Care Manager Jobs in Kentucky
Care Manager jobs in Kentucky are in steady demand, with strong hiring concentrated in managed care, Medicaid waiver programs, and behavioral health services across the state. Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green are the busiest hiring markets, where large employers like Humana, Baptist Health, and Passport Health Plan consistently staff care management teams. The most sought-after specialties are utilization management, community-based case management, and behavioral health care coordination. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Job Summary
We are seeking a dedicated Contact Center Manager to join the Rotech Team. In this position, you will be tasked with combining established stand-alone Durable Medical Equipment (DME) processes for multiple product lines to efficiently build a new support team that will be tasked with patient engagement, sales, and order fulfillment. In this role, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Specialty Products Team, overseeing day-to-day operations and ensuring the department consistently achieves established operational, productivity, quality, financial, and customer experience objectives. The Contact Center Manager will use performance data and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive accountability, identify opportunities for process improvement, and implement strategies that enhance efficiency, support business growth, and deliver sustainable results.
The ideal candidate will be highly analytical, process-oriented, and comfortable managing a fast-paced operation. Since this team is expected to quickly grow, this individual must be able to translate operational data into actionable strategies, make staffing recommendations to ensure KPIs, SLAs, and communicated timelines are met, hold teams accountable to established standards, and continuously identify opportunities to improve performance.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Analyze operational challenges and provide leadership with data-driven recommendations to improve performance, efficiency, quality, and profitability.
- Communicate departmental results, challenges, and improvement initiatives to senior leadership on a regular basis.
- Develop and maintain reporting that provides leadership with clear visibility into departmental performance, trends, opportunities, and risks.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve processes, procedures, and workflows designed to increase efficiency, reduce errors, improve turnaround times, and enhance the overall customer experience.
- Establish, monitor, and maintain measurable department and employee performance standards aligned with company expectations.
- Evaluate staffing requirements based on workload, productivity, business growth, and operational demand; make recommendations regarding staffing levels and resource allocation.
- Handle full patient order life cycle from patient engagement, order/ticket creation, patient intake process for multiple product lines, ticket submission, insurance verification, and ticket submission.
- Hold employees and leadership team members accountable for meeting established productivity, quality, service, and performance expectations.
- Identify training and development needs and partner with leadership to implement targeted training and ongoing development plans.
- Lead initiatives designed to improve employee engagement, accountability, productivity, quality, and customer experience.
- Manage multiple omni-channel engagement methods( Voice, Email, Chat, & Text), ensuring timely response and resolutions to patient needs.
- Manage the hiring, onboarding, development, performance management, and retention of department employees.
- Monitor individual and team performance and provide timely coaching, feedback, recognition, and corrective action when appropriate.
- Partner with other departments, locations, vendors, and leadership teams to resolve operational issues and ensure Specialty Products processes are aligned across the organization.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Provide day-to-day operational leadership for multiple Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Specialty Products provided by Rotech Healthcare, ensuring departmental objectives, service levels, productivity, quality, and performance expectations are consistently achieved.
- Provide leadership and direction to direct reports while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high performance.
- Regularly review existing processes to identify unnecessary steps, bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation or workflow improvement.
- Review and analyze daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs to identify trends, performance gaps, operational risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Review marketing leads and ensures patients are being contacted via outbound sales calls according to established contact cadence, patient accounts are being properly notated, and orders are being created and fulfilled.
- Review word tracks or call script to ensure sales leads are being approached in a way to facilitate the sale.
- Serve as the primary operational leader for the Specialty Products Team and ensure the department is positioned to support current business needs and future growth.
- Use operational data and performance reporting to develop action plans and performance improvement strategies.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Leadership & Performance Expectations
- Collaborate effectively: Maintain strong communication with internal partners and leadership to ensure alignment and timely resolution of issues.
- Develop people: Build a high-performing team through coaching, development, recognition, and performance management.
- Drive accountability: Establish clear expectations and ensure employees and leaders are held accountable for results.
- Improve the process: Continuously challenge existing workflows and identify ways to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability.
- Lead the operation: Maintain strong day-to-day oversight of department activities and ensure priorities are executed effectively.
