Entry Level Health Manager Jobs
New grad health manager jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong internship or practicum can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Healthcare & Medical Services, Insurance, and Consulting & Professional Services, with employers like Humana, Sutter Health, and Sun River Health hiring at this level now.
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Become a part of our caring community
At Humana, caring is everything. You look after our members and patients. We look after you. If caring means something to you too, we've got a spot for you. We design competitive and flexible benefits packages to provide our employees a sense of financial security now and in the future.
Fostering a culture of inclusion is part of the fabric of who we are. We must have a workplace that reflects the people we serve and thrives in part because every person can bring their whole self to work to do their best work. Our vibrant, diverse culture and environment of inclusion is one of our greatest strengths.
About Humana Healthy Horizons
Humana Healthy Horizons is more than a health plan. We're human care. Humana Healthy Horizons focuses on helping people achieve their best health. Our dedicated strategies across various markets and states are enabled by partnerships with state and local governments, community-based organizations, and national partners committed to removing barriers to helping people achieve their best health.
The individual in this role will work as an Oklahoma-based, primarily telephonic care manager, assessing and evaluating enrollees' needs and requirements to achieve or maintain optimal wellness by guiding enrollees/families towards and facilitating interaction with appropriate resources for their care and wellbeing. The individual in this role will work in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care management team. This team includes community health workers, housing support specialists, SDOH coordinators, and care management support assistants. The Care Manager, Telephonic Behavioral Health Nurse 2 work assignments are varied but will focus on those enrollees with primarily behavioral health needs. The Care Manager, Behavioral Telephonic Nurse will utilize clinical expertise and experience to determine when face-to-face enrollee support is required, engaging the appropriate members of the care management team and/or coordinating in-person meetings between the care manager and the enrollee. This team-based approach is designed to ensure enrollees receive holistic person-centered care. Work assignments for this role are varied and frequently require interpretation and independent determination of the appropriate courses of action.
Position Responsibilities:
- Performs telephonic and face to face assessments and evaluations of the member's needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain an optimal wellness state by guiding members/families toward the appropriate resources for the care and overall wellbeing of the member.
- Ensures member is progressing towards desired outcomes by continuously monitoring care through assessments and/or evaluations.
- Creates member care plans. Understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas.
- Employs a variety of strategies, approaches, and techniques to manage an Enrollee's behavioral, physical, environmental, and psycho-social health needs.
- Ensures Enrollees are progressing toward desired outcomes by continuously monitoring their assessments and evaluations.
- Identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective care and ensures through continuous monitoring of assessments and evaluations that the Enrollee is progressing toward desired outcomes.
- Makes decisions about their own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations, and requires minimal direction, receiving guidance where needed.
- Follows established guidelines/procedures.
- Collaborates with providers and community services to promote quality and cost-effective outcomes.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications:
- Must Reside in Oklahoma
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license, or a Licensed Master Level Social Worker (LCSW, LPC, LMFT)
- Minimum 1-year Behavioral Health clinical experience
- 2 or more years of experience of in-home case or care management
- Experience working with Medicaid and/or Medicare Enrollees to coordinate services, care needs, or benefits.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build rapport.
- Knowledge of community health and social service agencies and additional community resources
- Comprehensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Periodic travel to Humana Oklahoma City office for meetings and training
Preferred Qualifications:
- Case Management Certification (CCM)
Additional Information
Travel
Must have a Valid driver's license with reliable transportation and the ability to travel within the state, as required.
This role is part of Humana's Driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and proof of personal vehicle liability insurance with at least 100,000/300,000/100,000 limits.
Screening Requirements
This role is considered member facing and is part of Humana Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.
Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$59,300 - $80,900 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Become a part of our caring community
At Humana, caring is everything. You look after our members and patients. We look after you. If caring means something to you too, we've got a spot for you. We design competitive and flexible benefits packages to provide our employees a sense of financial security now and in the future.
Fostering a culture of inclusion is part of the fabric of who we are. We must have a workplace that reflects the people we serve and thrives in part because every person can bring their whole self to work to do their best work. Our vibrant, diverse culture and environment of inclusion is one of our greatest strengths.
