Remote HARP Non LTSS Care Manager

Description and Requirements Position Summary: The Care Manager plans and manages behavioral and/or physical care with members and their beneficiaries and works with clinicians and health care team members. The Care Manager facilitates care and medical attention and addresses identified member needs across the continuum of care. The Care Manager is responsible for applying care management principles when engaging members and addressing coordination of the member's health care services. The Care Manager is assigned to a specific product line such as FIDA, CompleteCare, SNP, Medicaid/Medicare, PHSP, HARP, etc. Depending on one's residence and line of business, the Care Manager may be expected to make home, nursing home, and other related sites visits around downstate New York. The Care Manager supports HARP Non LTSS members. The schedule is Monday-Friday 9AM-6PM and is fully remote with 3 months of fully remote paid training. Duties/Responsibilities: • Advocates, informs, and educates beneficiaries on services, self-management techniques, and health benefits. • Conducts assessments to identify barriers and opportunities for intervention. • Develops care plans that align with the physician's treatment plans and recommends interventions that align with proposed goals. • Generates referrals to providers, community-based resources, and appropriate services and other resources to assist in goal achievement. • Collaborates with provider doctors, social workers, discharge planners, and community based service providers to coordinate care accordingly. • Coordinates and facilitates with the multi-disciplinary health care team as necessary in order to ensure care plan goals are achieved and maximize member outcomes. • Assists in identifying opportunities for alternative care options based on member needs and assessments. • Evaluates service authorizations to ensure alignment and execution of the member's care and physician treatment plan. • Contributes to corporate goals through ongoing execution of member care plans and member goal achievement. • Documents all encounters with providers, members, and vendors in the appropriate system in accordance with internal and established documentation procedures; follows up as needed; and updates care plans based on member needs, as appropriate. • Occasional overtime as necessary. • Additional duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: • For Behavioral Health (BH) Care Management: • NYS RN or • LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LMHC, LPC, licensed psychologist (any state) • 3 years of work experience in a mental/behavioral health or addictions setting • Preferred Qualifications: • Strong interpersonal and assessment skills, especially the ability to relate well with seniors, their families, and community care providers, along with demonstrated ability to handle rapidly changing situations. • Fluency in Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, or Cantonese. • Knowledge and experience with the current community health practices for the frail adult population and cognitive impaired seniors. • Experience managing member information in a shared network environment using paperless database modules and archival systems. • Experience and knowledge of the relevant product line • Relevant work experience preferably as a Care Manager • Demonstrated ability to manage large caseloads and effectively work in a fast-paced environment • Proficient with simultaneously navigating the Internet and multi-tasking with multiple electronic documentation systems • Experience using Microsoft Excel with the ability to edit, search, sort/filter and other Microsoft and PHI systems Hiring Range: • Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $81,099 - $116,480 • All Other Locations (within approved locations): $71,594 - $106,080 As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live. • The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in "good faith" would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. 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