Our Healthcare Insurance client is seeking a Case Manager to join their team for a contract role!
Our client has more than 5,000 employees and is the number 1 health insurer in the state of North Carolina serving more than 3.89 million customers. Health care is changing, and our client is leading the way by provide innovative solutions that simplify the health care system, improve efficiency and outcomes, and help rein in costs. Our client is a not-for-profit with headquarters in Durham, NC.
Position: Case Manager
Term: 4 + Months
Location: State of NC preferred, but may recruit within the approved states of NC, SC, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia. TX, Tennessee.
Required Skills
- NC Licensure Required or in the process for NC but have to have active licensure.
- RN Diploma, RN Associates degree or Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.
- Minimum of 3 years full time direct clinical experience in an acute medical or acute surgical setting.
- Proficiency with a Microsoft Windows operating system
- Commercial Care Management: Certified Case Manager (CCM) certification is required within 2 years of employment.
Desired Skills
- Compact Licensure for additional states is highly preferred.
- The incumbent must possess medical management/clinical decision-making skills and sound skills in assessing, planning and managing member care
- Advanced assessment and teaching skills.
- Familiarity with legal terminology and liability issues and ability to handle ethical or risk management issues.
- Previous work experience with a managed care organization or provider is also preferred.
- Prior experience in case management, hospice/oncology, behavioral health.
- Multi-State Licensure preferred.
- Preferred-Non compact licensure
Description/Comment:
The Case Manager coordinates the care and services of selected member populations across the continuum of care, promotes effective utilization and monitoring of health care resources, and assumes a collaborative role with all members of the healthcare team to achieve optimal clinical and resource outcomes.
- Serve as a team member on a multidisciplinary Health Care Coordination team that monitors utilization patterns; identifies and facilitates appropriate health care service delivery for selected members, providers, procedures, and/or diagnoses; and improves the quality and cost efficiency of care and service.
- Perform a comprehensive assessment of the members health status, educational, and level of support needs. The assessment includes condition specific issues, clinical history, medications, activities of daily living, mental health status, cognitive functioning, life planning activities, cultural and linguistic needs, caregiver support and resources.
- Develop a member centric care plan which includes long and short term goals, a self management plan tailored to members needs, and identification of barriers to meeting goals or compliance to plan of care.
- Perform ongoing monitoring and management of member including: scheduled follow-up with member, discussion of plan with member, appropriate services/education to address needs, appropriate referrals with supporting documentation to MD, MSW, HLB, etc; assessment of progress towards goals, modification of plan/goals as needed, nurse contact at least every 30 days, complete documentation of calls and faxes with phone and fax numbers
- Evaluate and facilitate care provided to members as they move through the continuum of care (physician office, hospital, rehabilitation unit, skilled nursing facility, home care). Review alternative treatment plans for case management candidates and assess available benefits and the need for benefits exception or flex benefit options.
- Identify high risk, high cost, or high utilization cases. Encourage pro-active intervention to limit expense and encourage positive outcomes.
- Maintain awareness of community resources and funding. Utilize resources and funding sources in the development of the case management plan.
- Collaborate with primary care physician, On-Site Medical Care Coordinator, Discharge Services, Medical Director, Episodic Care Managers, the member, family members and other members of the health care team to develop and/or coordinate plans of treatment and appropriate discharge plans. This includes knowledge of disease process, and understanding of family dynamics, as they relate to the discharge planning/case management process.
- Document all aspects of the plan from the initial assessment, development of the plan, implementation, monitoring, and evaluating outcome. Complete all correspondence related to case management. Obtain consents as indicated. Analyze and report case management activity according to department policy.