Behavioral Health / Substance Use Nurse Care Manager

Responsibilities:

• Deliver coordinated, patient-centered virtual Care Management by telephone or video that improves members' health outcomes.
• Create impactful care plans together with members and our diverse care team, and help members achieve the desired goals.
• Help members navigate complex medical conditions, treatment pathways, benefits, and the healthcare system in general.
• Partner with the members' local providers to ensure coordinated care.
• Provide compassionate, longitudinal follow-up care, building supportive relationships.
• Assist throughout acute healthcare episodes, such as hospitalizations and rehabilitation stays, providing coordinated Case Management to support the member and their family.
• Coordinate necessary resources that holistically address members' problems, whether clinical or social

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current CCM required
• 5+ years of experience in nursing
• 2+ years experience working in care, case and disease management, preferably in a health plan, health navigator or third party administrator (TPA) environment.
• 2+ years experience working in Behavioral Health and or substance use field
• Must reside in a compact NLC state.
• Active Compact RN license in good standing with the nursing board of their state.
• Active California Nursing License preferred.
• Willingness to become (and maintain) licensure in multiple states.
• Work until 9-6PM PST
• Be comfortable discussing several medical conditions and experience with populations across the age ranges
• Spanish speaking desirable
• Experience working remotely, and strong competence and ability to use multiple computer/medical record systems.
• Be empathetic. We work with patients and their families who are going through challenging times. You practice empathy and reassure patients that we are available to help them.
• We are a fast-growing company and we are busy. Our team will meet volume goals without sacrificing quality.
• Strictly follow security and HIPAA regulations to protect our patients' medical information.
• Be pleasant, responsive, and willing to work with and learn from our team.
• A lot of time is spent on the phone with patients and families, and a lot of time communicating with colleagues. Therefore, the ability to gather a clinical history, answer questions at a patient level, and summarize findings is critical.
• Efficient at writing medical information in easy-to-understand, patient-centric language.

Physical/Cognitive Requirements

• Prompt and regular attendance at assigned work location.
• Capability to remain seated in a stationary position for prolonged periods.
• Eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity to operate keyboard, computer and other office-related equipment.
• No heavy lifting is expected, though occasional exertion of about 20 lbs of force (e.g., lifting a computer \/ laptop) may be required.
• Capability to work with leadership, employees, and members in an appropriate manner.