Montana Rural Case Management, Social Work and Care Coordination Opportunities
About The Position
Rural Staffing Services partners with rural hospitals, clinics, public hospital districts, tribal healthcare organizations, and community healthcare organizations throughout Montana to identify experienced leaders and professionals in case management, social work, utilization review, discharge planning, and care coordination. We are currently connecting with professionals who may be interested in active and upcoming case management, social work, utilization management, discharge planning, and care coordination opportunities across Montana. These opportunities may include positions within Critical Access Hospitals, community hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, public hospital districts, tribal healthcare organizations, long-term care organizations, and integrated rural healthcare systems. Explore Rural Healthcare Opportunities at RSSJobs.org This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions throughout Montana that align with your experience and goals. Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare opportunities and communities. In rural and frontier healthcare, helping a patient safely move through the healthcare system often requires creativity, persistence, resourcefulness, and strong community relationships. Case management, social work, and care coordination professionals help connect patients and families with the clinical care, resources, education, and support they need. They may address barriers involving transportation, housing, insurance, behavioral health, long-term care, family support, medication access, or specialty services located far from home. The strongest professionals understand that a discharge plan is more than paperwork. It is a bridge between the hospital, the patient's home, local providers, tribal and community resources, and the next stage of care. In Montana, that bridge may extend across multiple towns, counties, reservations, healthcare systems, or hundreds of miles.
Requirements
- Experience in case management, medical social work, utilization review, discharge planning, care coordination, or population health
- Previous leadership experience for director, manager, or supervisory opportunities
- Knowledge of healthcare delivery, payer requirements, medical necessity, and patient transitions
- Experience working with patients and families facing complex clinical, social, financial, or geographic barriers
- Strong communication, assessment, advocacy, and problem-solving skills
- The ability to collaborate across clinical, operational, tribal, and community teams
- Experience with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, public hospital districts, tribal healthcare organizations, long-term care, or community healthcare organizations
- Experience coordinating care across multiple facilities, communities, or significant geographic distances may be especially valuable
- Relevant education, licensure, or certification based on the position
- A compassionate, resourceful, practical, and relationship-focused approach
- Some opportunities may require or prefer credentials such as RN, LMSW, LCSW, ACM, CCM, or another case management, nursing, or social work credential.
- Requirements will depend on the specific position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting rural, frontier, tribal, or underserved communities
Responsibilities
- Coordinating safe and appropriate patient transitions
- Developing discharge and follow-up care plans
- Assessing clinical, social, financial, family, and community needs
- Connecting patients and families with local, tribal, regional, and statewide resources
- Collaborating with physicians, nurses, therapists, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, tribal partners, and community organizations
- Supporting utilization review, medical necessity, and level-of-care processes
- Communicating with payers and supporting authorization or denial-management processes
- Reducing avoidable readmissions and delays in care
- Supporting patients with complex medical or social needs
- Coordinating referrals to home health, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, behavioral health, specialty care, or services in another community
- Helping patients navigate insurance, transportation, housing, medication, food access, family support, and other barriers
- Developing policies, procedures, workflows, and documentation standards
- Monitoring quality, outcomes, length of stay, readmissions, and departmental performance
- Leading, mentoring, and supporting case management or social work teams
- Building stronger connections between the healthcare organization, tribal partners, local agencies, and the broader community
- Supporting telehealth, regional partnerships, and other creative approaches to care coordination
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
