Position: Care Management Specialist II
Location: Chicago, IL (Northside); Home-based with 75% travel
Employment Type: Full-Time Contract
Pay: $43 per hour
Description: We are seeking a compassionate and experienced licensed professional to join our team as a Care Management Specialist! This role focuses on supporting members through health assessments, personalized care planning, and education.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive health assessments to evaluate member needs
- Create individualized care plans
- Educate members on health care programs to address their personal health plan needs
- Engage members in discussion of adhere to personal health goals
- Complete in-person visits to members living in long-term care facilities or at home
- Perform Transition of Care services and support member’s post-discharge
Requirements:
- Active, valid, and unrestricted license in Illinois in one of the following:
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
- Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW/LSW)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- 2 years of direct clinical care experience in a clinical setting
- 4 years of wellness or managed care experience presenting clinical issues with members/physicians
- Experience handling medical management programs and health educations programs in an independent manner
- Knowledge of the health and wellness marketplace and employer trends
- Verbal and written communication skills including discussing medical needs with members and interfacing with internal staff/management and external vendors and community resources
- Analytical experience including medical data analysis
- PC proficiency to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, database experience and Web based applications
- Current state driver license, transportation, and applicable insurance
- Ability and willingness to travel
Preferred:
- 3 years of clinical experience
- Patient education experience
- Condition Management experience