Field-Based Behavioral Health Care Advocate in State of Louisiana
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Shreveport
Posted on: September 29, 2024
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Job Description:
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by
technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The
work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by
connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and
resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a
culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers,
comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come
make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance
health equity on a global scale. Join us to start -Caring.
Connecting. Growing together. -
You have high standards. So do we. Here at UnitedHealth Group, this
includes offering an innovative new standard for care management.
It goes beyond counseling services and verified referrals to
programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. That means
you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on a huge scale - as
part of an incredible team culture that's defining the future of
behavioral health care.
The goal of the -Field-Based Behavioral Health Care Advocate
(Shreveport and Bossier City, LA vicinity) -role is to help
individuals live their lives to the fullest by promoting recovery
and resiliency via coordination and collaboration with multiple
internal and external partners including consumers and their
families/caregivers, medical, behavioral health, and clinical
network teams. Field Care Advocates work with complex and high-risk
needs with a goal of engaging the consumer in the treatment
process, decreasing their reliance on higher levels of care,
helping them to access appropriate community services, and
assisting them in improving community tenure.
Field-based Behavioral Health Care Advocate is needed in this area.
You will be in the field up to 50% of the time visiting members in
their homes, hospitals, and local facilities.
Primary Responsibilities:
Provide case management to members to assess for and find solutions
to obstacles to care
Link members to healthcare providers and community supports
Work with members via telephone and face to face contacts to
address healthcare needs
Provide field visits to members who have been admitted to
behavioral health hospitals
Meet with members in the hospital and their home
Assist inpatient behavioral treatment team with discharge
planning
Collaborate treatment plans with outpatient providers
Assist the member with transitioning back into the community
following an out of home placement
Work with members to assist with getting their medications filled,
making follow up appointments and arranging transportation to
medical appointments
Explain behavioral health insurance benefits and what behavioral
health services are available
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an
environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on
what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide
development for other roles you may be interested in.Required
Qualifications:
Licensed Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or
Marriage or Family Counseling. License must be clinically
independent (i.e., LCSW, LMFT, LPC), active and unrestricted in the
state of LA
Residency and clinical licensure in Louisiana
2+ years of experience in a related mental health setting
Computer / typing proficiency to enter / retrieve data in
electronic clinical records; experience with email, internet
research, use of online calendars and other software
applications
Access to high-speed internet from home and a dedicated
workspace
Reliable transportation and the ability to travel as needed within
the designated service delivery area on a needed basis
Willing or ability to be in the field up to 50% of the time in the
territory listed
Preferred Qualifications:
BH Field experience (client's home, mental health rehab facility,
etc.)
Dual diagnosis experience with mental health and substance
abuse
Experience in a community mental health rehab setting
Experience working in a behavioral health hospital -
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At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier
lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We
believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location
and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life.
Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good
health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color,
historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We
are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and
enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health
disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority
reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information,
or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. -
#RPO #Red
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