Excellus Health Plan Inc.
Long Term Care Benefits Planner I/II - 006931 (Project Management)
PLEASE NOTE: With limited exceptions, our company is requiring all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 1, 2022. We also currently mandate vaccinations for employees who enter our buildings. Please keep this in mind when applying for positions at our organization.
Under the direction of the Manager of LTC Benefits, the LTC Benefits Planner (Personal Care Advisor) has the responsibility of evaluating and managing those Insureds that are accessing their benefits based on their need for long-term care services. This includes ongoing evaluation of the Insured's eligibility for benefits, appropriateness of the plan of care, coordination of other insurance policies/providers, documentation and communication with Insured, Insured's family, care providers, and adjudication of the claims. All work is directed under the terms and conditions of the various individual insurance contracts. Our ideal candidate will have an RN, BSW or MSW and have experience in both clinical and administrative type work.
All Levels
Level II – performs similar functions as Level I and can be differentiated as follows:
Minimum Qualifications
NOTE: We include multiple levels of classification differentiated by demonstrated knowledge, skills, and the ability to manage increasingly independent and/or complex assignments, broader responsibility, additional decision making, and in some cases, becoming a resource to others. In addition to using this differentiated approach to place new hires, it also provides guideposts for employee development and promotional opportunities.
RN or social worker with a minimum of three years combined experience in insurance and/or a clinical setting. Alternatively, Bachelor's degree with a minimum of five years combined experience in insurance and/or clinical setting, or Bachelor's degree with a minimum of two years' experience in long term care insurance claims processing.
Pace is consistently fast, consistently variable tasks, very high level of interpersonal interaction, high problem-solving abilities, physical demands primarily sitting, talking, hearing, full use of visual fields and color discrimination, and fine finger motion.
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The Lifetime Healthcare Companies aims to attract the best talent from diverse socioeconomic, cultural and experiential backgrounds, to diversify our workforce and best reflect the communities we serve.
Our mission is to foster an environment where diversity and inclusion are explicitly recognized as fundamental parts of our organizational culture. We believe that diversity of thought and background drives innovation which enables us to provide leading-edge healthcare insurance and services. With that mission in mind, we recruit the best candidates from all communities, to diversify and strengthen our workforce.
OUR COMPANY CULTURE:
Employees are united by our Lifetime Way Values & Behaviors that include compassion, pride, excellence, innovation and having fun! We aim to be an employer of choice by valuing workforce diversity, innovative thinking, employee development, and by offering competitive compensation and benefits.
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Non Manager