Life Skills Case Manager
Life Skills Case Manager
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Job Description
- Assesses patients individual situations to determine needs and goals.
- Builds rapport and trust with patients and their families.
- Identifies issues such as abuse neglect unemployment trauma and poverty in order to identify services needed.
- Distributes housing packets to DHS patients and reviews the necessary requirements.
- Assists patients in locating viable food sources while promoting healthy eating habits.
- Recommends facilities where clothing can be purchased.
- Develops relationships with legal counsel who will accept referrals for patients in need of legal advice and representation.
- Provides education and guidance around developing financial literacy.
- Provides direction on the importance of being employed and how to maintain a regular job
- Provides education and support regarding home management including house cleaning maintenance and organizational tips
- Suggests facilities and organizations that can assist with recognizing developmental delays in children in order to obtain early intervention services and a proper educational pathway.
- Provides information on the educational requirements needed to complete ones GED.
- Provides information and discusses the importance of filing for financial aid programs that will assist with tuition for advanced educational opportunities.
- Refers patients to the appropriate authorities to obtain appropriate childcare services while employed or while attending school to advance their education.
- Discusses cash assistance and food stamp programs that are available on a temporary basis and how to maximize these benefits.
- Refers patients to behavioral health counseling services as needed.
- Provides necessary followup and assistance to ensure goals are being achieved.
- Attendance and participation in the annual Camp Rise Up program; specific duties will be assigned by Supervisor.
Administrative Duties:
- Researches and develops relationships necessary to refer patients to services that are needed to achieve their goals.
- Collaborates with the Medical Dental and Behavioral Health teams to identify patients that are in need of services.
- Maintains accurate patient records that will be referred to during followup.
- Prepares reports and needed documentation to demonstrate successes and failures.
- Other duties as assigned
Bachelors Degree in Social Work Masters preferred; familiarity with vulnerable patient populations and the shelter and homeless systems; prior experience working with vulnerable populations preferred; Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred; strong knowledge of Microsoft applications including but not limited to Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook; most be well organized and have the ability to effectively communicate with patients staff and management.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
