Case Manager (MSW)

JOB TITLE (#24991): Case Manager (MSW) / Full-time / Contract - Palo Alto, CA

Minimum of 1 year experience

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is currently seeking a Case Manager to fill an opening with an Adult Day Care Center located in Palo Alto, California

Schedule of the Case Manager:

• This is a Full-time position
• 40 hours/week
• This is a contract assignment

Responsibilities of the Case Manager:

• In collaboration with other agency social workers and program leaders, design and lead community education for older adults and/or their caregivers in the form of workshops, Town Halls, and/or conferences.
• Provide support services in areas of social work case management and information and assistance lines. Identify the need for referrals both internally and externally. Identify mechanisms for follow-up for monitoring of continued needs.
• Conduct both brief and comprehensive inclusive, geriatric, and psychosocial assessments of clients’ needs (in the office or during a home visit) for emotional and social support, community resources, information, guidance, intervention, and client advocacy. Clients may include low-income or fee-for-service clients.
• Develop action plans for case management clients, identifying interventions and follow-up. Monitor outcomes of interventions to ensure client needs are met through client satisfaction surveys and enhanced wellness, emotional, and or social outcomes such as increased socialization and decreased social isolation.
• Maintain accurate records of client contacts through electronic chart documentation, charting all client contacts, referrals made, and other work on behalf of clients within 48 hours of service.
• Social Worker will participate in outreach and learn area resources to connect case management clients and information and assistance callers to needed resources. Cultivate community partnerships for cross-referral, awareness, and educational purposes.
• Secure budget approval from the ACP supervisor for all related expenses for client emergency or mental fund assistance.
• Provide monthly statistical data to the ACP supervisor by the sixth day of the month following services. Stats need to reflect the work done the prior month for accuracy of reporting to funding sources and the Board.
• Attend weekly supervisory sessions for clinical and administration consultation and agency meetings as needed for guidance on areas of responsibility.

Requirements

• Must have a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW), LCSW is a plus.
• Must have at least 1 year of experience working with older adult clients and their families, particularly through case management and other social work services.
• Must have knowledge of and capacity to utilize community resources; ability to assess physical and social needs of frail older adults.
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Must have knowledge of working with people from diverse backgrounds, willingness to learn
• Must possess own transportation and insurance in order to complete necessary in-home visits (mileage reimbursed)

Benefits

• The salary for this position is $41 / hr

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is a nationwide recruitment agency, matching both new grads and advanced practitioners to hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, multi-specialty groups, and private practices.

If you would like to learn more about other opportunities we offer, please call our office: (800) 608-4025 or submit your Resume/CV to hr@glhstaffing.com