LVN Case Manager- Bakersfield

Location

Bakersfield, CA 93309 (Onsite)

Full-Time

The initial pay range for this position upon commencement of employment is projected to fall between $32.00 and $39.99. However, the offered base pay may be subject to adjustments based on individualized factors, such as the candidate's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. We believe that exceptional talent deserves exceptional rewards. As a committed and forward-thinking organization, we offer competitive compensation packages designed to attract and retain top candidates.

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Simple IRA Plan
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

The Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Case Manager LVN, under the supervision of the Case Management Manager, is responsible for addressing the clinical and non-clinical needs of members with the most complex medical and social needs through systematic coordination of services and comprehensive care management. ECM is interdisciplinary, high touch, person-centered, and provided primarily through in-person interactions with members where they live, seek care, and/or prefer to access services.

The case manager works with members that have chronic health conditions, are homeless or at-risk, with high hospital admissions, substance abuse, behavioral needs, and/or transitioning from incarceration. Using excellent communication skills, case managers will provide services and coordination with members to ensure continuity of care across health and social service programs and community based and long term-support service (LTSS) programs.

This position requires strong interpersonal and organizational skills to build rapport with members, coordinate referrals, and care amongst various healthcare providers and community services. The case manager also works with the member’s inter-disciplinary team (ICT) supporting the member. The case manager engages member and member support systems to define priorities that are central to the member’s desired needs and goals.

• Effectively manage and maintain a caseload of assigned ECM members.
• Conduct a comprehensive assessment to develop an individualized, person-centered care plan with input from the member (and/or their parent, caregiver, guardian) to prioritize, address, and communicate strengths, risks, needs, and goals.
• Engage with each member (or their support) primarily through in-person contact and provide culturally appropriate and accessible communication.
• Identify necessary clinical and non-clinical resources to assess member health status and gaps in care for the development of an individualized Care Management Plan.
• Ensure the member’s care plan incorporates identified needs and strategies to address needs, including physical and developmental health, mental health, dementia, SUD, LTSS, oral health, palliative care, community-based and social services, and housing.
• Reassess the member at a frequency appropriate for the member’s individual progress or changes in needs and/or as identified in the Care Management Plan.
• Review, maintain, and update the Care Management Plan under appropriate clinical oversight, performing care coordination of services necessary to implement the plan.
• Gather information, present, and participate in Interdisciplinary Care Team (ICT) meetings.
• Organize member care activities as outlined in the care plan, sharing information with the multidisciplinary team and implementing activities identified in the plan.
• Provide support to engage the member in treatment, including coordination for medication review and/or reconciliation, scheduling appointments, providing appointment reminders, coordinating transportation, accompaniment to critical appointments, and addressing barriers to member engagement.
• Communicate the member’s needs and preferences in a timely manner to the member’s multidisciplinary care team.
• Maintain regular contact with the member (or their support) when appropriate, consistent with the care plan and to monitor the member’s conditions, health status, medications, and side effects.
• Ensure continuity and…