Build awareness about the Community Supports (CS) program in California and Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) Services in Oregon and Medically Tailored Meals (MTM) from Mom's Meals (MM) throughout communities and the importance of nutrition and its impacts on Medicaid beneficiaries. Possess a passion for ensuring that beneficiaries are aware of and able to access available services that can improve their lives. Create an organized network of contacts and target organizations within internal systems. Engage and participate in the CA Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Oregon Health Plan (OHP) county and health plan webinars. Attend and grow network of community events. The successful candidate will drive an increase in MTM referrals from a variety of organizations throughout CA and OR. Build strong relationships with Community Based Organizations, Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Providers, Community Supports (CS) providers, Physicians, Long Term Care (LTC) Facilities, Community Health Workers (CHW), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), Clinics, Hospital and Health systems, Coordinated Care Organizations (CCO), Outreach and Engagement providers, other HRSN providers, etc. Ideally, this position will be based in the Northernmost part of California or Portland, Oregon area. It will also be eligible for a company car. This is one position, but posted in a few locations for more visibility.
Salary range: $60,000-80,312
\n Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited toOutreach to the list of referring groups above to engage and provide an overview of MM services and how to refer members to the programCreate and maintain target organization contact listEnsure all contacts and locations for all target organizations are up to date in internal systemOffer and schedule onsite (preferred) or virtual in-services with target organizationsBe highly visible within the community by engaging in community-based eventsAttend and participate in county round tables and county and state webinars to represent Mom's MealsVisit Provider groups: Maternal Health practices, behavioral health, community transitions, local health clinics, FQHCs, WIC locations and others and provide overview of MM servicesStay up to date on referral workflows and Populations of Focus from CA DHCS, HRSN Covered Populations and contracted health plansStay up to date with Community Supports integration with closed loop referral systems and Mom's Meals presence within systemsStay up to date on DHCS, OHP and health plan/CCO reporting requirements and work internally to ensure reporting meets requirementsAbility to travel 50-70%, including 6-7 overnight stays per month Required Skills and Experience2 years of community health workDemonstrated ability to successfully engage community health organizationsProven ability to work with cross functional teamsExcellent oral and written communication skills; experience giving presentationsExperience using Microsoft Office suite, including PowerPoint and ExcelWillingness to travel regionally to events, up to 50% travel Preferred Skills and ExperienceAssociates or Bachelor's degreeExperience working with MedicaidExperience working with food and/or health care organizations Study or work in social services or nutrition Physical RequirementsRepetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingersSedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periodsVisual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
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