Medical Case Manager

Overview:

The Medical Case Manager is responsible for helping clients living with HIV/AIDS access and remain in healthcare, including mental health, oral health and support services.

The Role:

• Meet with clients to assess and prioritize their needs
• Fill out paperwork and applications on a continual basis for entitlements, emergency care funds and more.
• Maintain updated client files including biannual assessments, service plans and monthly progress notes.
• Advocate for clients when they are not able to advocate for themselves
• Make home visits, accompany clients to medical visits and participate in outreach efforts when needed
• Make referrals to other agencies and to follow-up on those connections
• Collaborate with the other Medical Case Managers about new cases
• Work closely with the entire HIV Care Team and other community agencies
• Attend the Immunology Clinic twice monthly as necessary
• Attend and participate in bi-weekly staff meetings, monthly Case Reviews
• Attend bi-monthly supervision sessions with Supervisor
• Attend 20 hours of continuing education per year.
• Other duties as assigned

Performance Requirements:

• Must be able to serve as a positive representative of Stamford CARES
• Must be sensitive to culture, race, sexual orientation, age, gender, etc.
• Must be hardworking
• Must be trustworthy and able to uphold strict confidentiality policies
• Must have experience in intensive case management
• Experience/knowledge in HIV/AIDS is a plus

Qualifications:

• Assertive, Motivating
• Determined
• Bi-Lingual (Spanish, Creole or other) preferred
• Able to take individual initiative, but also able to be a team player
• Comfortable interacting with individuals and groups of people
• Must have own vehicle
• BS/BA/BSW or five years case management experience

About Family Centers:

Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering health, education and human service program to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 250 professionals and 1,200 trained volunteers collaborate to provide our communities with a wide range of responsive and innovative services. Through our comprehensive network of services, more than 22,000 children, adults, families and communities receive the care, encouragement and resources needed to realize their potential.

Rewards:

Salary commensurate with experience. A suite of benefits including generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, tax-free spending accounts, disability, life and AD&D insurance. Additional benefits include an employee assistance plan, pet insurance, critical accident and illness, wellness services, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings. The opportunity to work for an employer consistently rated one of the Top Workplaces in Western Connecticut by Hearst Connecticut Media and a perfect 100 Encompass rating by Charity Navigator 10.

Family Centers is a United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency and is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families. The agency is also accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), The Joint Commission, licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, and is a Department of Children and Families-licensed child psychology center.

Special Note: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our community and beyond, it is Family Centers’ commitment to the safety of employees, contractors, volunteers, patients, clients, and student interns, by requiring proof of vaccinations for COVID-19 (or have an approved medical or religious exemption on file).

For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.familycenters.org/ or on our LinkedIn page

Family Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a competitive salary, training, and generous benefits package.