Care Manager, RN - Health Access, ECM, Palm Desert (Remote with field work)

Overview

What you can expect! 

 

Find joy in serving others with IEHP! We welcome you to join us in “healing and inspiring the human spirit” and to pivot from a “job” opportunity to an authentic experience!

 

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.

Additional Benefits

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.

• Competitive salary
• State of the art fitness center on-site
• Medical Insurance with Dental and Vision
• Life, short-term, and long-term disability options
• Career advancement opportunities and professional development
• Wellness programs that promote a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible Spending Account – Health Care/Childcare
• CalPERS retirement
• 457(b) option with a contribution match
• Paid life insurance for employees
• Pet care insurance

Key Responsibilities

• Exercise independent clinical judgment and strategic planning in managing a caseload of members with medical needs according to department processes and procedures. Recommend care coordination strategies for members, including but not limited to:
  • Utilize clinical tools and metrics (i.e., brief medical interventions) as necessary to inform interventions, manage caseloads, and escalate high-risk cases appropriately.
  • Engage with members, both in-person and on the phone, in a manner that utilizes evidence-based approaches (such as Motivational Interviewing) that promotes collaboration between the member and his or her medical/behavioral team, as well as improving the member’s ability to manage and control their whole health.
  • Conduct comprehensive, holistic assessment according to the scope of the RN license.
  • Assimilate assessment information into an individualized care plan (ICP), communicate ICP with members, approved family or caregiver, and other members of the care team.
  • Lead inter/transdisciplinary care team meetings to share information, update and inform care plan
  • Coordinate with internal and external health partners to support Members comprehensive care needs
  • Participate and lead care transition plan responsibilities
  • Assist with the coordination of medical and behavioral health access issues with PCP offices, specialists, and ancillary services.
• Coordinate care for members with complex medical and social needs, including across th