Care Manager Company: Margaretville Hospital City/State: Margaretville, NY Category: Nursing/Nursing Management Department: EMS Education Union: No Position: Full Time Hours: M-F 9:00 - 5:00 Shift: Day Req #: 40547 Posted Date: Oct 30, 2024 Hiring Range: $28.95/hr-$36.40/hr Apply Now External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/27821) Internal Applicant link Job Details: The care manager is a grant-funded, fulltime position responsible for creating individualized care plans for patients. The care manager will ensure all healthcare providers involved are up-to-date with case information and collaborate with patients' families, friends, and caretakers to effectively share information. The care manager will continually develop a network of quality providers and keep accurate patient records, linking patients to community programs and entitlements, such as housing services and self-management programs. To ensure success, the care manager will guide patients through the healthcare system and cultivate relationships with healthcare providers with the ability to multitask in a dynamic environment and have excellent negotiation skills. Responsibilities: + Creating and updating personalized care plans for patients. Collaborating with patients' families, friends, and social supports in developing treatment plans. + Identifying and recruiting high-quality healthcare providers. + Interacting with healthcare providers to facilitate patients' treatments. + Ensuring patients’ treatment requirements are met. + Suggesting alternative treatment plans when patients' services requests do not meet medical necessity criteria. + Instructing and educating patients on procedures, healthcare provider instructions, and referrals. + Linking patients to social services programs and entitlements such as transportation assistance and translation services. + Conducting regular follow-ups with patients to evaluate progress, promote continuity of care, and ensure improved health outcomes. + Maintaining records of case management activities. Qualifications/Requirements + Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, social work, nursing, or a related field and/or Registered Nurse (RN) license. + 2+ years of work experience in public health or related field. + 1+ years of current case management experience. + Certified case manager (CCM) license preferred. + Proficient with Healthcare Management Systems and Microsoft Office Word and Excel. + Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal. + Excellent organizational skills. + Ability to travel locally. + Spanish-speaking, a plus Experience: + 2+ years of work experience in public health or related field. + 1+ years of current case management experience. Education: + Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, social work, nursing, or a related field and/or Registered Nurse (RN) license. Licenses / Certifications: + Certified case manager (CCM) license preferred. Other: + Proficient with Healthcare Management Systems and Microsoft Office Word and Excel. + Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal. + Excellent organizational skills. + Ability to travel locally. + Spanish-speaking, a plus About Us: Margaretville Hospital Margaretville Hospital, in Margaretville, NY, is home to Delaware County’s most advanced critical-care access hospital. This 15-bed facility cares for more than 240 inpatients annually while performing 14,000 outpatient procedures each year. Margaretville Hospital was named one of the top 100 critical-access hospitals in the nation by the National Rural Health Association. It provides emergency care, ambulatory care services, laboratory testing, medical imaging, physical and occupational therapy, swing-bed rehabilitation programs, respite care, and board-certified specialist and wellness education. Benefits: We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes: + Health Insurance + Dental + Vision + Retirement Savings Plan + Flexible Savings Account + Paid Time Off + Holidays + Tuition Reimbursement Apply Now External Applicant link (https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/wmc1/#/preApply/27821) Internal Applicant link Talent Community Search Jobs Hiring Events (https://wmchealthjobs.org/job-events-list/)