Care Manager

The Role
As a Part-Time Geriatric Care Manager, you are responsible to provide a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for clients. The
Geriatric Care Manager provides assessments and continuous reassessment and manages comprehensive aspects of care including medical and cognitive challenges of aging in a manner that ensures their dignity, independence and wishes are respected.

The Ideal Candidate
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. To be a good fit for this opportunity
you will also have:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

● Development of Comprehensive Care Plans and implementation of Care Plans

● Track, assess and document observations regarding client condition, changes in preferences and

problems/opportunities, medical orders, family requests and other information pertinent to Care Plan.

● Monitor, Evaluate and report on Client Status,
Actions/Interventions, and Outcomes

● Works with formal and informal social support systems and families to ensure client’s needs are met.

● Provide guidance, resources, and information to enable families and clients to make informed medical decisions.

● Manage Electronic Health records for clients including billing.

● Coordinate resources for client care.

● Interact with other professionals on the client’s behalf this may include, physicians, attorneys, fiduciaries, hospice personnel, and community personnel.

● Create and maintain referral resources, identification, coordination, management and advocacy

● Additional duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by your supervisor

Required Skills, Education and Certifications:

● (5) Years’ experience in community, hospital, hospice or home health case management

● Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Healthcare Related Field, preferred

● Certified Care Manager (CMC) or Certified Case Manager (CCM)

● Demonstrated knowledge of aging, dementia, and/or disabilities.

● Experience working with complicated family systems and dynamics.

● Computer Skills: MS Office, Electronic Health Records and Internet Skills

● Excellent customer service and problem- solving skills

● Excellent verbal and writing skills

● Detail-oriented with the ability to keep up with fast paced processes

Physical Requirements:

● Ability to lift and carry up to 10-15 pounds

● Ability to sit, stand and walk for prolonged periods of time throughout the work day

● Frequent local travel by personal automobile to client homes required

● Ability to use standard office equipment such as personal computer, laptop, telephone, photocopy machine, etc.