Care Manager II

Care Manager II

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months (possible extension)

Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8 am to 5pm

Payrate: $44.17/hr. on W2

CANDIDATES MUST LIVE IN ONE OF THE PREFFERRED 15 STATES (AZ, FL, GA, ID, IA, KY, MI, MS, NE, NM, NY (outside greater-NYC), OH, SC, TX, UT, WA (outside greater-Seattle), WI)

The Day To Day Job Duties:

• Experience in reaching members while in the hospital to complete assessments.
• Reaching out case managers from the hospital to facilitate discharges.
• Post discharge from the hospital to complete assessments, reaching out to our members to close HEDIS Gaps, for example connect them to their PCP, Care connections, DME, meals, transportation, completing medication reconciliation.

Top Skills Required:

Clinical terminology, bilingual is a major plus, understanding The transition of Care needs post hospitalization, Annual Wellness check ups.

Required Education/Certification(s):

RN

Required Years of Experience:

• At least 2 years' experience. This is very fast environment, daily high case load volume, needs to meet turnaround of 24 hours admission and post discharge from the hospital.
• Great time management due too high volume of member and be able to participate in weekly medical rounds.
• Behavioral experience – a plus.

Summary:

Responsible for health care management and coordination of *** members in order to achieve optimal clinical, financial and quality of life outcomes. Works with members to create and implement an integrated collaborative plan of care. Coordinates and monitors Client members progress and services to ensure consistent cost effective care that complies with Client policy and all state and federal regulations and guidelines.

Essential Functions:

• Provides case management services to members with chronic or complex conditions including: o Proactively identifies members that may qualify for potential case management services.
• Conducts assessment of member needs by collecting in-depth information from Clients information system, the member, members family/caregiver, hospital staff, physicians and other providers.
• Identifies, assesses and manages members per established criteria.
• Develops and implements a case management plan in collaboration with the member, caregiver, physician and/or other appropriate healthcare professionals to address the member needs.
• Performs ongoing monitoring of the plan of care to evaluate effectiveness.
• Documents care plan progress in Clients information system.
• Evaluates effectiveness of the care plan and modifies as appropriate to reach optimal outcomes.
• Measures the effectiveness of interventions to determine case management outcomes. Promotes integration of services for members including behavioral health and long term care to enhance the continuity of care for Client members.
• Conducts face to face or home visits as required.
• Maintains department productivity and quality measures.
• Manages and completes assigned work plan objectives and projects in a timely manner. Demonstrates dependability and reliability.
• Maintains effective team member relations. Adheres to all documentation guidelines activities.
• Attends regular staff meetings. Participates in Interdisciplinary Care Team (ICT) meetings.
• Assists orientation and mentoring of new team members as appropriate. Maintains professional relationships with provider community and internal and external customers. Conducts self in a professional manner at all times.
• Maintains cooperative and effective workplace relationships and adheres to company Code of Conduct. Participates in appropriate case management conferences to continue to enhance skills/abilities and promote professional growth.
• Complies with required workplace safety standards.

Required Experience:

2-4 years of clinical experience with Case Management experience.