City/State

Lynchburg, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara Health Plans is hiring a Care Coordinator in Farmville, Amelia Court House, Nottoway Court House, Dillwyn, Lunenburg, Chase City, Victoria and Cumberland VA!

Status: Full-time position (40 hours/week)

Standard working hours: 8am to 5pm EST, MF

This position requires both in-person/face-to-face assessments and remote telephonic assessments for members with Serious Mental Illnesses, Serious Emotional Disturbances (ages 2+) and Substance Abuse Disorders!

Location: Applicants must be in Farmville, Amelia Court House, Nottoway Court House, Dillwyn, Lunenburg, Chase City, Victoria and Cumberland VA! Travel may include up to 90 minutes one way.  

Job responsibilities:

Performs a variety of casework duties and provides case management services to patients, families, and designated caregivers. Must develop, participate and monitor multidisciplinary collaboration of services to patients where appropriate. Assist adult patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties associated with medical condition up to and including at time of terminal illnesses.

Education:

• Must possess a degree in Health & Human Services or one of the following related Fields:

-Art Therapy
-Behavioral Sciences
-Child Development
-Cognitive Sciences
-Community Mental Health Counseling (MH, Vocational, Pastoral, etc.)
-Counselor Education
-Early Childhood Development
-Educational Psychology
-Gerontology
-Healthcare Administration
-Human Development
-Human Services
-Marriage and Family Therapy
-Music Therapy
-Nursing
-Pharmacy
-Psychiatric Rehabilitation
-Psychology
-Rehabilitation Counseling
-Social Work
-Sociology
-Special Education
-Speech Therapy
-Therapeutic Recreation
-Vocational Rehabilitation

All degrees must be from schools that are listed as accredited on the U.S. Department of Education College Accreditation database found on the U.S. Department of Education website. Schools that are not listed on the database do not meet the standard as accredited. Degrees that have been obtained from schools outside the United States will be reviewed individually.

Certification/Licensure:

• None required

Experience:

• Long Term Care- 1 year (required)
• Health Plan- 1 year; Medicaid- 1 year (preferred)
• At least one year of mental health experience (preferred)

 

Keywords: Talroo – Health Plan ,Care Coordination, Human Services, Community Health, Health Education, Long Term Care, Health Plan, Medicaid, Social Work, Therapy, Counseling, Psychology, Serious Mental Illnesses, Serious Emotional Disturbances, Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health, Behavioral Health

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.