Care Management Associate
at CVS Health
Posted: 1-16-2025
Remote
Sales
$63,481/year
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EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
Tuition Reimbursement
OTHER BENEFITS
Healthcare, 401 K Retirement Plan, Career Development
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
Tuition Reimbursement
OTHER BENEFITS
Healthcare, 401 K Retirement Plan, Career Development
About this Career
General and Operations Managers
Skills
Customer Service, Effective Communication, Research, Taking Messages, Case Management, Microsoft Word, Utilization Management, Medical Research, Care Management, Communication, Computer Literacy, Call Center Experience, Organizational Skills, Triage, Coordinating, Medical Terminology, Medical Assistance, Quality Management, Medical Management, Risk Management
Job Description
Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand
We encourage you to discuss your career goals and interest in a new role with your leader. Should you be considered for a new role, a notification will be sent to your current leader during the selection process.
The Care Management Associate (CMA) supports comprehensive coordination of medical services that include intake and outgoing calls for medical services. We work closely with both case management team and utilization management team.
The Care Management Associate will review eligibility and benefits and open pre-certification cases and either approve or send to nursing staff for review.
Additional responsibilities to include but not limited to the following
- with heart at its center
- our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.
- Position Summary
- Thank you for your interest in furthering your career with CVS Health.
We encourage you to discuss your career goals and interest in a new role with your leader. Should you be considered for a new role, a notification will be sent to your current leader during the selection process.
Note:
If you are a contractor or external consultant and have reached this page, please logout of this internal employee Career Site and apply via the CVS Careers Page.- Position Summary
- This position is fully remote and employees can work from any state but must work the hours stated below in Arizona time zone.
Normal Working Hours:
5 days a week/8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Arizona Time zone.The Care Management Associate (CMA) supports comprehensive coordination of medical services that include intake and outgoing calls for medical services. We work closely with both case management team and utilization management team.
The Care Management Associate will review eligibility and benefits and open pre-certification cases and either approve or send to nursing staff for review.
Additional responsibilities to include but not limited to the following
- Responsible for initial review and triage of Care Team tasks.
- Identifies principal reason for admission, facility, and member product to correctly apply intervention assessment tools.
- Screen patients using targeted intervention business rules and processes to identify needed medical services, make appropriate referrals to medical services staff and coordinate the required services in accordance with the benefit plan.
- Monitors non-targeted cases for entry of appropriate discharge date and disposition.
- Identifies and refers outlier cases (e.g., Length of Stay) to clinical staff.
- Identifies triggers for referral into Aetna's Case Management, Mixed Services, and other Specialty Programs.
- Utilizes Aetna systems to build, research and enter member information, as needed.
- Support the Development and Implementation of Care Plans.
- Coordinates and arranges for health care service delivery under the direction of nurse or medical director in the most appropriate setting at the most appropriate expense by identifying opportunities for the patient to utilize participating providers and services
- Promotes communication, both internally and externally to enhance effectiveness of medical management services (e.g., health care providers, and health care team members respectively)
- Performs non-medical research pertinent to the establishment, maintenance, and closure of open cases
- Provides support services to team members by answering telephone calls, taking messages, researching information, and assisting in solving problems.
- Adheres to Compliance with PM Policies and Regulatory Standards.
- Maintains accurate and complete documentation of required information that meets risk management, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
- Protects the confidentiality of member information and adheres to company policies regarding confidentiality.
- May assist in the research and resolution of claims payment issues.
- Supports the administration of the hospital care, case management and quality management processes in compliance with various laws and regulations, URAQ and/or NCQA standards, Case Management Society of America (CMSA) standards where applicable, while adhering to company policy and procedures. (\
- )•Required Qualifications•2 years' experience as a medical assistant, office assistant or related experience.
- Minimum of 6 months of call center experience required.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Effective communication, telephonic and organization skills.
- Familiarity with basic medical terminology and concepts used in care management.
- Strong customer service skills to coordinate service delivery including attention to customers, sensitivity to issues, proactive identification, and resolution of issues to promote positive outcomes for members.
- Computer literacy to navigate through Internal/external computer systems, including Excel and Microsoft Word.
- Education
- High School Diploma or equivalent GED
- Pay Range
- The typical pay range for this role is:$18.50
- $31.
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$38,480/yr
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