Case Management Coordinator (Kankakee, Iroquois, Livingston, Ford)

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Program Overview: 

Help us elevate our patient care to a whole new level! Join our Aetna team as an industry leader in serving dual eligible populations by utilizing best-in-class operating and clinical models. You can have life-changing impact on our members, who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid and present with a wide range of complex health and social challenges. With compassionate attention and excellent communication, we collaborate with members, providers, and community organizations to address the full continuum of our members’ health care and social determinant needs. Join us in this exciting opportunity as we grow and expand to change lives in new markets across the country.

Position Summary/Mission:  The Case Management Coordinator utilizes critical thinking and judgment to collaborate and inform the case management process. The Case Management Coordinator facilitates appropriate healthcare outcomes for members by providing assistance with appointment scheduling, identifying and assisting with accessing benefits and education for members through the use of care management tools and resources. This is for membership in Kankakee, Iroquois, Livingston, Ford, Champaign, and surrounding counties.

Fundamental Components  

• Evaluation of Members: Through the use of care management tools and information/data review, conducts comprehensive evaluation of member’s needs/eligibility and recommends an approach to case resolution and/or meeting needs by evaluating member’s benefit plan and available internal and external programs/services.

• Identifies high risk factors and service needs that may impact member outcomes and care planning components with appropriate referral to clinical case management or crisis intervention as appropriate.

• Coordinates and implements assigned care plan activities and monitors care plan progress.

• Enhancement of Medical Appropriateness and Quality of Care: Using holistic approach consults with case managers, supervisors, Medical Directors and/or other health programs to overcome barriers to meeting goals and objectives; presents cases at case conferences to obtain multidisciplinary review in order to achieve optimal outcomes. 

• Identifies and escalates quality of care issues through established channels.

• Utilizes negotiation skills to secure appropriate options and services necessary to meet the member’s benefits and/or healthcare needs.

• Utilizes influencing/motivational interviewing skills to ensure maximum member engagement and promote lifestyle/behavior changes to achieve optimum level of health.

• Provides coaching, information and support to empower the member to make ongoing independent medical and/or healthy lifestyle choices.

• Engages with colleagues in ongoing team meetings and offers peer mentoring/training.

• Helps member actively and knowledgably participate with their provider in healthcare decision-making.

• Monitoring, Evaluation and Documentation of Care: Utilizes case management and quality management processes in compliance with regulatory and accreditation guidelines and company policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Case management and discharge planning experience preferred

• 2 years experience in behavioral health, social services or appropriate related field equivalent to program focus

• Managed Care experience preferred  

• Confidence working at home/independent thinker, using tools to collaborate and connect with teams virtually

• Ability to travel within a designated geographic area for in-person case management activities as directed by Leadership and/or as business needs arise

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Effective communications, organizational, and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently

• Proficiency with standard corporate software applications, including MS Word, Excel,

Outlook and PowerPoint, as well as some special proprietary applications.

• Efficient and Effective computer skills including navigating multiple systems and keyboarding

Education

• Bachelor's degree or non-licensed master level clinician required with either degree being in behavioral health or human services (psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling)

Anticipated Weekly Hours

Time Type

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.