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Senior Care Manager (RN)

Centene · WA · Remote available · $75,300–$135,400 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 19, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This role supports MHS Health Wisconsin members with high behavioral health acuity. Tell me about your experience with that population.

What they are checking: Whether their licensed clinical background fits complex behavioral health and social needs.

How do you build a care plan with a member who has different priorities than you do?

What they are checking: Whether they practice person-centered care and let the member lead where possible.

Tell me about a time you coordinated care across mental health providers, primary care and social services.

What they are checking: Their ability to bring separate systems together around one member.

As a senior care manager, how would you support less experienced colleagues?

What they are checking: Their readiness to mentor and serve as a resource on a team.

What does managed care experience teach you that you can't learn in a clinic setting?

What they are checking: Whether they understand benefits, authorizations and plan resources, which the posting values.

What would you do

A member stops answering your calls after a hospitalization. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they persist with outreach and use other contacts and resources to reconnect.

How do you handle a crisis call from a member who expresses thoughts of suicide?

What they are checking: Whether they follow safety protocols calmly and use their clinical training under pressure.

How do you split your time when about half of your work is field visits and half is remote?

What they are checking: Their organization in a hybrid role with both visits and documentation demands.

About the work

How do programs like SSI and TANF affect the members you'd be serving?

What they are checking: Their knowledge of public benefits that shape members' stability and eligibility.

Walk me through a home visit in Milwaukee with a member who has serious mental illness and unstable housing.

What they are checking: How they assess safety, needs and priorities in a real-world setting.

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The full job description

As published by Centene.

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. This is a remote position. Hours are M-F 8:00 am-5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). WA State RN Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure required. Position Purpose: Assesses, plans, and implements complex care management activities based on member activities to enable quality, cost-effective healthcare outcomes. Develops a personalized care plan / service plan for care members, addresses issues, and educates members and their families/care givers on services and benefit options available to receive appropriate high-quality care. • Develops and continuously assesses ongoing care plans / service plans and collaborates with providers to identify providers, specialist, and/or community resources needed to address member's unmet needs • Coordinates and manages as appropriate between the member and/or family/caregivers and the care provider team to ensure members are receiving adequate and appropriate person-centered care or services • Monitors care plans / service plans and/or member status, change in condition, and progress towards care plan / service plan goals; collaborate with member, caregivers, and appropriate providers to revise or update care plan / service plan as necessary to meet the member's goals / unmet needs • May identify problems/barriers for care management and appropriate care management interventions for escalated cases • Reviews member data to identify trends and improve operating performance and quality care in accordance with state and federal regulations • Reviews referrals information and intake assessments to develop appropriate care plans/service plans • May perform telephonic, digital, home and/or other site outreach to assess member needs and collaborate with resources • Collaborates with healthcare providers as appropriate to facilitate member services and/or treatments and determine a revised care plan for member if needed • Collects, documents, and maintains all member information and care management activities to ensure compliance with current state, federal, and third-party payer regulators • Provides and/or facilitates education to members and their families/caregivers on disease processes, resolving care gaps, healthcare provider instructions, care options, referrals, and healthcare benefits • Partners with leadership team to improve and enhance care and quality delivery for members in a cost-effective manner • May precept clinical new hires by fostering and building core skills, coaching and facilitating their growth, and guiding through the onboarding process to upskill readiness ​ • Provides guidance and support to clinical new hires/preceptees in navigating within a Managed Care Organization (MCO) and provides coaching and shadowing opportunities to bridge gap between classroom training and field practice​ • Engages and assists New Hire/Preceptee during onboarding journey including responsibility for completing competency check points ensuring readiness for Service Coordination success • Engages in a collaborative and ongoing process with People Leaders and cross functional teams to measure and monitor readiness • Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by people leader to meet business needs • Performs other duties as assigned. • Complies with all policies and standards. Education/Experience: Requires a Degree from an Accredited School or Nursing or a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and 4 – 6 years of related experience. License/Certification: • RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure required This is a remote position. Hours are M-F 8:00 am-5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). WA State RN Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure required. Pay Range: $75,300.00 - $135,400.00 per year 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 , including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility. 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. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

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