Behavioral Health Case Manager - Little Rock Metro, Pulaski, Garland, Saline, Jefferson Counties, AR

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$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the Optum family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual's physical, mental and social needs - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere. As a team member of our Optum Care at Home team, together in an interdisciplinary care environment, we help patients navigate the health care system and connect them to key support services.

This preventive care can help patients stay well s life-changing work adds a layer of support to improve access to care. We're connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8am-5pm Central with potential for 4 x 10 hour days after 6 months of employment. No on call or holiday work.

Territory:
You will be in the field approximately 60% of the time and will work from home when not in the field. Territory covers approximately 60-mile radius around clinician's home.

• Assist in coordinating Medicaid/Medicare benefits with a multidisciplinary team approach
• Build relationships and work with a variety of populations within the community
• Work with populations with complex social and medical needs including adults with serious mental illness and emotional disturbances, members with substance use disorders, and members with other complex or multiple chronic conditions
• Assess the members within the scope of licensure and with the frequency established in the model of care.
• Establish goals to meet identified health care needs
• Plan, implement and evaluate responses to the plan of care
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to engage resources and strategies to address medical, functional, and social barriers to care
• Communicate with the patient's PCP, specialists, or other health care professionals as appropriate
• Assess patient needs for community resources and make appropriate referrals for service
• Completely and accurately document in patient's electronic medical record
• Provide members and family members with education regarding health maintenance, disease prevention, condition trajectory and need for follow up as appropriate during each patient visit
• Verify and document patient and/or family understanding of condition, plan of care and follow up recommendations
• Actively participate in organizational quality initiatives
• Participate in collaborative multidisciplinary team meetings to optimize clinical integration, efficiency, and effectiveness of care delivery
• Maintain credentials essential for practice, to include licensure, certification (if applicable) and CEUs
• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission, core values and goals of United Health Group and its healthcare delivery including the ability to integrate values of compassion, integrity, performance, innovation and relationships in the care provided to our members

• Master's Degree in Social Work
• LMSW
  - Independent, APSW, or LCSW in state of Arkansas
• 2+ years of Social Work experience
• Experience working with Electronic Medical records, MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Proven effective time management and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse care teams in a variety of settings including non-clinical settings (primarily patient homes)
• Dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy
• Access to high-speed internet
• Ability to travel 100% of the time (Travel is restricted to only 60-mile radius, other visits are made virtually)
• Valid driver's license
• Reliable transportation

• Case Manager Certification (CCMC)
• Experience with arranging community resources
• Experience working in Duals (DSNP) and/or Medicaid environment
• Field based work experience
• Background in managing populations with complex medical or behavioral needs

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary for this role will range from $60,200 - $107,400 annually based on full-time employment.

We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At United Health Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes.

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