Field Care Coordinator - Washington County, TN

About the role

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The primary purpose of this position is the application of clinical knowledge to coordinate member care needs for assigned members who are primarily medically complex and require intensive medical and psychosocial support.

Responsibilities

• Application of clinical knowledge to effect efficient case management for those accessing their Medicare/Medicaid benefits
• Incorporates evidence-based clinical practices into care coordination activities
• Delivers member-centered, individualized self-management support and patient education
• Ensure appropriate utilization and consistent application of the health benefits
• Conduct telephonic and face to face assessments according to Health Plan policy and procedure, including system documentation and State prescribed timeframes
• Serve as member advocate and facilitator to resolve issues that may be perceived as barriers to care
• Provide education and coordination of community resource referrals to members and providers
• Develop, implement, maintain and evaluate a member centered, individual care plan when services are indicated, based on member care needs identified through proactive collaboration and communication with members, families and providers
• Collaborate and communicate with other members of the Care Coordination Team to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery and ensure smooth transition of care coordination activities to other team members
• Monitor hospital encounters of assigned members and provide education and/or interventions as necessary to reduce frequency
• Refer clinical decisions beyond level of authority for members who do not meet established criteria to manager for review and decision
• Participate in the Health Plan Quality Improvement process including recognition of quality-of-care issues and forward information to appropriate staff for review and resolution
• Utilize Health Plan software to enter service requests, document, and monitor all aspects of member care coordination and service delivery
• Maintain time sensitive documentation to assure compliance with regulatory agencies
• Coordinate services for members following Health plan policy
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Nursing or other health care profession including LPN
• 2+ years of clinical case management experience
• 1+ years of experience with MS Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Excellent organization, communication and time management skills
• Reside in or within a commutable driving distance to Washington county
• Access to reliable transportation and valid US driver's license with the ability to travel up to 75% within an assigned territory to meet with members and providers

Preferred Qualifications