worker and/or care manager to develop action plan.

• Develops trusting relationship with patients by providing support and advocacy to help achieve health goals.

• Assists patients in accessing healthrelated services and community resources such as accompaniment to specialist appointments and assistance with enrollment forms.

• Facilitates communication between all parties (patients families colleagues and communitybased organizations) as needed.

• Documents interactions with patients and on behalf of patients in medical record.

• Attends meetings as required.

• Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a high school diploma or GED equivalent and experience utilizing electronic medical record as well as a minimum of 1 year experience in a healthcare communitybased or social work environment; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills Capabilities and Experiences:

• Social work experience preferred.

• Customer service/call center experience preferred.

• Certified Community Health Worker preferred.

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy power our business outcomes and drive our shared success for our consumers our associates our communities and our business.

We offer a range of marketcompetitive total rewards that include merit increases paid holidays Paid Time Off and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement) medical dental vision short and long term disability benefits 401(k) match stock purchase plan life insurance wellness programs and financial education resources to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/memberfacing roles to become vaccinated against COVID19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age citizenship status color creed disability ethnicity genetic information gender (including gender identity and gender expression) marital status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal state and local laws including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.