Social Worker - Care Manager

Social Worker - Care Manager

Required skills & experience:

• Master's Degree in Social Work, behavioral sciences or another related field
• Currently licensed as a LCSW or LMSW in the State of NJ
• 2+ years previous experience working in care management and/or with chronic illness within a medical environment i.e. home health, dialysis, hospice
• Ability to take call remotely on some nights and weekends
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision

What you need to know:

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast paced and innovative care management company that is transforming the delivery of kidney care
• Competitive compensation package including salary
• Flexible paid leave and vacation policy
• This position will cover a one-hour travel radius
• Looking for someone who works well with ambiguity, drive time, tele-health components
• This person has to want to work for a start up

Additional job details:

• This position will cover a one-hour travel radius
• Rare domestic travel may be required to Nashville, TN
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to show empathy and quickly build relationships with patients and local CBOs
• Ability to occasionally visit patients or take call remotely on some nights and weekends
• Excellent verbal communication skills both in person and on the phone
• Be able to work with Microsoft Office and mobile phone and web-based applications
• Perform in-home care management visits to assess and impact social and behavioral status
• Work closely with Care Team to ensure continual progress on all care management goals
• Assess social determinants of health needs and develop a plan for addressing them
• Perform behavioral, environmental and social support assessments and surveys as needed
• Deliver individual, family and group education on living with chronic illness
• Engage family and social support groups in the education and care of patients
• Assess patients and refer to behavioral health specialists if diagnosis and treatment needed
• Help patients to understand, accept and follow medical and lifestyle recommendations
• Serve as the point of contact for patient questions regarding social and behavioral
• Facilitate conversations around and consideration of proactive care decisions, especially relating to transplantation, home modalities and AV fistula placement
• Initiate patient relationships through enrollment and onboarding processes
• Review and document patient updates and progress in care management platform
• Identify, vet and build relationships with local Community-Based Organizations
• Introduce patients to appropriate resources and act as the patient advocate
• Serve as subject matter expert on social determinants for other members of the Care Team

The work schedule is Monday Friday 8am 5pm. However, there could be exceptions where a patient does request a visit after 5pm.

Benefits:

• Full Benefits (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
• 401K Plan
• PTO, Sick Days
• Competitive Compensation
• Laptop, Phone Allowance (if applicable details will be listed on job)
• Internal Growth Opportunities