Bring your drive for excellence, teamwork, and customer commitment to Independence. Join us as we renew and reimagine the future of health care. Together we will achieve our mission to enhance the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve.

The Autism Care Navigators provide support for families with children served by the IBX Autism Case Management team. The ACNs are responsible for serving as a single point of contact for families, ensuring accurate and viable referrals for diagnostic, ABA and other care, outreaching member families, screening for behavioral and medical care management needs, assessing for and providing community resources, educating members regarding benefits and authorization process, coordinating with Autism care managers to ensure support positive member experience, other responsibilities as assigned.

Hours: 9a-5:15p, occasionally covering until 6p

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide information to inbound members and providers callers regarding Autism, ABA , and other mental health and substance use disorder benefits, community resources, care management programs and services, policies and procedures
• Responsible for making outreach calls to member families to educate them around the Autism Case management program, screen for any care management or referrals, support program document collection, and coordinate with the care managers on member and family care needs,
• Collaborate with network providers to identify appropriate referrals for diagnostic, ABA and specialty care
• Provide follow up calls to support appropriate information needed for authorization process
• Coordinates with lead Autism care managers to address identified member and family care needs including attending rounds and team meetings.
• Promote quality service delivery and effective care transitions planning for optimal member health outcomes
• Coordinate with Network Operations staff to facilitate access to providers in the Member's area
• Facilitate communications including manual letters and faxes to members and providers to support department needs
• Promotes quality service delivery and reducing the burden member families face in dealing with a long-term disability
• Provides administrative support services to clinical staff and in support of coordinated care and positive care outcomes such as building cases in system to begin Utilization Management process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology or related healthcare field and three (3) or more years of experience in a health care, or managed care setting
• Strong computer and keyboarding skills (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and data processing), including the ability to document while simultaneously while taking information over the phone
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Excellent assessment and engagement skills
• Basic understanding of diagnostic requirements
• Ability to make referrals for testing
• Basic understanding of medical comorbidities
• Familiar with behavioral health/medical terminology

PREFERRED

• Bachelor's degree and five (5) or more years of experience in a health care, managed care setting
• Experience working with members with autism or other developmental disabilities and their families
• Bilingual (English and Spanish)

KEY ATTRIBUTES

• Self-motivated and the ability to assume a collaborative role in ensuring that all objectives are met
• Ability to work independently to meet team objectives/goals
• Professional demeanor in response to all situations regardless of the nature or circumstances of the situation
• Able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Ability to work within a collaborative, team-oriented environment

Fully Remote:

This role is designated by Independence as fully remote. The incumbent will not be required to report to one of Independences physical office locations to perform the work. However, the work must be performed in the Tri-State Area of Delaware, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania.

IBX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or disability.

Must have an Android or iOS device which is compatible with the free Microsoft Authenticator app.

Remote

Skills:
Accredited Business Accountants (ABA), Address Management, Administrative Skills, Adobe Acrobat, Autism, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Clinical Support, Communication Skills, Customer Experience, Customer Support/Service, Data Processing, Developmental Disabilities, English Language, Fax Machines, Healthcare, Interpersonal Skills, Managed Care, Medical Terminology, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Multilingual, Multitasking, Network Administration/Management, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Service Delivery, Social Work, Spanish Language, Support Documentation, Team Player, Typing, Utilization Management, Writing Skills

About the Company:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), we provide business strategy, technical support and consulting expertise to 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation, employing more than 1,000 of the best strategic thinkers in the industry. We are a Brand manager that sets quality control standards for the 36 independent companies that use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brands, and we serve as a trade association that represents these Blue companies. It is through our involvement that the Blues companies share a united vision and strategy while also benefiting from the local strength of all member companies.

Company Size:
2,000 to 2,499 employees

Industry:
Insurance

Founded:
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