Medical Social Work Care Manager & Patient Advocate (LSW/LCSW) - Full Time

Unicity Care Management • Cranford, NJ

3d • $70,000 - $90,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Unicity Care Management supports individuals and families navigating significant healthcare decisions, including new diagnoses, complicated hospital discharges, and chronic conditions. The Social Work Care Manager and Patient Advocate serves as the primary point of contact for clients and families, managing a deliberately small private-pay caseload with autonomy to exercise professional judgment and build a schedule around client visits. This is a field-based role with regular travel and a hybrid arrangement; it is not an in-office position. The role includes high-touch support, including accompanying clients to medical appointments and other care-related visits as needed, and responding to urgent client needs that may arise outside standard business hours.

The care manager conducts comprehensive in-home assessments, develops and updates individualized care plans, coordinates healthcare providers and community resources, supports transitions of care, provides emotional support and crisis intervention, and advocates for clients at appointments, care conferences, and decision points. The position requires independent caseload management, accurate documentation, and collaboration with physicians, providers, and community partners.

Requirements

• Active Licensed Social Worker (LSW or LCSW) in New Jersey.
• Genuine interest in working alongside families as well as clients.
• Sound professional judgment in community settings.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational discipline to manage an independent caseload and maintain accurate documentation.
• Collaborative approach to working with physicians, providers, and community partners.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for field visits.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive in-home assessments of clients’ functional, cognitive, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
• Develop and maintain individualized care plans, revising them as circumstances change.
• Coordinate physicians, home care, specialists, and community resources into a coherent plan.
• Support clients and families through transitions of care and help close gaps in care.
• Provide emotional support and crisis intervention to clients and families.
• Advocate for clients at appointments, care conferences, and points of decision.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients on the caseload.
• Respond to urgent client needs that arise outside standard business hours.
• Accompany clients to medical appointments and other care-related visits as needed.
• Manage an independent caseload and maintain accurate documentation.

Benefits

• Company-sponsored health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) with company match; company contributions are fully vested from day one with no waiting period.
• 15+ PTO days and paid company holidays.
• Company cell phone and computer.
• Mileage and toll reimbursement.
• Monthly performance bonus based on billable hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed