Wellness & Recovery Specialist - Louisiana

Overview

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Position Title: Wellness & Recovery Specialist - Louisiana

Job Description: Wellness and Recovery Specialist

Location: Virtual:
This role enables associate to work virtually full-time, with the exception of required in-person training sessions, providing maximum flexibility and autonomy. This approach promotes productivity, supports work-life integration, and ensures essential face-to-face onboarding and skill development.
This is a virtual position but employee must reside in the state of Louisiana.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Wellness and Recovery Specialist is responsible for care coordination and/or care management activities focused on the Wellness and Recovery of members.

How you will make an impact:

• Responsible for coordinating and managing care activities with a focus on the wellness and recovery of members.
• Identifying opportunities to engage members and their families in forming a supportive recovery network.
• Developing and implementing onsite psychiatric discharge planning education at Recovery and Resiliency sites. The role collaborates with Stabilization Teams, advocating for members in discharge planning education, resolving barriers, and facilitating service transitions.
• Serves as a resource for staff with decision-making and problem-solving.
• Initiating and maintaining contact with assigned individuals and providers to assess members  responses to services.

• Requires an AA/AS and a minimum of 2 years of experience in health services or behavioral health, or a peer support services role, or a combination of education and experience providing an equivalent background.
• Peer Specialist Certification is required.

• Knowledge of care coordination and case management concepts is highly preferred.
• A BA/BS is preferred.

Job Level: Non-Management Non-Exempt

Workshift:

Job Family: MED >
Licensed/Certified - Other

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide…