Care Coach - Springfield, IL
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Humana Gold Plus Integrated is seeking Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS) Care Coordinators (Care Coach 1) in the state of Illinois to assess and evaluate members' needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state by guiding members/families towards and facilitate interaction with resources appropriate for the care and wellbeing of members.Job Description
The LTSS Care Coordinator (Care Coach 1) employs a variety of strategies and techniques to manage a member's health issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Visits Medicaid members in their homes, Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs), and/or Long-Term Care Facilities and other care settings – 75-90% local travel
- Ensure members are receiving services in the least restrictive setting to achieve and maintain optimal well-being by assessing their care needs
- Identifies barriers that hinder effective care
- Plans and implement interventions to meet care needs
- Coordinates services, monitors, and evaluates the case management plan against the member's personal goals
- Ensures the member progresses towards desired outcomes by continuously monitoring patient care through use of assessment, data, conversations with member, and active care planning
- Guides members/families towards resources appropriate for their care. Services are driven by facilitating interactions with other payer sources, providers, interdisciplinary teams, and others involved in the member's care as appropriate and required by our comprehensive contract
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
- Reside in the Springfield, Illinois area with the ability to travel in the region to meet face-to-face with members, their families, community partners and care teams
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences, social work, human services, or a related field
- 1+ years experience in health care or case management.
- 1+ years of experience working with Medicare and Medicaid recipients, long-term care services, Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) or managed care organizations.
- Experience using a variety of electronic information applications/software programs including electronic medical records
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience in Managed Care
- An active, unrestricted Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Illinois
- An active, unrestricted Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in Illinois
- Bilingual
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.