# Community Health Worker

**Company**: Humana
**Location**: Remote Illinois
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $41,900 - $56,600 per year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Humana's Community Health Workers (CHW) serve as members of its Medicaid enrollee-centric Comprehensive Care Support teams. The CHW applies a hands-on approach to enrollee engagement to support case management functions, address social determinants of health (SDOH) to improve self-management of chronic conditions, navigate the healthcare system, and promote prevention and health education tailored to the needs of the communities served.

**Responsibilities:**

- Conduct in-person assessments to understand member care needs, preferences, and socioeconomic barriers, and evaluate the home environment.

- Assist members with navigating health care and social service systems and coordinating access to basic needs (e.g., housing, food, income, transportation).

- Provide social support to help boost members' morale and sense of self-worth, serving as a trustworthy, reliable, non-judgmental, consistent, and accepting member of the multi-disciplinary team.

- Support member self-management through the provision of culturally appropriate health education and health coaching.

**Required Qualifications:**

- Reside in Illinois.

- Minimum two (2) years prior experience working with community resources, community health agencies/social service agencies.

- Valid driver's license, car insurance, and access to an automobile.

- Expected working knowledge using Microsoft Office Programs specifically Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word.

- Ability to work a 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with possible overtime.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's degree in social work or related health field.

- Community Health Worker training and/or certificate.

- Familiarity with state Medicaid program guidelines.

- Experience engaging with Medicaid enrollees, including those with physical health and behavioral health needs and varied health literacy.

**Additional Information:**

- This role is considered patient-facing and part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program.

- This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and requires a valid state driver's license and personal vehicle liability insurance.

**Benefits:**

- Competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off, and more.

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Office
- Teams
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- Word
- driver's license
- car insurance

### Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in social work
- Community Health Worker training
- Medicaid program guidelines

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