Primary Mechanic Specialist

Job description

You could be the one who changes everything for our 26 million members as a clinical professional on our Medical Management/Health Services team. Centene is a diversified, national organization offering competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose: Conducts comprehensive member psychosocial assessments through root cause analysis and performs clinical intervention through the development of a care management treatment plan specific to each member with high level acuity needs. Manages members with severe mental illness who have high rates of behavioral health utilization and/or severe psychosocial vulnerability. Assess members to recommend activities and behavioral routines to meet the social and medical needs of members and their families. Provides support and/or intervention and assists members in understanding the implications and complexities of their current medical situation and/or overall personal care.

Essential Functions:

Assesses, plans, implements, monitors and evaluates options and services to meet complex psychosocial health needs of inpatient and outpatient members. Manages a caseload in compliance with contractual obligations and WellCare standards.

Conducts comprehensive member assessments through root cause analysis based on referred members needs and benefit plan eligibility, and performs clinical intervention through the development of a care management treatment plan specific to each member with high level acuity needs.

Manages members with severe mental illness who have high rates of behavioral health utilization and/or severe psychosocial vulnerability. Works towards achievement of optimal clinical and resource outcomes.

Monitors and evaluates effectiveness of care plan and modifies plan as needed. Supports member access to appropriate quality and cost effective care. Coordinates with internal and external resources to meet identified needs of the members care plan and collaborates with providers.

Acts as a liaison and member advocate between the member/family, physician and facilities/agencies. Provides clinical consultation to physicians, professional staff and other teams members/supervisors to provide optimal quality patient care and effective operations.

Interacts continuously with members, family, physician(s), and other resources to determine appropriate behavioral action needed to address medical needs. Reviews benefits options, researches community resources, trains/creates behavioral routines and enables members to be active participants in their own healthcare.

Ensures members are engaging with their PCP to complete their care management treatment plan or preventive care services.

Assists in obtaining benefits for members through community resources when benefits are exhausted or not available.

Incumbents engaged in Floridas SMI program will manage members with severe mental illness who have high rates of behavioral health utilization and/or severe psychosocial vulnerability.

Incumbents will travel extensively to members inpatient bedside, home or other facility.

Requirements

Candidate Education/Experience:

Required A Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Rehabilitation, or other relevant field that provides a foundation to receive a license as required of the position

Required 2+ years of experience in behavioral health management and/or acute behavioral health care setting focusing on outpatient/inpatient utilization, case management and discharge planning

Required 1+ year of experience in current case management as a licensed professional

Required Experience working with the needs of vulnerable populations who have chronic or complex bio-psychosocial needs

Preferred Experience in a managed care environment

Licenses and Certifications: A license in one of the following is required: A masters level independent or non-independent license is required

Required Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Required Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)

Required Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapist (LCMFT)

Candidate Education/Experience: Required A Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Rehabilitation, or other relevant field that provides a foundation to receive a license as required of the position Required 2+ years of experience in behavioral health management and/or acute behavioral health care setting focusing on outpatient/inpatient utilization, case management and discharge planning Required 1+ year of experience in current case management as a licensed professional Required Experience working with the needs of vulnerable populations who have chronic or complex bio-psychosocial needs Preferred Experience in a managed care environment Licenses and Certifications: A license in one of the following is required: A master's level independent or non-independent license is required Required Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Required Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) Required Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapist (LCMFT)