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Amida Care, the largest Medicaid HIV Special Needs Plan in NY, delivers a uniquely effective care model that has become a true benchmark for innovation, engagement and member health outcomes. Our mission is to provide access to comprehensive care and coordinated services that facilitate positive health outcomes and general well-being for our members. This true integrative care model addresses psychosocial, housing, behavioral and medical services directly evolving around the needs of each member.

We are a community of individuals from diverse peoples who work together to actively foster a fair, equitable, inclusive environment where all employees receive an invitation to belong. Visit www.amidacareny.org for more information about the Amida Care culture.

We are actively seeking a highly motivated, innovative and experienced leader to join our team as the Bilingual – Spanish Enrollment and Recertification Specialist. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Position Summary:

The bilingual position is responsible for assisting prospective members with enrolling into Amida Care’s Special Needs Plan, and assisting current members with their Medicaid recertification applications by phone and in-person as needed. They serve as a subject matter expert for Amida Care’s Managed Care Plan and Services; and, responsible for closing of enrollment leads. This position includes both in-house and external outreach efforts to current and prospective members as directed.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all recertification, enrollment and field activities are performed in compliance with Medicaid regulations and corporate policies.
• Perform all activities in a timely, effective, and efficient way to sustain membership.
• Maintain required equipment/ supplies as needed and in working order (i.e. business cards, laptop, brochures etc.).
• Report and address issues with laptops, phones and other tools immediately, within an hour of discovering issue.
• Report all incidences, including those immediately resolved and those requiring investigation and follow-up management based on established protocols.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Amida Care is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employer committed to full inclusion and elimination of discrimination in all its forms. We strive to develop, promote and sustain a culture that values equity and leverages diversity and inclusiveness in all that we do.

Amida Care requires that all candidates selected for employment must provide proof of full Covid-19 Vaccination upon acceptance of an offer of employment.

EDUCATION REQUIRED

• High School Diploma and /minimum 2 years of relevant work experience

EXPERIENCES AND/OR SKILLS REQUIRED

• Prior health plan (Medicaid-Manage care) experience preferred
• Must be able to travel and work in all five boroughs of New York City as needed.
• Must be able to work flexible schedule as needed.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, multitask.
• Bilingual Spanish/ English
• Demonstrate computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Exhibit ability to learn and work with user-centric electronic systems and tools including a laptop and mobile phone
• Demonstrate understanding and sensitivity to multi-cultural values, beliefs, and attitudes of both internal and external contacts.
• Demonstrate appropriate behaviors in accordance with the organization’s vision, mission, and values.

* New Hire must Complete the Certified Application Counselor Training (CAC) (within two months of hire) with New York State of Health Marketplace and subsequent completion of annual CAC Training; Certified CAC’s required.

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