Position Description:
The Care Manager is responsible for the physical, environmental, psychological, and social evaluation of the MSSP client, and for the development and delivery of needed services to promote safety and independent living.

Education & Experience:
Possession of a Bachelor’s in social work, nursing, psychology, counseling, rehabilitation, gerontology, sociology, or related field, plus two years of experience working with the elderly.

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to relate to the frail elderly in a caring and non-judgmental manner
• Ability to understand the psychosocial/medical needs of the elderly in order to formulate an integrated, creative, cost-effective Care Plan
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in problem solving
• Ability to network, develop and maintain positive working relationships with community agencies, service providers, and the health care team.
• Knowledge of medically oriented social work
• Ability to organize time and set priorities
• Ability to interview and assess client's needs
• Ability to interpret eligibility requirements of community/state social service programs to clients and families
• Develop creative cost-effective care plans and conduct follow-up monitoring of the plan.
• Ability to assess homes for safety and handicap modifications.
• Ability to read and interpret documents and procedure manuals.
• Be able to work in stressful situations.
• Be able to transport supplies and equipment to client homes.
• Be able to respond to occasional job demands which extend beyond the usual work day.
• Be able to work with individuals with communicable diseases.
• Maintain the boundaries of a professional relationships with clients.
• Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to use a calculator a must.
• Demonstrates attention to detail.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain cohesive working relationships with coworkers.
• Works well in group problem solving situations
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; able to read and interpret written information.
• Must be able to operate a computer, related equipment and software.
• Ability to manage time and tasks in order to meet strict deadlines while maintaining quality of work.

Roles & Responsibilities:
The SWCM must evaluate the potential client as a total person and identify the functional limitations that impede independent living. This position is responsible for the follow activities:

• Conduct in-depth assessments and reassessments covering psychosocial, rehabilitation, and environmental concerns.
• Refer clients to special consultants to provide detailed evaluations and recommendations to improve the client’s functional level.
• Consult with NCM
• Collaborate in the development of the care plan.
• Conduct follow up and monitoring of client’s needs and care plan.
• Case recording and reporting.
• The duties of this position include, but are not limited to the above responsibilities. This job description is not permanent and serves as a guideline that can normally be expected to change when appropriate.
• From time to time, employees are asked to perform duties and handle responsibilities that are not in their job descriptions. If, over the months, the new duties and responsibilities remain a significant part of the assignment, the job description is changed.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.78 - $29.61 per hour

Expected hours: 32 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Clearlake, CA 95422: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person