Case Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Case Manager (Roxbury, MA)

Overview:

• The Case Manager will recruit and engage HIV positive, hard-to-reach clients into support services. Support clients in building self-efficacy to manage their health by maintaining adherence to medical care and treatment, mental health services, and other HIV support services as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Facilitating access to services for clients who are newly diagnosed, sporadically in care or lost to care, by conducting outreach within social networks, at internal HIV screening services and other clinics, testing sites, or through other mechanisms.
• Provide emotional support in coping with HIV diagnosis and managing care.
• Advocating for clients within the agency, meeting with external Case Managers and other relevant providers to share understanding of client's needs.
• Supporting clients to remain in care by helping to navigate the medical and social service delivery system and assisting clients to build capacity to manage their care coordination.
• Helping clients develop harm/risk reduction strategies for a variety of sexual and drug use behaviors and providing ongoing reinforcement of theses.
• Strict adherence to MAC's protocols and all city, state and federal HIPAA law

Responsibilities:

• Refer clients to in house services i.e. HEPC/STI/COVID testing and counseling
• Conduct outreach to various venues to engage new clients
• Enroll clients and update files as necessary
• Implement individual and group Health Education/Risk Reduction interventions.
• Participate in agency meetings, program planning, and strategic planning processes.
• Ensure client confidentiality and maintain secure client files.
• Participate in professional development, training, workshops and/or courses to increase individual capacity and industry awareness
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• High School diploma

• Must have 1-2 years of Case Management experience

• Bilingual with Spanish

Schedule/ Shift:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10am - 5pm

Wednesday 12pm - 7pm

Benefits:

• Paid Sick Leave (Medix provides paid sick leave according to state and local sick leave ordinances)

• Health Benefits / Dental / Vision ( Medix Offers 6 different health plans: 3 Major Medical Plans, 2 Fixed Indemnity Plans (Standard and Preferred), and 1 Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Plan. Eligibility for health benefits is based on verifying that an average of 30 hours per week during the first 4 weeks of the work assignment has been met. If you meet eligibility requirements and take action to enroll, you will be covered no earlier than 60 days into your assignment, depending on plan selection(s).)

• 401k ( eligible on the first 401k open enrollment date following 6 consecutive months on assignment. 401k Open Enrollment dates are 1/1, 4/1, 7/1, and 10/1)

• Short Term Disability Insurance

• Term Life Insurance Plan

For California Applicants:

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO) , and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

This position is subject to a background check based on its job duties, which may include patient care, working with vulnerable populations, access to financial and confidential information, driving, working with heavy machinery, or working in a warehouse or laboratory environment. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.

Company Description

Here at Medix, we are dedicated to providing workforce solutions to clients throughout multiple industries. We have been named among the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation for two consecutive years. Medix has also been ranked as one of the fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine.

Our commitment to our core purpose of positively impacting 20,000 lives affects not only the way we interact with our clients and talent, but also with our co-workers! The goal is lofty, but it is made attainable through the hard work and dedication of our teams and their willingness to lock arms together. Are you ready to lock arms with us?

Company Description

Here at Medix, we are dedicated to providing workforce solutions to clients throughout multiple industries. We have been named among the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation for two consecutive years. Medix has also been ranked as one of the fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine.\r\n\r\nOur commitment to our core purpose of positively impacting 20,000 lives affects not only the way we interact with our clients and talent, but also with our co-workers! The goal is lofty, but it is made attainable through the hard work and dedication of our teams and their willingness to lock arms together. Are you ready to lock arms with us?