Care Manager

Prestera Health Services • Huntington, WV

44d • $36 - $0

About The Position

The Care Manager conducts initial and ongoing interviews with individuals and, when indicated, their legal guardians to gather information. The role includes taking and recording vital signs, administering injections, checking and recording blood sugar, drawing blood, and collecting physician- or practitioner-ordered urine drug screens.

The Care Manager collaborates with individuals, families, physicians, health care providers, and team members; participates in comprehensive care plan meetings and transitional care planning; schedules appointments and ensures transportation for individuals served; and prepares and maintains case records in accordance with program guidelines.

The role also provides medication reconciliation and education, educates individuals about health issues so they understand their care plans and needed actions, and encourages continued participation in a continuum of care. Work is performed in a public, customer-facing, high-traffic environment and may involve disruptive or distressed individuals.

Requirements

• Equivalent of formal nursing training, usually through a Registered Nursing major as part of an associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree program.
• Maintain current knowledge of standards of care and practices, typically through continuing education.
• Valid, current Registered Nursing License in West Virginia.
• Valid state-issued driver’s license.
• Prepare basic correspondence and simple reports using Microsoft Word.
• Use Microsoft Excel to create tables and simple displays of information.
• Create basic presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Demonstrate proficiency with the electronic clinical systems in use at the Company, including EHR and scheduling systems.
• Display basic organizational skills to self-prioritize and organize work.
• Determine effective responses to situations within established precedent.
• Communicate opinions based on conclusions using inference and logic.
• Exercise tact and diplomacy in resolving mild conflicts or disagreements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing interviews with individuals and, when indicated, their legal guardians.
• Take and record vital signs; administer injections; check, read, and record blood sugar; draw blood; and collect physician- or practitioner-ordered urine drug screens.
• Collaborate with individuals, families, physicians, health care providers, and team members.
• Participate in comprehensive care plan meetings and transitional care planning.
• Schedule appointments and ensure transportation for individuals served.
• Prepare and maintain case records within program guidelines.
• Provide medication reconciliation and education.
• Educate individuals about health issues to support understanding of care plans and required actions.
• Encourage individuals to remain in a continuum of care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time