Social Worker- Evernorth Health Services- Hybrid - Houston, TX (Finance)
This position is located in the greater Houston, TX area.
Role Summary
Evernorth Home Based Care, a division of Evernorth Health Services, is the premier home-based healthcare solution for patients and families facing chronic, complex and life-threatening illness. We are an innovative, multi-specialty practice experiencing tremendous growth nationwide. We offer patients and families a complete population health model, focusing our practice in caring for patients across the continuum of complex and serious illness.
Utilizing telephonic and virtual outreach methods, the Evernorth Home Based Care, Social Worker is responsible for coordinating with patients and key clinical partners to aid in the delivery of cost-effective, high quality health care. The social worker will support Evernorth Health Services programs aimed at meeting the complex needs of our clients including advanced care planning, psychosocial support, and complex care coordination. Social workers will attend in-person trainings/meetings on an as-needed basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Identifies and addresses social determinants of health and other barriers that impede the patient's ability to adhere to their medical care plan
- Provides assessment, planning, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of care plan to ensure each receives the services and support required to meet psychosocial and health care needs
- Engages patient and family in care coordination, goals of care conversations and advance care planning.
- Provides brief psychosocial support to patients and family members navigating chronic illness and/or change in functional status
- Attends clinical rounds to collaborate with clinical care team to achieve identified patient outcomes
Minimum Qualifications
- Current Licensure as a LCSW in the state of TX
- Expectation to sit/apply for cross-licensure in additional states within 90-120 days of hire date. (Licensure costs to be covered upon hire.)
- Three (3) to five (5) years recent clinical experience
Preferred Qualifications (Experience)
Bilingual in Spanish
Clinical experience in one of the following selected fields of social work: Hospital/Community Coordination of Care/Population Health
Skilled Nursing/Rehabilitation/ Long Term Care
Managed Care/Geriatric Social Work
Home Health/Hospice/Palliative Care
Job Related Skills:
- Excellent time management, organizational, research, analytical, negotiation, communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
- Strong skills in the following areas: teamwork, conflict management, assessment of complex issues, ability to recommend changes and resolve problems through effective decision making
- Knowledge of managed care and utilization review requirements and procedures
- Demonstrated sensitivity to culturally diverse situations, participants and customers
- Ability to work within changing business environment and balance business needs with patient advocacy
- Demonstrated ability to coach and educate patients and other staff
- Strong personal computer skills, EMR experience, MS word, Excel, Outlook experience, and Internet research desired
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 56,600 - 94,400 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.
This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.
We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That's why you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna Group .
About The Cigna Group
Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.
