About the position
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. Wellness Coordinators function in a non-clinical capacity responsible for providing care coordination or administrative support to members with behavioral health and substance abuse needs. Wellness Coordinators will be a primary care navigator by locating and engage members, screening for and identifying gaps in care, addressing SDOH needs and developing individual care plans to overcome barriers to access to care. Wellness Coordinators will also provide administrative support to the Behavioral Health Case Management department through assigning referrals, providing chart summaries and verification of member demographics.
Responsibilities
- Wellness Coordinators work in an inbound member queue
- Documentation in multiple electronic documentation systems
- Coordinate information to clinical team partners
- Provide behavioral health benefit education
- Contact members to screen for and identify gaps in care
- Provide network referrals and appropriate community resources to help the member engage with mental health and substance use treatment
- Administrative support
Requirements
- High School education
- 2+ years of managed care or call center experience
- Familiarity with working on computers
Nice-to-haves
- 3+ years of experience in Medical/Behavioral health setting (i.e. hospital, managed care organization, or joint medical/behavioral outpatient practice)
- Casework experience at hospitals, social service agencies or community mental health centers
- Dual diagnosis experience with mental health and substance abuse
- Experience working in an environment that required coordination of benefits and utilization of multiple groups and resources for patients
- Working knowledge of community-based resources and services
- Demonstrated creative problem-solving skills with the ability to use community and network resources to meet members' needs
- Demonstrated initiative in achieving individual, team, and organizational goals and objectives
Benefits
- Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
- Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
- Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
- 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Education Reimbursement
- Employee Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)
