Deficit funded Case manager

Deficit funded Care Manager

Job Title : Deficit funded Care manager

Reports to : Care Management Coordinator

Job Category / EEO : Non-Exempt, Fulltime

Department : Care management

Remote : No

Pay Range : $20.25-20.43 / hr

Position Purpose : Provides person-centered service to an assigned caseload of adult clients in a way that reduces clients' hospitalizations and promotes overall improvement of mental health so that clients' quality of life improves and their use of emergency and inpatient services decreases.

Primary Position Responsibilities :

Care Planning and Coordination

• Provides comprehensive assessment, evaluation, and care planning and coordination services to clients who have chronic medical problems and / or significant mental illness.
• Provides Care Management activities including face-to-face meetings, mailings, electronic communications and telephone calls with clients, their families / significant others, and various community service providers.
• Manages caseloads that vary from 55-60 persons depending on level of contact needed per client.
• Responds on a timely basis to telephonic, e-mail, or other communications related to consumers, internal correspondence, or outside communications related to the Care Manager position.
• Advocates for clients, monitors their health and medication adherence, arranges for / transport to medical appointments, and connects to entitlements.

Outreach and Crisis Intervention

Documentation, Statistical Tracking and Quality Assurance Activities

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS