Service Coordinator I
Posted on: 29 Jan 2021
Burr Ridge, IL
Job Description
Position Purpose:
* Identify special needs members through the completion of health screens and other resources.
* Work with community outreach/member advocates to coordinate member care.
* Educate providers and community resources on program components and available support services.
* Educate members with special needs to foster compliance with program and positively impact outcomes.
* Conduct site visits as appropriate for programs and provide support to other special programs.
* Assist with modification and management of care plans under the direction of a Registered Nurse in conjunction with member, medical consenter or caregiver, Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) caseworker and family, if applicable, as well as the managing physician.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Health Services, Behavioral Science, or related field, or equivalent experience. 2+ years of experience in a managed care environment or working with people who have disabilities and/or with vulnerable populations who have chronic or complex conditions. Other state specific requirements may apply.
Licenses/Certifications: LPN, LVN or LCSW preferred
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Centene
St Louis, MO
Centene Corporation operates as a diversified and multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured individuals in the United States. The company’s Managed Care segment offers health plan coverage to individuals through government subsidized programs, including Medicaid, the State children’s health insurance program, long-term services and support, foster care, and medicare-medicaid plans, which covers dually eligible individuals, as well as aged, blind, or disabled programs. Its health plans include primary and specialty physician care, inpatient and outpatient hospital care, emergency and urgent care, prenatal care, laboratory and X-ray, home-based primary care, transportation assistance, vision care, dental care, telehealth, immunization, specialty pharmacy, therapy, social work, nurse advisory, and care coordination services, as well as prescriptions, limited over-the-counter drugs, medical equipment, and behavioral health and abuse services.
This segment also offers various individual, small group, and large group commercial healthcare products to employers and directly to members in the Managed Care segment.Its Specialty Services segment provides pharmacy benefits management services; health, triage, wellness, and disease management services; and vision and dental, and management services, as well as care management software that automate the clinical, administrative, and technical components of care management programs. This segment offers its services and products to state programs, correctional facilities, healthcare organizations, employer groups, and other commercial organizations. The company provides its services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, and ancillary providers. Centene Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees47, 300
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