Social Work Case Manager

About the role

The Social Work Case Manager is responsible for providing direct social work case management services to participants.

Responsibilities

• Follow social work directives from interdisciplinary team (IDT) and meet with family members and other community members/agencies as needed.
• Coordinate ongoing family meetings, as needed.
• Provide ongoing case management and advocacy as required.
• In conjunction with the interdisciplinary team, coordinate discharge planning for participants returning home from hospital or nursing facility.
• Maintain current, written case management records, including ongoing documentation of services provided, and participants expressed wishes.
• Act as liaison between the participant and other agencies such as Department of Aging, Social Security Administration, Medicaid, etc.
• Participate in participant-related meetings with external agencies and conferences in the community as needed.
• Assist with ongoing government program financial eligibility applications for participants, including recertification as needed.
• Identify housing resources for participants offered by the community/county. Assist participants with housing resources such as eligibility forms, applications, and navigating various housing options.
• Conduct home visits, as needed.
• Assist in connecting with hard-to-reach participants.
• Maintain confidentiality of participant information.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-services, projects, and committees as assigned.
• Adhere to and support the center’s practices, procedures, and policies including assigned break times and attendance.
• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner; and perform all other related duties as assigned.
• Be flexible in schedule of hours worked.
• May require use of personal vehicle.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Interest in the risk-based long-term care program to serve frail elderly in a community-based setting.
• Experience and thorough knowledge of social service principles and practices.
• Knowledge of psychosocial, behavioral, and family needs of the elderly population.
• Knowledge of financing mechanisms such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Prospective Payment Systems.
• Knowledge of the local and social service delivery systems and aging network.
• Proven ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with the staff, the elderly, and providers of services, public, and private agencies.
• Energetic, dependable, resourceful, and flexible.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Computer skills required.

Experience Preferred:

• Preferred one (1) year of documented experience in working with a frail or elderly population required.
• Prefer experience in a community-based setting or geriatric program.