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.

　　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:

　　NYS RN or

　　LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LMHC, LPC, licensed psychologist (any state)

　　For CASAC positions only: Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor

　　For PEDS positions only: 1 year of pediatric clinical field experience and/or experience with families and child serving systems, including child welfare and/or medically fragile/developmentally disabled populations

　　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 crisis 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.

　　Knowledge of InterQual and LOCADTR.

　　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

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