What you can expect!
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Reporting to Health Access Enhanced Care Management Department Leadership, this position is responsible for working effectively with the Health Access Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Care Coordination team, members and families, other professionals, and the designated healthcare care organization (HCO) medical team to provide high quality, effective care management to IEHP members. This position focuses on a person-centered model of care which takes in to account the member's medical, behavioral, and social needs. This position provides high quality, effective care management to IEHP members ensuring coordinated continuous care.
Care Management is broadly defined, and can include outreach and engagement to members, engaging members in skilled therapeutic interactions to promote health behaviors, other behavioral health interventions within scope, coordination of care, resource linkages, working with other professionals, and organizations in the community to ensure quality of care for members, seamless transitions of care, and facilitating the right care and the right time for the member. As a licensed clinician, this position provides clinical expertise, clinical leadership, and clinical oversight in a variety of ways within the Enhanced Care Management program. This position, like all positions within the HA ECM team, is expected to model behavioral health principles of relationship-based care, as well engage in promoting education and understanding of behavioral health and its importance in whole health, to those within IEHP and in the community.
This is a field-based position in which Care Team Members will meet with our highest risk/high utilizer population face to face, per member's consent. The individual in this position is to utilize their clinical expertise to support and engage members to promote positive health behaviors, assist with coordination of care, provided resource linkages, and collaborate with other Team Members within their care team, as well as external partners, to ensure a seamless transition of care experience.
Commitment to Quality: The IEHP Team is committed to incorporate IEHP's Quality Program goals including, but not limited to, HEDIS, CAHPS, and NCQA Accreditation.
Perks
IEHP is not only committed to healing and inspiring the human spirit of our Members, but we also aim to match our team members with the same energy by providing prime benefits and more.
Education & Requirements
Three (3) or more years of care management experience in a health care delivery setting required. Experience working successfully within a team, and experience in developing and maintaining effective relationships with both clients and coworkers is mandatory
Experience in a Managed Care setting preferred
Minimum of one (1) year clinical experience in an acute care facility, skilled nursing facility, home health or clinic setting preferred
Population of Focus Experience:
Adults, unaccompanied youth & children, and families experiencing homelessness
Adults, youth, and children who are at risk for avoidable hospital or ED care
Adults, youth, and children with serious mental health and/or substance use disorder needs
Adults living in the community and at risk for long-term care institutionalization
Adult nursing facility residents transitioning to the community
Children & youth enrolled in CCS or CCS Whole Child Model with additional needs beyond their CCS conditions
Children & youth involved in child welfare (foster care)
Adults & youth who are transitioning from incarceration
Pregnant & postpartum individuals; birth equity population of focus
Associate's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution required
Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution preferred
Possession of an active, unrestricted, and unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the California BRN required
Certified Case Manager (CCM) preferred
Key Qualifications
Must have a valid California Driver's license and valid automobile insurance. Must qualify and maintain driving record to drive company vehicles based on IEHP insurance standards of no more than three (3) points
Strong knowledge and in-depth understanding of:
Skill in evidenced based communication such as Motivational Interviewing, or similar empathy-based communication strategies
Understanding of and sensitivity to multi-cultural community
Self-management philosophies and practices, especially as they relate to chronic medical conditions
Awareness of the impact of unmitigated bias and judgement on health; commitment to addressing both
Bilingual (English/ "Target Language") preferred
Highly skilled interpersonally, with excellent relationship skills
Highly skilled in interpersonal communication, including resolving conflict with co-workers
Skillful in informally and formally sharing expertise
Must have skills to tolerate, manage and make effective use of a high level of ambiguity around new team models, new models of care, and new care management practices
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