[Hiring] Outreach Representative @Highmark Health

Role Description

This job is responsible for serving as a liaison between the member, the Health Plan, and the relevant state and/or federal regulators. The position conducts telephonic support to assess member needs, provide appointment scheduling assistance, and educate members of their rights and responsibilities. This position is also responsible for assisting members in navigating the grievance and appeals process and representing member interests internally and externally.

Essential Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with staff, providers, and members to accomplish business and member needs.
• Initiate outreach efforts, primarily by telephone, related to targeted preventive health initiatives.
• Perform member education functions on the importance of targeted preventive health service.
• Recruit, holistically assess, and enroll members into Disease Management Programs as appropriate.
• Assess opportunity for Care Management intervention and make appropriate referral.
• Contact members, providers, and community agencies to coordinate access to preventive health services.
• Track all member and provider contacts in the appropriate computer systems for the purposes of data collection and record keeping.
• Participate in the development of outreach programs that are effective, measurable, and innovative, with a special emphasis on reaching at-risk members.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

• High School / GED (Required)
• Associate’s Degree (Preferred)

Requirements

• 1 year in Community Outreach or Customer Service (Required)
• Familiarity with healthcare and/or insurance (Preferred)
• Experience working with the Medicaid and/or Medicare population (Preferred)

Skills

• Must be proactive, self-directed, assertive, and creative in problem solving and system planning.
• Strong active listening skills with the ability to act sensitively toward diverse people and situations.
• Ability to successfully interact with external customers, peers, colleagues, and management team.
• Demonstrate effective time management skills and the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Must demonstrate sound judgment and discretion when approaching problems and making decisions.
• This position must be able to utilize sound and flexible productive work habits to set priorities, organize work, and utilize time effectively.
• Must be aware of issues members face related to healthcare including transportation, child care, lack of knowledge concerning preventive health, distrust of the system, as well as other personal, social, financial barriers.
• Must demonstrate patience and empathy when interacting with members and all internal/external customers.
• This job requires the ability to work independently and as a team member.

Physical, Mental Demands and Working Conditions

• Position Type: Office-based
• Teaches / trains others regularly: Occasionally
• Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site: Rarely
• Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees): Never
• Physical work site required: Yes
• Lifting: up to 10 pounds: Constantly
• Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds: Occasionally
• Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds: Never

Pay Range

• Pay Range Minimum: $19.66
• Pay Range Maximum: $27.42

Compliance Requirement

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies. Employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. All employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.