Social Work Care Manager - $15,000 Sign-On Bonus or Student Loan Assistance!

About the role

Come lead with us at New York, NY. The challenges of affordable healthcare continue to create new opportunities. Elderplan and HomeFirst, our Medicare and Medicaid managed care health plans, are outstanding examples of how we are expanding services in response to our patients' and members' needs. These high-quality healthcare plans are designed to help keep people independent and living life on their own terms.

Responsibilities

• Provides telephonic assessment of members’ medical, psychosocial, physical and spiritual needs.
• Develops, implements, and monitors person‑centered service plans.
• Ensures continuity of care across all healthcare settings by collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, PCP, member/member’s representatives, and specialists.
• Utilizes benefit structure and community‑based resources to meet member’s needs.
• Educates members on disease processes, preventative health, and quality of life interventions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field required; MSW or LMSW preferred.
• Minimum three to five years of clinical social work experience in long‑term care, managed care, home care, geriatrics, or hospice preferred.
• Prior experience in an interdisciplinary service delivery environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid regulations preferred.
• Current LMSW licensure in New York State preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of and adherence to CMS/DOH regulations and policies.