Description and Requirements **This position is 100% Remote The ‘Complex Care’ DM Care Manager takes a holistic (medical, behavioral, psychosocial) approach to planning and managing the care of High Risk Diabetic members. The Care Manager works with members, caregivers and/or providers to ensure appropriate access to care, adherence to treatment plans and improvement in outcomes. The Care Manager is responsible for applying care management when engaging members and addressing coordination of the member’s health care services. The Care Manager will oversee a panel of members for whom he/she is the primary case owner. The Care Manager will be responsible for tracking their assigned panel of members and intervening as needed to close care gaps, reducing avoidable hospitalizations or ER visits, addressing social risk factors, and reducing health inequities.

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

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.NYS RN is highly preferredRemote work experienceFluency 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 lineRelevant work experience preferably as a Care ManagerDemonstrated ability to manage large caseloads and effectively work in a fast-paced environmentProficient with simultaneously navigating the Internet and multi-tasking with multiple electronic documentation systemsExperience 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.