LCSW-Social Work Care Manager Virginia Medicaid Falls Church, VA Falls Church Med Ctr (40hrs.)

About the role

A unique approach to mental health. Enable extraordinary moments.

Responsibilities

• In close collaboration with the member/members family, and members of the health care team, assesses the members health status, functional limitations, psychological status, social support systems, resources, environmental factors, and response to treatment.
• Uses motivational interviewing techniques to identify members readiness for change, creates appropriate care plan based on assessments, assists member with health system navigation and connection to community resources.
• Provides supportive counseling and education to members, families and caregivers, members of the health care team, and others including end-of-life issues and Advance Directives.
• Effectively manages and coordinates assigned caseload consistent with established criteria. Ensures consistent and reliable documentation of case management activities in compliance with all organization and department standards.
• Facilitates application process for accessing local, state, and federally funded programs (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, Disability) and/or refers to appropriate community resources.
• Captors care across the care continuum for members receiving behavioral health and substance abuse services.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, problem identification, psychosocial assessment, financial counseling/referral, accessing community resources, placement for care, guiding the member through health-related legal processes, or consultation and support to other health care professionals.

Requirements

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in case management or three (3) years of clinical experience are required.
• Masters degree in social work (MSW) required.
• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
• Independent Clinical Social Worker License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Virginia) within 6 months of hire
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Certified (Maryland) within 6 months of hire
• Must have reliable transportation and be able to complete in-person assessments in the home and community.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills to interact with diverse members and providers and present care plan.
• Exceptional listening skills to assess needs and identify problems.
• Cultural humility to appreciate unique perspectives, backgrounds, and differences.
• Case Manager Certificate (CCM) preferred.
• Pediatrics: Minimum one (1) year of recent experience with pediatric/adolescent population preferred.
• Perinatal: Minimum one (1) year of recent experience with recent labor and delivery of predominately high-risk obstetrics or perinatal population preferred.
• Renal: Minimum one (1) year of recent experience with nephrology or renal population preferred.
• Strong Computer skills, communication skills and experience with Electronic Medical records within your background preferred.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in case management or three (3) years of clinical experience are required.
• For Virginia Medicaid: Minimum one (1) year of experience working directly with individuals who meet the Cardinal Care Priority Population criteria:
• Individuals involved with Child Protective Services, foster care, and/or former foster youth
• Individuals with Substance Use Disorder
• Youth with a mental health diagnosis
• Minimum one (1) year of experience working directly with individuals who meet the Cardinal Care Priority Population criteria (Individuals with Substance Use Disorder, Youth with a mental health diagnosis, Individuals involved with Child Protective Services, foster care, and/or former foster youth)
• Masters degree in social work (MSW) required.

Skills

• Independent Clinical Social Worker License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Virginia) within 6 months of hire
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Certified (Maryland) within 6 months of hire
• Case Manager Certificate (CCM) preferred.
• Pediatrics: Minimum one (1) year of recent experience with pediatric/adolescent population preferred.
• Perinatal: Minimum one (1) year of recent experience with recent labor and delivery of predominately high-risk obstetrics or perinatal population preferred.
• Renal: Minimum one (1) year of recent experience with nephrology or renal population preferred.
• Strong Computer skills, communication skills and experience with Electronic Medical records within your background preferred.

Benefits

Our compensation and benefits are designed to help you and your family stay healthy and thrive in and beyond work.

Culture

We offer a mental health environment that's unique both in the way we treat our patients and in the way we support our health care professionals. Here, we practice evidence-based care in a team setting that’s focused on the needs of the individual, the family and the population as a whole. This gives your patients the opportunity to work towards achieving their physical, mental, and behavioral health goals. On our teams, we hold social justice as a shared value and are committed to addressing and eliminating stigma associated with mental health and addiction. Working as part of a team also helps support your own career growth while you provide high-quality strengths-based, brief, solution-focused, and episodic mental health care.

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