Behavioral Health Assess And Triage Care Advocate - Telecommute

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond counseling services and verified referrals to behavioral health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us and help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)Are you an independently licensed mental health professional with background in insurance/managed care industry? Are you a clinician who has worked in a mental health or chemical dependency role in direct service or utilization review? Bring your clinical experience to a rewarding position on a fast - paced, supportive team. We're looking for a clinically curious, passionate, dedicated professional to fill a telephonic - based care advocacy role. Apply today! If you live in California or Arizona, you'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* as you take on some tough challenges. ***Schedule*** Tuesday - Saturday or Sunday - Thursday
Primary Responsibilities:

• Focus on psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment for members
• Complete assessments to determine appropriate levels of care
• Obtain information from members on outpatient requests for treatment
• Determine if additional clinical treatment sessions are needed
• Administer benefits and review treatment plans
• Coordinate benefits and transitions between various areas of care
• Identify ways to add value to treatment plans and consulting with facility staff or outpatient care providers on those ideas

What makes your clinical career greater with UnitedHealth Group? You can improve the health of others and help heal the health care system. You can work with in an incredible team culture; a clinical and business collaboration that is learning and evolving every day. And, when you contribute, you'll open doors for yourself that simply do not exist in any other organization, anywhere.

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, or Licensed Ph.D., or an RN with 2 or more years of experience in behavioral health
• Licenses must be independent, active, and unrestricted
• 2+ years experience in a related mental health environment
• Proficient Microsoft skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Crisis management, substance abuse and mental health background
• Home office set up with access to high speed internet services
• Ability to talk on phone and navigate through computer screens simultaneously
• Distraction-free space in home for home office
• Access to high speed internet

Preferred Qualifications:

• Facility - based experience (inpatient, residential, partial, iop)
• 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 members
• A background working with various age groups
• Prior call center experience

If the hired individual resides in Florida (office based or telecommuting) this position requires the AHCA Level II background check (fingerprinting) by the State of Florida for all clinicians that have direct face to face contact with members OR employees who will have access to confidential patient data and will require renewal every five years. Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health - related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
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.
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