HealthPartners is currently hiring for Behavioral Health Case Manager. We are a nonprofit integrated care delivery and financing system based in Bloomington, MN. At HealthPartners, you’ll find a culture where we live our values of excellence, compassion, integrity, and partnership. By working together, we will improve health and well-being, create exceptional experiences for those we serve and make care and coverage more affordable. We seek colleagues who wish to help advance diversity, equity and inclusion and foster an environment where everyone feels welcome, included, and valued.

ACCOUNTABILITIES: (Key roles, responsibilities & functions for this position)
(For supervisory position - indicate positions/departments supervised)

Member Focus

• Ensures all activities are member-focused and individualized, resulting in personalized attention to each patient’s unique needs.
• Identifies interventions and resources to assist member reaching personal health related goals.
• Identifies patterns and episodes of care that are predictive of future needs and services.

Integration

• Integrates clinical and psychosocial information for case identification and individual patient assessment to develop action-oriented and time-specific planning and implementation of appropriate interventions.
• Facilitates integration of patient care by encouragement of effective communications between patients, families, providers, health plan and care system programs, and community-based services.
• Adheres to policy and procedure in daily activities.
• Coordinates service coverage with appropriate funding sources when indicated.

Communication

• Effectively and routinely communicates with patients, families, physicians and health care team members to facilitate successful collaboration resulting in high levels of member/patient/family/provider satisfaction.
• Provides regular reporting of member outcomes to behavioral health leadership according to defined process.
• Identifies and promptly reports potentially adverse situations to department leadership.
• Identifies and promptly reports high cost cases for reinsurance.
• Maintains confidentiality of information in accordance with department and corporate policies.

Relationships and Team Building

• Establishes and maintains good working relationships within the Behavioral Health Improvement and Operations Department, with other HealthPartners Departments, and with other health team participants.
• Supports other team members in achieving patient centered goals.
• Assists supervisor in maintaining a cohesive team by contributing to a collaborative, respectful, and diverse environment.
• Participates in and contributes to appropriate departmental and/or organizational meetings.
• Acts as a liaison between internal customers, Marketing, Sales, Claims and Member Services to resolve systems/process issues.

Technology

• Maintains knowledge of and effectively uses automated applications and systems.
• Identifies deficits in technological literacy and seeks appropriate training under guidance of supervisor.
• Maintains maximum individual productivity through proficient use of automated systems.

Personal Development

• Participates in ongoing independent study and education-related professional activities to maintain and increase knowledge in the areas of case management, patient care services, and benefit packages for development of effective case management skills.
• Demonstrates responsiveness to and appreciation of constructive feedback and recommendations for personal growth and development.
• Maintains current, active Minnesota licensure.

Other Duties

• Willingly participates in various committees, task forces, projects, and quality improvement teams, as needed and assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: (Minimum qualifications needed for this position)

• Licensed in Minnesota as LICSW, RN or Psychologist, Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years clinical practice experience; minimum of 3 years relevant utilization review, discharge planning, or case management experience; and current clinical knowledge.
• Demonstrated effective, clinical judgement and skills.
• Demonstrated skill and experience in effectively collaborating with care team members, using a high level of expertise in written, oral and interpersonal communication.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of QI, UM, benefit plans fiscal management, and various payment methodologies preferred. Understanding of healthcare and/or HMO industry.
• Demonstrated skill in effective use and management of automated medical management systems.
• Demonstrated flexibility, organization, and appropriate decision-making under challenging situations.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple assignments within workload.
• Ability to deal with change and ambiguity.

DECISION-MAKING: (What rules or precedents limit the activities and authority of this position? What types of problems or decisions are referred to the supervisor?)

• Makes independent decisions within the scope of this position’s accountabilities and determines the need for and the timing of consultation with behavioral health leadership.
• Uses sound judgement, organizational knowledge, industry knowledge, and common sense in determining appropriate alternatives for members/patients/families, consulting with leadership and/or Medical Director, when indicated.
• Utilizes the member contract coverage policy on-line benefits, level of care guidelines and Member or Claims Services on-line policies and procedures.
• Makes recommendations to leadership regarding policy development needs and/or changes.

MAJOR CHALLENGES:

• Maintaining member focus in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Influencing team members and colleagues to work collaboratively in achieving the goals and objectives of the department.
• Maintaining timely, comprehensive reviews with concise documentation of pertinent facts, decisions and rationale.
• Maintaining appropriate use of supervisory and consultation resources

HealthPartners is recognized nationally for providing outstanding care and experience for patients and members. We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. For more information and to apply go to www.healthpartners.com/careers and search for Job ID #69827.

Additional Information:

“Candidates with the following licensures will also be accepted for this position: LPCC, LMFT, and
LADC licensures.”