Community Health Worker - Seattle, WA - Telecommuter - Full-time / Part-time

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond counseling services and verified referrals to behavioral health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us and help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)

• Create a positive experience and relationship with the member


• Keep the member out of the hospital by supporting regular visits to their primary physician


• Keep member actively engaged with their primary physician


• Support the member to ensure pick-up of their Rx


• Proactively engage the member to manage their care


• Provide member education


• Support transitions of care


• Help to keep members compliant with their care plans


• Partner with care team (community, providers, internal staff)


• Knowledge and continued learning of community cultures and values


• May conduct HRA assessments if needed

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, LPN, CNA/HHA or relative experience working within a Community Health setting


• A minimum of 2 years of experience working with the Medicaid/Medicare population


• Must have resided within the community for 2+ years


• Knowledge of culture and values of community


• Familiarity with the resources available in the community


• Experience working in a field-based position        

• State licensed RN or Social Worker


• CHW accreditation


• Experience working in managed care

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Community & State. Challenge brings out the best in us. It also attracts the best. That's why you'll find some of the most amazingly talented people in health care here. We serve the health care needs of low income adults and children with debilitating illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and high-risk pregnancy. Our holistic, outcomes-based approach considers social, behavioral, economic, physical and environmental factors. Join us. Work with proactive health care, community and government partners to heal health care and create positive change for those who need it most. This is the place to do your life's best work.SM

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.


UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

Keywords: Social Worker, MSW, BSW, Seattle, WA, Community