Case Manager Behavioral Health
Company: Geisinger
Location: Hughesville
Posted on: March 18, 2023
|
|
Job Description:
Job Title: Case Manager Behavioral Health
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Wellbeing Services
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Hospital Medicine Division
Date Posted: 03/10/2023
Job ID: R-44871
Job Summary
Serves in an expanded clinical role to collaborate with patients,
Primary Care Providers, community agencies, behavioral health, and
other health plan departments to provide a model of care to
maximize member's health status. Integrates evidence-based clinical
guidelines, preventive guidelines, protocols, and other metrics in
the development of treatment plans that are patient-centric,
promoting quality and efficiency in the delivery of healthcare for
the Medicaid, Medicare and Commercial populations.
Job Duties
--- Completes structured clinical assessments for identified
patients.
--- This requires knowledge of medical terminology, diagnostic
criteria, and chart review.
--- Designs an individualized plan of care with the member and
fosters a team approach by working collaboratively with the member,
family, primary care provider, and other members of the health care
team to ensure coordination of services.
--- Works closely with assigned primary care provider site and
functions as a case manager for patients with behavioral health
co-morbidities across the care team to develop and maintain
positive working relationships with patients, families and
providers.
--- Implements clinical interventions based on risk stratification
and evidence-based clinical guidelines in conjunction with the
primary care provider or specialist.
--- Contacts patients through written correspondence and telephone
calls, and conducts follow-up interviews.
--- Provides clinical oversight and guidance to team members.
--- Participates in data collection, health outcomes reporting,
clinical audits and programmatic evaluation related to government
initiatives.
--- In partnership with the care team, identifies patients at risk
for poor outcomes or experiencing poor coordination of services who
would benefit from more intensive follow up.
--- Provides chronic disease and self-management education and
support.
--- Conducts in-home member assessments for high risk and complex
patient cases.
--- Develops collaborative relationships with community based
agencies to improve care, services and access for Health Plan
membership.
--- Evaluates practices of self and colleagues against standards of
practice and relevant regulations and acts to improve
compliance.
--- Maintains required documentation for all case management
activities.
--- Collects required data and utilizes this data to adjust the
treatment plan when indicated.
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable
for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all
organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in
this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent
typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the
job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any
department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the
performance of the job related to that position.
Education
Master's Degree-Social Work (Required)
Experience
Minimum of 2 years-Clinical (Preferred)
Certification(s) and License(s)
Licensed Social Worker within 1 year - Default Issuing Body
Our Purpose & Values
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our
patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our
communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope
to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who
humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with
the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for
tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to
care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members
and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time
and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and
domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior
management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration,
cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with
unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our
patients, members and community come from a wide variety of
backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health
easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal
opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
disability or status as a protected veteran.
Keywords: Geisinger, Scranton , Case Manager Behavioral Health, Executive , Hughesville, Pennsylvania
Click
here to apply!
|