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The Behavioral Medical Director at Centene assists the Chief Medical Director in directing and coordinating medical management, quality improvement, and credentialing functions for the business unit. This role provides medical leadership for utilization management, cost containment, and medical quality improvement activities, performs medical review activities, supports performance improvement initiatives, and collaborates with clinical teams to optimize outcomes for high-risk patients.
About Centene
Centene Corporation is a leading healthcare enterprise in the United States, specializing in managed healthcare products and services primarily through Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial offerings. The company operates on a global scale, aiming to improve health outcomes for underserved populations by providing comprehensive managed care plans that include medical, behavioral, and specialty services. With a significant presence in over 30 states and strategic developments like the acquisition of WellCare Health Plans, Centene continues to grow and innovate in the healthcare industry.
You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members as a clinical professional on our Medical Management/Health Services team. Centene is a diversified, national organization offering competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
Position Purpose: Assist the Chief Medical Director to direct and coordinate the medical management, quality improvement and credentialing functions for the business unit.
Education/Experience: Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy. Utilization Management experience and knowledge of quality accreditation standards preferred. Actively practices medicine. Course work in the areas of Health Administration, Health Financing, Insurance, and/or Personnel Management is advantageous. Experience treating or managing care for a culturally diverse population preferred.
License/Certifications For Behavioral Health only: Board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, (Certification in Psychiatry specialty Is required). Addictions and/or child training, preferred . Current state license as a MD or DO without restrictions, limitations, or sanctions from government programs.
Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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