Social Worker - Care Manager

About the job Social Worker - Care Manager

West Orange, NJ, United States Healthcare Recruiting

• 1. Master's Degree in Social Work, behavioral sciences or another related field
• 2. Currently licensed as a LCSW or LMSW in the State of NJ
• 3. 2+ years previous experience working in care management and/or with chronic illness within a medical environment i.e. home health, dialysis, hospice
• 4. Ability to take call remotely on some nights and weekends
• 5. Self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• 1. Opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast paced and innovative care management company that is transforming the delivery of kidney care
• 3. Flexible paid leave and vacation policy
• 4. This position will cover a one-hour travel radius.
• 5. Looking for someone who works well with ambiguity, drive time, tele-health components
• 6. This person has to want to work for a start up

• 1. This position will cover a one-hour travel radius.
• 2. Rare domestic travel may be required to Nashville, TN
• 3. Self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• 4. Ability to show empathy and quickly build relationships with patients and local CBOs
• 5. Ability to occasionally visit patients or take call remotely on some nights and weekends
• 6. Excellent verbal communication skills both in person and on the phone
• 7. Be able to work with Microsoft Office and mobile phone and web-based applications
• 8. Perform in-home care management visits to assess and impact social and behavioral status
• 9. Work closely with Care Team to ensure continual progress on all care management goals
• 10. Assess social determinants of health needs and develop a plan for addressing them
• 11. Perform behavioral, environmental and social support assessments and surveys as needed
• 12. Deliver individual, family and group education on living with chronic illness
• 13. Engage family and social support groups in the education and care of patients
• 14. Assess patients and refer to behavioral health specialists if diagnosis and treatment needed
• 15. Help patients to understand, accept and follow medical and lifestyle recommendations
• 16. Serve as the point of contact for patient questions regarding social and behavioral
• 17. Facilitate conversations around and consideration of proactive care decisions, especially relating to transplantation, home modalities and AV fistula placement
• 18. Initiate patient relationships through enrollment and onboarding processes
• 19. Review and document patient updates and progress in care management platform
• 20. Identify, vet and build relationships with local Community-Based Organizations
• 21. Introduce patients to appropriate resources and act as the patient advocate
• 22. Serve as subject matter expert on social determinants for other members of the Care Team

The work schedule is Monday Friday 8am 5pm. However, there could be exceptions where a patient does request a visit after 5pm.

• Full Benefits (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
• 401K Plan
• PTO, Sick Days
• Competitive Compensation
• Laptop, Phone Allowance (if applicable details will be listed on job)
• Internal Growth Opportunities