Care Manager, Behavioral Health

Become a part of our caring community   The Field Care Manager, Behavioral Health 2 assesses and evaluates member's needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state by guiding members/families toward and facilitate interaction with resources appropriate for the care and wellbeing of members. The Field Care Manager, Behavioral Health 2 work assignments are varied and frequently require interpretation and independent determination of the appropriate courses of action. The Care Manager, Behavioral Health performs face-to-face and telephonic assessments with Medicaid members. The Field Care Manager serves as the primary point of contact. providing integrated care to ensure members receive timely, high-quality, and coordination services that meet their unique needs. This position employs a variety of strategies, approaches, and techniques to manage a member's health issues and identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective care. Through a holistic, person-centered approach, the Field Care Manager BH remains dedicated to enhancing behavioral health outcomes, reducing care gaps, and supporting our members with comprehensive, integrated behavioral health care management.

Utilize high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health services through personalized care coordination, crisis intervention, peer support, and strong collaboration with medical and behavioral health providers. Provide comprehensive, integrated support to members experiencing behavioral health conditions, including children, adolescents, adults with serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED), Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and justice-involved members. Engages members in their own communities, meeting them face-to-face whenever possible to build trust and facilitate meaningful care coordination. Complete all required assessments, including the Comprehensive Risk Assessment (HRA). Coordinates behavioral health and medical services, ensuring appropriate provider engagement and adherence to treatment plans. Improve member's health literacy while simultaneously addressing health related social needs to positively impact member's healthcare outcomes and well-being. Serve as the member's interdisciplinary care team (ICT), overseeing care planning, transitions, and service delivery. Facilitating ICT meetings, ensuring seamless communication among providers, Service Coordinators, and Care Management Extenders. Proactively support transition of care efforts Engaging in biannual and quarterly face-to-face visits, ensuring continuous monitoring and proactive intervention. Must be able to work with autonomy but reach out when support is needed. Collaborates with internal departments, providers, and community-based organizations to link to appropriate services and create a seamless, culturally competent care experience that respects the members' preferences and needs. Will follow processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA). Other job duties as assigned Use your skills to make an impact   Required Qualifications Active Illinois licensed LCSW, LMFT or LCPC (No provisional licenses) Must reside in Illinois or a border state Minimum of 2 years of post-degree clinical experience in behavioral health setting Case management experience working with complex SMI, SUD, SED population Ability to travel to region-based facilities and homes for face-to-face assessments. This role is considered patient-facing and is a part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB. This role is part of Humana’s Driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver’s license and proof of personal vehicle liability insurance with at least