Full-Time
Medical Social Worker
Unicity Care Management
No salary listed
Newark, NJ, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid schedule with regular home visits and client-site travel required.
Category
 Social & Community Services (1) |
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Required Skills
Care Coordination
Requirements
- A social work license is required.
- Seven to ten years of experience working in geriatrics is required.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision is required.
- A valid driver's license and dependable personal vehicle are required.
Responsibilities
- Manage a small caseload of private-pay clients in their homes, including clients residing in independent living, assisted living, or nursing facilities.
- Coordinate services, resources, and ongoing monitoring and management for clients.
- Develop relationships with community and professional organizations to generate client referrals.
- Perform in-depth client assessments covering medical, psychosocial, environmental, financial, legal, and family factors.
- Complete fall risk assessments, Mini-Mental State Examinations, and depression screenings for each client.
- Recommend and coordinate all service needs for clients.
- Work with clients and families to develop plans of care addressing safety and other needs.
- Implement plans of care with clients, families, and professional staff.
- Collaborate with hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living and memory-care staff, physicians, medical providers, attorneys, financial planners, Meals on Wheels, and other geriatric service professionals.
- Conduct regular home visits to monitor client status and home environments or senior communities.
- Provide emotional support and counseling to clients and their families as needed.
- Provide problem-solving support to clients and fellow care managers.
- Provide crisis intervention and apply critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Work with the business development team to meet prospective clients, families, and referral sources.
- Provide backup support to the geriatric care-management team as needed.
- Track and document time spent on each client to support accurate billing.
- Attend educational programs and networking events.