Healthcare Consultant III - Care Management Associate

Job Responsibilities:

• Using care management assessments and information/data review, recommends an approach to resolving care needs maintaining optimal health and well-being by evaluating member’s benefit plan and available internal and external programs/services.
• Identifies high risk factors and service needs that may impact member outcomes and implements early and proactive support interventions.
• Coordinates and implements Wellness care plan activities and monitors member care needs.
• Enhancement of Medical Appropriateness and Quality of Care: Using holistic approach consults with case managers, supervisors, Medical Directors and/or other health programs to overcome barriers to meeting goals and objectives; presents cases at case conferences to obtain multidisciplinary review to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Identifies and escalates quality of care issues through established channels.
• Utilizes negotiation skills to secure appropriate options and services necessary to meet the member’s benefits and/or healthcare needs.
• Utilizes influencing/ motivational interviewing skills to ensure maximum member engagement and promote lifestyle/behavior changes to achieve optimum level of health.
• Provides coaching, information and support to empower the members to make ongoing independent medical and/or healthy lifestyle choices.
• Help members actively and knowledgably participate with their provider in healthcare decision-making.
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Documentation of Care: Utilizes case management and quality management processes in compliance with regulatory and accreditation guidelines and company policies and procedures.

Skills:

• Minimum 6 months experience in Foster Care and juvenile justice systems, Adoption Assistance, the delivery of Behavioral Health Services, Trauma-informed Care, ACEs, Crisis Intervention services or evidence-based practices applicable to the Kentucky SKY populations.
• Minimum 2 years of experience required in behavioral health, social services, social work, psychology, sociology, marriage and family therapy, or counseling.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in MS Office Suite applications, including Word and Excel.
• Willing and able to travel 10-15% of their time to meet members face to face in their assigned region.

Education/Experience:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree or a non-licensed master level clinician is required with either degree being in behavioral health or human services field.