Care Manager I

Institute on Aging; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Institute on Aging seeks a dedicated case manager to perform comprehensive assessments and create client-centered care plans for older adults and adults with disabilities in Merced, CA. You will conduct home visits, coordinate services with Medicare/Medi-Cal, and maintain thorough documentation to ensure timely care.

Qualifications include at least one year of relevant experience, strong communication, and computer literacy; English/Spanish bilingual ability is highly valued.

Qualifications

• One year working with disabled adults and/or older adults required.
• Experience with medical and psychosocial problems of functionally impaired adults and older adults.
• Experience with mental/behavioral health diagnoses and substance abuse disorders is highly desired.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with clients, families and teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessments and ongoing reassessments of clients’ psychosocial, physical and health needs.
• Develop and initiate a client-centered Community Living Plan in collaboration with clients.
• Conduct home visits and accompany clients to medical appointments as clinically indicated.
• Identify and coordinate appropriate community services and entitlements.
• Maintain care relationships, provide crisis intervention, advocacy and problem solving.
• Document all case management activity promptly and maintain charting for continuity of care.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Computer literacy

Bilingual English/Spanish

Job description

IOA is on the forefront of revolutionary healthcare models, reshaping the way people can age in place. Our innovative models transform lives, enhance communities, and save healthcare systems millions of dollars. Rather than focusing on archaic outdated design, we strive to consistently question the “status-quo” and create new and more innovative ways to help aging adults and adults with disabilities maintain their quality of life.

With over 23 programs, we offer multiple ways to aid seniors maintain their health, well-being, independence and participation in the community, fulfilling our mission.

Provides case management services for clients who are older adults and adults with disabilities, ages 18+. Responsible for the assessment of clients with multiple medical and psychosocial needs. Plans for and monitors services and interventions ensuring provision of quality care.

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive assessments and on-going re-assessments of the client and including psychosocial, physical and mental health, environmental and spiritual needs.
• Writes comprehensive assessments. Based on assessment information with the client develops and initiates the Community Living Plan, which is client-centered, comprehensive and consistent with program guidelines and policies and procedures.
• Conducts home visits, acute hospital & skilled nursing facility visits, as well as escorts clients to medical and other appointments as clinically indicated.
• Identifies arranges for and monitors appropriate community services based a good knowledge of Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other entitlement programs.
• Establishes and maintains a care management relationship with clients and their significant others as appropriate, offering respect, dignity and support. Provides crisis intervention, advocacy, problem solving and therapeutic interventions.
• Meets with clients at least monthly, and more often as clinically indicated. Reviews and modifies their care plan on an ongoing basis.
• Documents via progress notes all case management activity regarding identified problems within 24-48 hours, adding any new problems to the care plan, as needed.
• Maintains required paperwork and follows a clear, concise, and consistent system of charting to allow for continuity of care.
• Ongoing evaluation for client Purchase of Service needs and follow-up to determine if services have been provided in a timely manner.
• Educates clients and significant others about resources.
• Establishes and maintains open and effective communication with community providers, including physicians and other health care and social service workers. Provides appropriate information on all significant aspects of individual client care and program operations, while maintaining necessary confidentiality.
• Monitors the quantity and quality of the services provided by other involved providers.
• Working closely with the team, continuously evaluates the clients’ ability to remain safely at home; coordinates placement as appropriate, according to Community Living Fund guidelines.
• In collaboration with the client, caregiver, and involved services, terminates clients when appropriate. Documents the process as required.
• Participates in data collection, as required.
• Participates in and promotes ongoing efforts towards Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Attends and actively participates in team and program meetings, activities and problem-solving endeavors; contributes to open lines of communication within the team.
• Utilizes supervision appropriately, maintaining open lines of communication and providing updates on caseload activity.
• Actively incorporates the ethical and legal standards of the National Association of Social Workers into all aspects of interactions with others.
• Understands and applies the regulatory and procedural requirements of Community Living Fund as well as the policies and procedures of the Institute on Aging.
• Attends continuing education classes and/or in-service training to increase knowledge, skills and attitudes related to case management, gerontology, family and community systems and other areas relevant to the Community Living Fund client population.
• All other reasonably related responsibilities as assigned.

Background And Experience

• One year working with disabled adults and/or older adults required.
• Experience with and understanding of the medical and psychosocial problems of functionally impaired adults and older adults.
• Experience working with individuals with mental and/or behavioral health diagnoses and substance abuse disorders highly desired.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills relating to the functionally impaired adults and older adults, their support systems and teams of health professionals.
• Demonstrates case management skills and experience in the community health care delivery system.
• Detail oriented with good problem solving skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Computer literacy required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Compensation

Range: $ 75,000 to $78,000/annual

This amount is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education and other factor

This range does not include any additional equity, benefits, or other non-monetary compensation which may be included.