Medical Case Manager Bi-Lingual / Fairgrove Primary Health / Full-Time

Catawba Valley Health System • Hickory, NC

28d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides medical social work, counseling, and case management services for patients living with HIV and/or AIDS in the outpatient setting. The role of medical interpreter for CVHS is to facilitate the exchange of communication between a patient and a provider as verbatim as possible in consideration of cultural practices, context, slang, and linguistic variation. Excellent oral communication skills and ability to exercise sensitivity and patience in interactions with patients, families, and staff in stressful situations while maintaining confidentiality, and awareness of cultural differences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or Bachelor’s degree in Human Services (limited to sociology, public health, psychology) or an equivalent combination of both.
• Certification from an independent medical interpreter school or program.
• Two years of previous experience (may include internship while obtaining college degree) with the provision of care coordination services to patients from underserved populations.
• Excellent oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Previous experience in social work with patients living with HIV and/or AIDS.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical social work, counseling, and case management services for patients living with HIV and/or AIDS in the outpatient setting.
• Facilitates the exchange of communication between a patient and a provider as verbatim as possible in consideration of cultural practices, context, slang, and linguistic variation.
• Exercises sensitivity and patience in interactions with patients, families, and staff in stressful situations while maintaining confidentiality, and awareness of cultural differences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level