Medical Case Manager

Starting at $50,300

MAJOR FUNCTION:

Essential Functions:

• Assesses the presenting and underlying psychosocial needs of all clients in the Project Access program. Composes a thorough social work assessment and treatment plan.
• Maintain 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.
• Other duties as assigned

• 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.
• In conjunction with other HIV program staff, maintains standardized current community resource directory, including the social services network.
• In conjunction with other social work staff, 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.

requirements:

Education & experience:

• 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 AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS:

• Licensure by the New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners as a Licensed Social Worker or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER (KSAO’s)

PHYSICAL & WORK REQUIREMENTS:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.