About Humana Healthy Horizons
Humana Healthy Horizons is more than a health plan. We're human care. Humana Healthy Horizons focuses on helping people achieve their best health. Our dedicated strategies across various markets and states are enabled by partnerships with state and local governments, community-based organizations, and national partners committed to removing barriers to helping people achieve their best health.
The individual in this role will work as an Oklahoma-based, primarily telephonic care manager, assessing and evaluating enrollees' needs and requirements to achieve or maintain optimal wellness by guiding enrollees/families towards and facilitating interaction with appropriate resources for their care and wellbeing. The individual in this role will work in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care management team. This team includes community health workers, housing support specialists, SDOH coordinators, and care management support assistants. The Care Manager, Telephonic Behavioral Health Nurse 2 work assignments are varied but will focus on those enrollees with primarily behavioral health needs. The Care Manager, Behavioral Telephonic Nurse will utilize clinical expertise and experience to determine when face-to-face enrollee support is required, engaging the appropriate members of the care management team and/or coordinating in-person meetings between the care manager and the enrollee. This team-based approach is designed to ensure enrollees receive holistic person-centered care. Work assignments for this role are varied and frequently require interpretation and independent determination of the appropriate courses of action.
Position Responsibilities:
- Performs telephonic and face to face assessments and evaluations of the member's needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain an optimal wellness state by guiding members/families toward the appropriate resources for the care and overall wellbeing of the member.
- Ensures member is progressing towards desired outcomes by continuously monitoring care through assessments and/or evaluations.
- Creates member care plans. Understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas.
- Employs a variety of strategies, approaches, and techniques to manage an Enrollee's behavioral, physical, environmental, and psycho-social health needs.
- Ensures Enrollees are progressing toward desired outcomes by continuously monitoring their assessments and evaluations.
- Identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective care and ensures through continuous monitoring of assessments and evaluations that the Enrollee is progressing toward desired outcomes.
- Makes decisions about their own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations, and requires minimal direction, receiving guidance where needed.
- Follows established guidelines/procedures.
- Collaborates with providers and community services to promote quality and cost-effective outcomes.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications:
- Must Reside in Oklahoma
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license, or a Licensed Master Level Social Worker (LCSW, LPC, LMFT)
- Minimum 1-year Behavioral Health clinical experience
- 2 or more years of experience of in-home case or care management
- Experience working with Medicaid and/or Medicare Enrollees to coordinate services, care needs, or benefits.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build rapport.
- Knowledge of community health and social service agencies and additional community resources
- Comprehensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Periodic travel to Humana Oklahoma City office for meetings and training
Preferred Qualifications:
- Case Management Certification (CCM)
Additional Information
Travel
Must have a Valid driver's license with reliable transportation and the ability to travel within the state, as required.
This role is part of Humana's Driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and proof of personal vehicle liability insurance with at least 100,000/300,000/100,000 limits.
Screening Requirements
This role is considered member facing and is part of Humana Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.
Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$59,300 - $80,900 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
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Entry Level Health Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level health manager job?
Start by targeting roles that explicitly welcome new graduates or list zero to two years of experience as sufficient. Employers at this level typically look for a relevant degree in health administration, public health, or a related field, plus any internship, clinical rotation, or volunteer experience in a healthcare setting. Tailoring your resume to highlight coordination, data, or program support work gives you a concrete edge.
Which companies hire entry level health managers?
Companies hiring entry level health managers right now include Humana, Sutter Health, and Sun River Health, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from hospitals and health systems, managed care organizations, community health centers, and government health agencies that run structured onboarding programs for newer professionals.
Are there remote entry level health manager jobs?
Yes, though most entry level health manager roles still favor on-site work given the hands-on coordination they involve. About 42% of entry level health manager openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those positions tend to sit in care management, utilization review, or population health programs where much of the work is documentation and outreach rather than direct patient contact.
Are these new grad health manager jobs?
Yes, this page includes new grad, recent graduate, and junior health manager roles alongside other entry level postings. A new grad friendly listing typically welcomes zero to two years of experience and counts internships, practicums, or a strong academic portfolio toward the requirement. If a posting mentions a training program or mentorship track, that is a reliable signal it was written with newer professionals in mind.
Which industries hire the most entry level health managers?
Entry Level health manager roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services, Insurance, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Those sectors drive hiring at this level because they operate at scale, run ongoing quality and compliance programs, and need coordinators and junior managers who can support established teams while building their own operational experience.