Do you live in Oregon and want to volunteer from home or in person (after Declaration of Emergency Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)), choose your own flexible schedule! Learn and help others with Medicare!
If you're looking for a challenging yet extremely rewarding position, you've found it! Become a SHIBA* counselor. The purpose of this position is to provide one-on-one confidential, free and objective health insurance information and assistance to people with Medicare. (During the COVID-19 emergency, all one-on-one assistance is being conducted by phone or virtually.)
You will be thoroughly trained, mentored, and guided through the learning process of becoming an expert in Medicare!
*Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) is a program of the State of Oregon, Department of Human Services, Aging and People with Disabilities.
https://shiba.oregon.gov/becomeacounselor/Pages/default.aspx
email: shiba.oregon@odhsoha.oregon.gov
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
500 Summer St NE E-12, Salem, OR 97301, US
SHIBA strives to provide Medicare beneficiaries with a competent, committed and consumer-focused network of staff and volunteers who provide accurate, understandable, and objective education and personalized counseling through innovative state and local community programs.
SHIBA is a statewide network of trained volunteers that helps Medicare beneficiaries understand and make informed choices about their health insurance choices and benefits. The addition of a Medicare's Prescription Drug benefit in 2006, coupled with the aging of the Baby Boomers, creates unprecedented demand for SHIBA volunteer counselors and the volunteer coordinators who oversee them. Counselors help Medicare recipients compare and enroll in prescription drug coverage, decide how they want to get their Medicare benefits (fee-for-service or managed care, for example), read bills and file appeals and grievances.
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
August 15, 2024
