Medicaid Enrollment Sales Representative - New York City, NY

Positions in Kings/Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond/Staten Island, Bronx, Queens and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties

Great sales are the result of strong purpose, conviction and pride - pride in your ability and your product. UnitedHealth Group offers a portfolio of products that are greatly improving the life of others. Bring along your passion and do your life's best work.(sm)

UnitedHealthcare Community & State is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system. If you're ready to help write the history of UnitedHealth Group and improve the lives of others, you can do it with UnitedHealthcare Community & State. We contract with states and other government agencies to provide care for over two million individuals. Working with physicians and other care providers, we ensure that our members obtain the care they need with a coordinated approach.
This enables us to break down barriers, which makes health care easier for our customers to manage. That takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of good ideas. Most of all - it takes an entire team of talent. Individuals with the tenacity and the dedication to make things work better for millions of people all over our country.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Interact and meet with eligible individuals at their homes and/or various sites throughout the community/ service area to enroll them into UnitedHealthcare government programs (NY State Medicaid and Child Health Plus)


• Maintain high level of collaboration between UnitedHealth Group and community-based partners and other state and government agencies in the New York five borough area


• Perform community marketing and outreach to promote UnitedHealthcare government programs


• Offer ongoing member education and member servicing


• Maintain accurate records for reporting purposes


• Meet monthly targets for applications received

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED


• 1+ years in a direct sales related or social service/community capacity or customer service management


• Travel locally up to 90% of time within assigned sales territory


• Familiar with enrollment and eligibility New York's public health insurance programs


• Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)


• Live within a commutable distance of one of the locations listed for this specific career opportunity

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Medicare, Dual Eligible products, direct sales or social service experience


• Certified Application Counselor certification highly desired


• Bi-lingual


• Healthcare experience in a community sales/marketing role


• Experience in home health, hospice or related industry


• Customer service experience in a health related field


• Have established professional relationships with referrals/ community sources in designated sales area


• Prior care management / care coordination experience


• Experience conducting home visits and providing telephonic support


• Experience working with communities of all different ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, diverse populations and/or underserved communities

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.