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Care Coordinator II

Centene Corporation

FORT SMITH, ARFull-time$17.84–28.02/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$17.84–28.02/hr
Location
FORT SMITH, AR
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Driver's License

Job overview

The Care Coordinator II supports care management for members with behavioral health and developmental disability needs. The role engages members through phone outreach and home visits, coordinates services with healthcare and community partners, and documents care needs and plans. It is field-based, requires residence in Arkansas or a border city, and involves travel throughout Sebastian and Crawford counties.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Member OutreachCare CoordinationService AssessmentsMember RecordkeepingNeeds IdentificationReferral CoordinationMember Education

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED1+ Years Related ExperienceBachelor's in Social Science or Health-Related Field or High School Diploma With 1+ Years Care Coordination ExperienceDriver's LicenseChild and Adult Maltreatment CheckDrug ScreenArkansas or Border City Residency

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Business Area: Clinical & Care Management

Job Type: Full time

Position Purpose: Supports care management activities and the teams assigned to members to ensure services are delivered by the healthcare providers and partners and continuity of care/member satisfaction is achieved. Interacts with members by performing member outreach telephonically or through home-visits and documents the plan for care/services of activities.

Key Details: This is a field-based role supporting members with Behavioral Health (BH) and Developmental Disabilities (DD) needs and must reside in Arkansas. Travel is required throughout Sebastian and Crawford counties.

  • Provides outreach to members via phone or home visits to engage members and discuss care plan/service plan including next steps, resources, questions or concerns related to recommended care, and ongoing education for the member throughout care/service, as appropriate

  • Coordinates care activities based on the care plan/service plan and works with healthcare and community providers and partners, and members/caregivers to accommodate changes or progress, as needed

  • Serves as support on various member and/or provider inquiries, requests, or concerns related to care plan/service plan

  • Communicates with care managers, practitioners, and others as needed to facilitate member services and to ensure continuity of care/service

  • May support performing service assessments/screenings for members and documenting the member’s care needs

  • Supports documenting and maintaining member records in accordance with state and regulatory requirements and distribution to providers as needed

  • Follows standards of practice and policies compliant with contractual requirements and regulatory guidelines and standards

  • Ability to identify needs and make referrals to Care Manager, community based organizations, and Disease Manager

  • Provide education on benefits and resources available

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

  • Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience: Requires a High School diploma or GED.

Requires 1 – 2 years of related experience

License/Certification:

  • For Arkansas Total Care plan - Bachelor's degree in social science/health-related field or a high school diploma with at least one (1) year of experience coordinating care for developmentally or intellectually disabled clients or behavioral health clients. This position is designated as safety sensitive in Arkansas and requires a driver's license, child and adult maltreatment check (before hire and recurring), and a drug screen (at time of hire and recurring). Must reside in AR or border city. Travel: 30%. required

Pay Range: $17.84 - $28.02 per hour

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

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

How this job compares

Set against the 1,285 open Care Coordination jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$17.84–28.02/hr
  • US median$24–47/hr744 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $22.93/hr, is 35% below the US median midpoint ($35/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Care Coordination hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 11 open Care Coordination jobs in Arkansas and 1,285 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Care Coordination postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 1,035 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 402 of the 1,285 open Care Coordination jobs (31%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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