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Community Programs Specialist, Geisinger Health Plan (Central Pennsylvania resident)

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Job Title Community Programs Specialist, Geisinger Health Plan (Central Pennsylvania resident) Location State College, PA Job Category Sales, Geisinger Health Plan Schedule Days Work Type Full time Department GHP Medicare Sales Division Date posted 04/03/2024 Job ID R-60346

Job Summary

Territory - Central Pennsylvania, including Centre, Lycoming and Mifflin counties. This role is responsible for building relationships in the community and presenting at in person events throughout the assigned territory. ​

Job Duties

 ​Plans and executes informational meetings, social activities and community outreach programs. Promotes the Geisinger brand and legacy in the community in order to foster brand trust and social engagement. Supports physician panel growth, activity calendar development and open house events at various sites.  Establishes and maintains strong relationships with community partners and clinicians for the benefit of Geisinger programs and clinical enterprise services. Performs hands-on outreach activities or placed in a host clinic site to take on similar duties, specific to patient services. Meets with both current and prospective patients and members in group settings to educate and inform about Geisinger.

  • Engages and provides education about Geisinger programs for various audiences.
  • Works with department leadership on strategy development for information meetings, meeting implementation and execution.
  • Establishes and manages meeting facilities based on strategic plans.
  • Provides patient check in coverage as needed.
  • Coordinates the development and implementation of outreach strategies and plans in support of meeting initiatives, including working with management on the development and approval of product presentations as well as collateral and marketing support materials such as press releases, brochures, posters, fliers, and newsletters.
  • Understands and follows all Federal (CMS) and State regulations around marketing, sales and enrollment as it applies to line of business being promoted.
  • Studies, tests and certifies on all required and mandated training.
  • Tracks participant activity at meetings and regularly reports results to management.
  • Tracks and monitors individual meeting and activity budgets, including submission of receipts and other outreach activity expenditures to team leadership as required.
  • Promotes Geisinger by identifying and targeting groups of prospective members and posting and distributing information to potential members informing them of upcoming informational meetings, by gaining insights and expertise on services offered.
  • Represents Geisinger at health fairs, conferences, workshops, speaking engagements, community events and other public activities as appropriate to promote programming and services.
  • Develops and cultivates relationships to support objectives including, but not limited to, establishing new referral relationships and maintaining strong existing relationships and partnerships with various community agencies.
  • Develops leads within the community for follow-up with Geisinger staff.


Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Travel required within territory (Central Pennsylvania) approximately 70% of time

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Required), Minimum of 1 year-Health Insurance/Managed Care (Preferred)

Skills

Multitasking; Communication; Organizing; Customer Service; Critical Thinking

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Geisinger values who you are, where you are from, and where you are going. We seek out people of various backgrounds and cultures with unique abilities, non-traditional career paths and ambitious aspirations. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. Read more about Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruiting.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.

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