Medical Case Manager

Henry J Austin Health Center•Trenton, NJ

About The Position

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Director of Behavioral Health and Supervisor of Behavioral Health, this role provides social work services. The Medical Case Manager offers case management services in an integrated care and trauma-informed manner. The position involves patient-centered and collaborative work, providing services such as case management, advocacy, HIV-related counseling, identification of mental health or substance use needs, and follow-up services via face-to-face or telemedicine. The role requires independent work, managing a diverse and sometimes challenging caseload, and performing related duties as required.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
Two years professional experience in social work; one year shall have been in a field of health care
Licensure by the New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners as a Licensed Social Worker or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Excellent communication, supervisorial and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Assesses the presenting and underlying psychosocial needs of all clients in the Project Access program.
Composes a thorough social work assessment and treatment plan.
Maintains updated releases of information and other State of New Jersey mandated charting documentation.
Takes action to resolve client’s psychosocial problems with client’s permission, including contacting appropriate referral agencies, involving client’s family members, making use of community resources, and advocating on client’s behalf.
Follows NASW standards of care in providing all services.
Assists clients in application processes for appropriate public and private benefits, including follow-up on application status and accompanying clients to various program offices as appropriate.
Provides referrals to individual, family, and group counseling services as indicated.
Intervenes at both the intrapersonal and interpersonal/community levels.
Outreach to known patients in the community as requested by HJA staff for immediate medical need.
Engages in supervision of ACCESS Outreach Work/Transportation and coordinates said services.
Provides coverage for other social workers as needed.
Complies with and meets the required standards for Joint Commission and HRSA accreditations.
Collaborates with all members of the Integrated Care Treatment team in service of the patient.
Develops and maintains liaison relationships with all community resources as able, including public and private service delivery systems.
Works to establish collaborative services and to lessen duplication of care.
Maintains standardized current community resource directory, including the social services network.
Maintains standardized current community resource directory.
Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of special projects and/or pilot programs.
Interprets Center social service policies and procedures to providers, institutions, agencies, recipients, and other concerned individuals.
Establishes and maintains necessary records and files.
Drafts correspondence in the course of official duties.
Collects, records, and analyzes significant program-related data; develops monthly statistical and programmatic reports.
Serves as a full member of the HJAHC clinical staff team.
Participates fully in HIV program staff meetings and Center social work departmental meetings.
Gives technical consultation to HJAHC colleagues on the medical-social aspects of the HIV program, as requested.
Participates in professional and related meetings, conferences, and continuing education training as available; prepares reports as requested.
Keeps apprised of the developing areas of HIV care and treatment, in addition to updates in social services, and provides colleagues with updates as appropriate.
Assists in social work departmental tasks, including programmatic and infrastructure design, implementation, and evaluation.
Learns and implements various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the Center or its related units.
Complies with all dictates of the National Association of Social Worker’s Code of Ethics and the Social Workers Licensing Act of 1991 (N.J.S.A. 45:15BB-1 et seq.) and amendments thereto and with all the rules of the New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners.
Assists with onboarding of new staff as supervising university interns as requested.
Other duties as assigned