- Manage by the numbers: Consistently review KPIs and use data to identify trends, opportunities, and performance gaps.
- Think strategically: Anticipate operational needs and provide recommendations that support department growth and organizational objectives.
Employment is contingent on
- Background check (company-wide). Results will not be used automatically to disqualify individuals. Instead, the Company will conduct an individualized assessment that considers the duties of the position, the nature and timing of the offense, and any evidence of rehabilitation, in accordance with applicable laws.
- Drug screen (when applicable for the position)
- Compliance with healthcare facility credentialing process (when applicable for the position)
- Valid driver’s license in state of residence with a clean driving record (when applicable for the position)
- High school diploma or GED equivalent, required
- College degree, preferred
- Experience with customer service management, process management and project management, preferred
- Experience with medical equipment, preferred
- Four years of related work experience, preferred
- Four years of leadership experience, preferred
- Medical terminology, preferred
- Effectively communicate in English; both oral and written
- Interpret a variety of communications (verbal, non-verbal, written, listening and visual)
- Maintain confidentiality, discretion and caution when handling sensitive information
- Multi-task along with attention to detail
- Self-motivation, organized, time-management and deductive problem solving skills
- Work independently and as part of a team
- Email transmission and communication
- Internet navigation and research
- Microsoft applications; Outlook, Word and Excel
- Office equipment; fax machine, copier, printer, phone and computer and/or tablet
- Lift and carry office equipment at times
- Requires sitting, walking, standing, talking and listening
- Requires close vision to small print on computer and/or tablet and paperwork
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What Kentucky Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in care manager jobs across Kentucky.
- Active Kentucky licensure as a registered nurse, licensed clinical social worker, or licensed professional clinical counselor
- Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing, social work, or a related health services field
- Minimum two years of clinical or case management experience in a healthcare or managed care setting
- Knowledge of Kentucky Medicaid programs, managed care organizations, and community health resources
- Proficiency with care management platforms and electronic health record documentation systems
- Strong care coordination skills with ability to manage high caseloads across diverse patient populations
Care Manager Jobs in Kentucky: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a care manager in Kentucky?
Most care manager roles in Kentucky require an active state license in a clinical field, typically as a registered nurse through the Kentucky Board of Nursing or as a licensed clinical social worker through the Kentucky Board of Social Work. Employers also value the Certified Case Manager credential from the Commission for Case Manager Certification. A bachelor's degree in nursing or social work is the standard minimum, with a master's degree preferred for clinical or complex case roles.
Which companies hire care managers in Kentucky?
Employers hiring care managers in Kentucky right now include StepStone Family & Youth Services, Walmart, and KVC Health Systems, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Kentucky's managed care and Medicaid market means health plans, regional hospital systems, and community mental health centers are among the most consistent sources of care manager openings statewide.
Which Kentucky cities have the most care manager jobs?
Louisville, Lexington, and Henderson have the most care manager openings in Kentucky. Louisville drives the largest share of postings as the home base for major health plans and hospital networks, while Lexington's University of Kentucky Health System and regional behavioral health agencies account for strong demand, and Bowling Green's growing healthcare infrastructure supports a steady pipeline of community and clinical care manager roles.
Are there remote care manager jobs in Kentucky?
Yes, and care management has more remote options than many clinical roles because a significant portion of the work, including utilization review, telephonic care coordination, and documentation, can be done off-site. About 0% of care manager openings tied to Kentucky are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, with fully remote roles most common in utilization management and health plan-based positions rather than community or facility-based roles.
How can I get hired as a care manager in Kentucky with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is lateral movement from a direct clinical role such as a staff nurse, medical social worker, or discharge planner, since Kentucky hospitals and health plans routinely promote internally into care management. Large employers like Baptist Health and University of Kentucky HealthCare hire candidates with clinical licensure even without formal case management experience. Earning the Certified Case Manager credential early and targeting entry-level utilization review or transitional care coordinator postings at Kentucky Medicaid managed care organizations strengthens a first application considerably.
Where can I find and apply to care manager jobs in Kentucky?
You can find and apply to care manager jobs in Kentucky on Migrate Mate, which lists current Kentucky openings from employers across the state. Search the listings, find the roles that match your background and preferred location, and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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