LVN Case Manager- Bakersfield

Location

Bakersfield, CA (Onsite)

Temporary, approximately a 3–6 month assignment.

Monday‑Friday 8am‑5pm

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Floating Holiday
• Simple IRA Plan with a 3% Employer Contribution
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

The initial pay range for this position upon commencement of employment is projected to fall between $32.00 and $39.99 per hour. Base pay may be adjusted based on experience, skills, and qualifications.

The Enhanced Care Management (ECM) LVN Case Manager, 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 intended to be 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 members 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 (and/or their parent, caregiver, guardian) authorized to receive ECM primarily through in‑person contact and provide culturally appropriate and accessible communication.
• Identify necessary clinical and non‑clinical resources to appropriately assess member health status and gaps in care and to inform the development of an individualized Care Management Plan.
• Ensure 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.
• Ensure the member is reassessed at a frequency appropriate for the member’s individual progress or changes in needs and/or as identified in the Care Management Plan.
• Ensure the Care Management Plan is reviewed, maintained, and updated under appropriate clinical oversight, performing care coordination of services necessary to implement the care plan.
• Gather information, present, and participate in Interdisciplinary Care Team (ICT) meetings.
• Organize member care activities, as laid out in the care plan, sharing information with those involved as part of the member’s multi‑disciplinary care team and implementing activities identified in the care plan.
• Provide support to engage the member in their treatment, including coordination for medication review and/or reconciliation, scheduling appointments, providing appointment reminders, coordinating transportation, accompaniment to critical appointments, and identifying and addressing other barriers to member engagement in treatment.
• Communicate the member’s needs and preferences in a timely manner to the member’s multi‑disciplinary care team.
• Ensure regular contact with the member (and/or their parent, caregiver, guardian) when appropriate, consistent with the care plan and to monitor the member’s conditions, health status, care planning,…