Senior Health Educator- Cancer Care at Elevance Health in Independence, Ohio

Job Description:

Senior Health Educator (Health Educator Sr)



Location: Virtual with the ideal candidate living within 50 miles of one of our Elevance Health PulsePoint locations.



Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00am to 9:00pm EST. Shift based on business need during operating hours.


The Senior Health Educator will support an innovative Cancer Care solution. This will be an end to end member support program, aimed towards simplifying the complexities of cancer care for our members by connecting them to critical resources and aligning with member care providers.



How you will make an impact:

• Responsible for responding to inbound and outbound inquiries for disease management or medication alert programs.


• Provides information to members eligible for disease management or medication alert programs.


• Makes outbound attempts to program members to provide health information according to program standards.


• Receives or places calls to members who have failed to enroll with disease management to encourage their enrollment in the correct disease management program.


• Diffuses situations with members who are resistant to health coaching and/or disease management interventions.


• Provides consultation to department associates regarding methods/approaches to help members recognize and overcome barriers to improve their health.


• Assists with increasing participant's motivational level by addressing barriers and assessing needs.


• Focuses on improving member health by promoting incremental behavior change leading to healthier outcomes.


• Conducts behavioral assessments to identify individual member knowledge, skills, and behavioral needs.


• May coordinate with others in the multi-disciplinary clinical team.


• May serve as mentor for orientation and training of new staff.


• Serves as resource expert to Health Educators and provides guidance about processes and systems, including assisting with complex calls, and complaints and other issues.


• Prepares and presents in-services to the Health Educator team.

Minimum Requirements:



Requires BA/BS in appropriate field of specialization and minimum of 4 years of related experience in direct care, health education, exercise instruction or patient education; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.



Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Prior experience in health coaching, disease management in a call center environment, and/or patient education and behavior change techniques and strong understanding of disease management principles is preferred.


• Experience in a call center environment or telephonic coaching background preferred.


• Certification or advanced certification and/or license appropriate to field of specialty preferred.


• MS preferred.

For associates working within Puerto Rico who are member or patient facing either in a clinical setting or in the Best Transportation unit, a current PR health certificate and a current PR Law 300 certificate are required for this position.


For candidates working in person or remotely in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $64,952 to $111,321.


Locations: California; Colorado; Nevada; Washington State


In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the company. The company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.


* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law. Apply Now