Social Work Care Manager -CPW (4426)
About The Position
The Social Work Care Manager - CPW (Children & Pregnant Women) role focuses on coordinating and managing care for high-risk children and pregnant women to improve health outcomes. This position involves assessing and responding to a wide range of patient needs, including psychosocial, financial, functional, cognitive, and medical aspects. The Care Manager will identify and address gaps in patient care through proactive outreach and follow-up services, and will utilize the patient's support systems to facilitate reaching health goals. Monitoring and responding to changes in patient condition, resources, or services is crucial. This role also serves as a liaison between primary care, specialty, and behavioral health services to ensure coordinated patient treatment plans. The position requires developing individualized care plans with short and long-term medical and behavioral health treatment goals, assisting patients in navigating the healthcare system, and applying knowledge of community resources to address care gaps or improve quality of life.
Requirements
- Knowledge of health care conditions and needs of children and pregnant women.
- Ability to learn and apply case management and patient education skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships across medical teams and with patients.
- Proficiency in problem identification and care plan development.
- Professional interaction skills with medical providers and other healthcare professionals.
- Skillfully conduct health assessments and screenings.
- Ability to learn and apply evidence-based behavioral strategies.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Possess a valid Texas driver’s license and appropriate liability insurance.
- Access to personal transportation.
- Visual and auditory accuracy.
- Continuous use of computer.
- Frequent use of telephone and/or smart devices.
- Continuous repetitive grasping and manipulation of both hands.
- Continuous conversational communication.
- Understand/carry out simple/detailed, oral/written instructions.
- Memorize and retain instructions.
- Read and interpret detailed specifications.
- Mental competency.
- Tobacco non-user.
Nice To Haves
- LMSW Preferred
- Experience in social services, counseling, or case management
- Experience providing social services in healthcare settings
- Occasional reaching, walking, squatting, bending, kneeling, twisting and climbing
- Occasionally carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling of up to 25 lbs.
- Occasionally working in confined, noisy, dusty areas
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage care for high-risk children and/or pregnant women to improve outcomes.
- Assess and respond to psychosocial, financial, functional, cognitive and medical needs.
- Identify and address gaps in patient care through proactive outreach and follow-up services.
- Identify and utilize patient’s systems of support and facilitators for reaching health goals.
- Monitor and respond appropriately to changes in patients’ condition, resources, or services.
- Serve as a liaison between primary care, specialty, and behavioral health services for coordinated patient treatment plans.
- Conduct comprehensive psychosocial needs assessments.
- Develop individualized care plans focusing on short and long-term medical and behavioral health treatment goals.
- Assist patients in navigating the healthcare system.
- Apply knowledge of community resources to address care gaps or improve quality of life conditions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
