Community Outreach Specialist - Toledo, OH-308244: UnitedHealth Group
July 31st, 2009 by confabee-jobs-usa-1 | No Comments | Filed in TelecommunicationsJob ID: 308244
Company Name: UnitedHealth Group
Job Category: Telecommunications; Healthcare
Location: Toledo, OH
Position Type: Full-Time, Employee
Experience: Unspecified
UnitedHealth Group is among the most ambitious Fortune 25 companies you’ll ever meet. Through our family of businesses, we’re working to make the health care system perform better for more people, in more ways than ever.
Simply put, we think the entire system can be greater than it’s ever been. And that drives us to work harder, aim higher, and expect more from one another.
Here, you’ll be empowered to make an immediate impact for millions of others. And you’ll achieve more than you ever expected. How does that fit with your plans?
Community Outreach Specialist - Toledo, OH-308244
UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.
Description
AmeriChoice 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 make health care work better for more people, you can make a historic impact on the future of health care at AmeriChoice.
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.
Position Description:
Responsible for outreach and education of the organization’s products and/or services as defined by management. This would include event planning and coordination, advertising, presenting. Establishing and maintaining positive public relations and maintaining contacts with community entities to promote the goals of preventative health and managed care services.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Regular attendance is a fundamental job requirement.
* Establish outreach goals to ensure share of market and profitability of products and/or services
* Educate members and potential members, at their request, about the managed care services provided by Unison Health Plan of Ohio
* Promote the concept of preventative care among members and the community at large
* Participate in the organization’s advertising and promotion activities
* Recommend and participate in outreach strategies for the organization which will result in the greatest share of the market over the long run
* Identify trends impacting outreach efforts and reports these to management
* Continually monitor and analyze groups to resolve complaints, address concerns, and provide orientation of services to members
* Conduct marketing surveys on current and new product concepts
* Prepare activity reports
* Source, identify, initiate and maintain contacts with community leaders and organizations to introduce Unison and generate positive community relations for Unison
* Identify, locate, and enlist cooperation of individuals, groups, agencies and organizations in outreach activities
* Track products utilized for outreach events
* Other duties as assigned
You can be a part of this team. You can put your skills and talents to work in an effort that is seriously shaping the way health care services are delivered.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
* Experience working with Medicaid products and services
* Experience giving presentations to large and small size groups
* Experience working in community outreach sales and marketing
* Valid Ohio driver’s license is required
* Current Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) insurance agent license is required
* The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. All candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.
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