Care Manager

Care Manager

Community Visits to See Clients Are Required

We want you! Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio (COA) is looking for Licensed Social Workers and community-based Registered Nurses to help support the aging population, individuals with disabilities, and caregivers. If you are passionate about making a difference in other people's lives and enjoy working with the aging and disabled population, please consider applying. The work that we do is rewarding and in each of our positions you will play a critical role within COA to help support clients to remain independent in their own homes.

Our mission: Enhance lives by assisting people to remain independent through a range of quality services.

COA offers:

• Competitive benefits package
• Flexible hours (no evenings, weekends or on-call)
• Opportunities for professional development
• LISW Group Supervision
• Opportunities to advocate and participate in community events for the elderly and disabled population
• Casual work environment except when visiting clients or vendors
• Health, dental and vision care
• Health savings account
• 12 paid holidays each calendar year
• Paid time off
• Pension plan
• Pet Insurance
• Tax sheltered annuities

Your duties will include:

• Providing support/education to clients with complicated social/behavioral/environmental issues
• Conducting home visits
• Utilizing clinical judgment and critical thinking skills to facilitate appropriate client physical and behavioral healthcare and coordinating psychosocial and medical wraparound services to promote effective utilization of available resources
• Reporting specific health and social information back to the integrated team to assist in development of care/service plan
• Advanced care planning with client and others involved with client care
• Authorizing services in the most efficient means possible to meet identified client needs

Qualifications:

• Ohio LSW or RN licensure
• At least one year of experience working with persons with disabilities/chronic conditions and LTSS.
• Prior or current experience with mental/behavioral health populations
• Prior experience completing electronic documentation
• Prior case management experience and experience working in a program with strict and multiple contractual requirements is a plus
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to effectively use clinical judgment
• Ability to learn in-person, through a written format and virtually
• Have above average technology skills
• Ability to work in multiple software systems simultaneously
• A good working knowledge and understanding of issues related to the elderly population.
• Knowledge of community resources within Southwestern Ohio.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• A valid driver's license and reliable transportation for travel and conducting home visits and attending trainings
• Proficient computer skills including the Windows operating systems, MS Word, MS Excel, data entry and the ability to learn new software applications as needed

Council on Aging is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Council on Aging considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.