Care Coordinator 1

Care Coach 1

Humana Gold Plus Integrated is seeking Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS) Care Coordinators (Care Coach 1) in the state of Illinois to assess and evaluate members' needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state by guiding members/families towards and facilitate interaction with resources appropriate for the care and wellbeing of members.

The LTSS Care Coordinator (Care Coach 1) employs a variety of strategies, approaches, and techniques to manage a member's health issues. The LTSS Care Coordinator (Care Coach 1) understands own work area professional concepts/standards, regulations, strategies, and operating standards. Work is managed and often guided by precedent and/or documented procedures/regulations/professional standards with some interpretation.

Key Responsibilities

• Visits Medicaid members in their homes, Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs), and/or Long-Term Care Facilities and other care settings – 75-90% local travel (see Additional Information section).
• Ensure members are receiving services in the least restrictive setting to achieve and/or maintain optimal well-being by assessing their care needs.
• Identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective care.
• Plans and implement interventions to meet care needs.
• Coordinates services, monitors, and evaluates the case management plan against the member's personal goals.
• Ensures the member progresses towards desired outcomes by continuously monitoring patient care through use of assessment, data, conversations with member, and active care planning.
• Guides members/families towards resources appropriate for their care. Services are driven by facilitating interactions with other payer sources, providers, interdisciplinary teams, and others involved in the member's care as appropriate and required by our comprehensive contract.

Required Qualifications

The Care Coordinator (Care Coach 1) must meet one (1) of the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences, social work, human services, or a related field.
• An active, unrestricted Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of Illinois with one (1) year of experience conducting comprehensive assessments and provision of formal services to elderly individuals.

The Care Coordinator (Care Coach 1) must meet ALL the following requirements:

• One (1) or more years of experience in health care and case management.
• One (1) or more years of experience working with Medicare and Medicaid recipients, long-term care services, Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), and managed care organizations.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to use a variety of electronic information applications/software programs including electronic medical records.
• Ability to travel in the region to meet face to face with members and/or their families, community partners and care teams.
• This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.
• This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individuals must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.

Preferred Qualifications

• An active, unrestricted Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Illinois.
• An active, unrestricted Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in Illinois.
• Bilingual or Multilingual: English/Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Amharic, Urdu or other - Can speak, read and write in both languages without limitations and assistance. See "Additional Information" section for language assessment information.

Additional Information

• Workstyle: This is a Field position - Employees perform their core duties at non-company locations, such as providing services at business partner facilities or prospects' and members' homes.
• Travel: 75 - 90% field-based interactions with members and/or their families, community partners and care teams. May need to attend occasional onsite meetings in Humana's Schaumburg, IL office.
• Mileage Reimbursement for Travel: Mileage reimbursement is provided for work-related travel from your home to your first work location of the day, between client or assignment locations during the workday and final work location back to home.
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST), with flexibility available. Additional hours may be required based on business needs.
• Language Assessment Statement: Any Humana associate who speaks with a member in a language other than English must take a language proficiency assessment, provided by an outside vendor, to ensure competency. Applicants will be required to take the Interagency Language Rating (ILR) test as provided by the Federal Government.

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

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. Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.

Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.

Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job. 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.

$53,700 - $72,600 per year

Referral Bonus Information

This requisition is not eligible for a referral bonus.

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