Care Manager

Responsibilities Work directly with clients and their family members; provide support for home care services and community-based care management services. Conduct professional assessments to understand our client's physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, develop a care plan that affords a sense of stability, clarity, and peace of mind, and manage the plan. Be our face in the community: Participate on local committees, task forces, and boards. Tasks may include education/presenting to professional groups; raising consciousness and helping professionals learn how we can help them help their clients/patients; setting up meetings with professionals, getting to know them, figuring out what they need/want, and helping create solutions. Knowledge And Skill Requirements Educational Minimum Requirement: a Bachelor’s Degree. Preferred candidate: Master’s Degree in a healthcare-related field. Ability to interface effectively and professionally with client support, including family, physicians, attorneys, etc. Ability to work in a team environment required. Acceptable candidate: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Social Work, Nursing, Gerontology, Psychology, Health and Human Services, Occupational Therapy, Licensure in nursing (LVN/LPN or RN), or other healthcare-related fields. Preferred: A minimum of two (2) years experience in care management, experience working with the aging population preferred; other professional experience may substitute. Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. PC literacy required.Valid driver’s license and proof of current auto insurance required. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. #J-18808-Ljbffr