Job Description: Summary: Conducts case management program activities in accordance with departmental, corporate, NYS Department of Health (DOH), Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), Federal Employee Program (FEP) and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) accreditation standards, as appropriate to the member's case assignment. Uses a systematic approach to identify members meeting program criteria; assessing for opportunities to educate, support, coach, coordinate care and review treatment options, through collaboration with providers and community-based resources.
Participates in a cross functional, multi-disciplinary team to identify and implement member-centric interventions to ensure optimal and cost-effective health outcomes. Collaborates with interdisciplinary care team to develop a comprehensive care plan to identify key strategic interventions to address member's needs, health goals and mitigate health care cost drivers.
Essential Accountabilities: Level I
- Handles physical health member clinical management programs.
- Maintains knowledge of current Case Management Society of America (CMSA) Standards, NCQA Standards, Case Management Program activities, and performs the activities as directed by departmental policy and leadership, current NYS DOH, CMS regulations and standards if managing members of Medicare programs, and other regulatory requirements as applicable.
- Carries out job responsibilities in accordance with departmental, corporate, state, federal and accreditation standards, as well as licensure, certification and scope of practice requirements for each specific health-related field/specialty.
- Maintains confidentiality and conducts information management procedures per corporate and departmental policy.
- Implements the Case Management Process per department policies, procedures and guidelines. The process includes case identification, case opening, member assessment, education and support intervention opportunities, developing care plans, conducting member-centric interventions, measuring member outcomes during re-assessment, case closure, and case reviews.
- Screens members that fall within the defined populations served, referred to the department, either by data analysis or by internal or external referral sources. Applies case management criteria and professional clinical judgment to determine a member's appropriateness for case management services.
- Initiates case management, as outlined in the Case Management Program Description. Opens appropriate cases timely and effectively. Using motivational interviewing, assures essential information relating to case management is disclosed to members, thus increasing the opportunity for success in meeting member health goals.
- Works in collaboration with members' physicians and other health care providers to assess the needs of the member, facilitate development of an interdisciplinary care plan, coordinates services, evaluates effectiveness of services and modifies the member care plan as necessary. Maintains positive working relationships within this arena.
- Assesses member/caregiver knowledge of his/her illness and initiates appropriate education interventions to address knowledge deficits.
- Collaborates with member/caregiver to determine specific objectives, goals and actions to address member needs and barriers to meeting health goals identified during assessment.
- Provides appropriate resources and assistance to members with regards to managing their health across the continuum of care. Maintains updated information related to appropriate community resources and serves as a source of information for providers and other members of the healthcare team. Acts as a liaison between providers and community resources.
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