What are the responsibilities and job description for the Long Term Care Case Manager position at Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT & NH?
Home care is the future of health care. More and more patients are deciding to heal where they feel most comfortable, at home. Enjoy a career that celebrates your exceptional skill and autonomy, applies your adaptability and critical thinking, and encourages you to perform at the highest clinical level.
VNH is an established leader in home health care and hospice, serving this community since 1907. As a non-profit, our only goal is helping people and providing you with the right team and resources to care for your patients.
Responsibilities of a Long Term Care Case Manager:
- Provides community case management services to patients and families receiving home and community based long term care services.
- Case management services assist patients to remain at home with an array of supportive services for patients, families, and caregivers.
- Assists with timely resolution of patient and family problems by completing assessments including: establishing goals and following through with referral to community services as needed.
- Case management may include issues related to paraprofessional services, legal, financial, spiritual, emotional, and/or interpersonal concerns.
- Provides supervision and evaluation of both client care and personnel provided by agency PCAs and homemakers.
- Works as a liaison with other VNH service providers in advocating for coordinated patient services in accordance with individually authorized State service plans.
- Case Manager acts in accordance with VNH and Choices for Care (CFC) Case Management Certification policies and procedures.
- In depth training and orientation is provided for this home visiting position.
Qualifications of a Long Term Care Case Manager include:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Social Work.
- Two year experience working as a social worker within a community setting preferred.
- Knowledge and/or experience with community long term care resources or programs such as Choices for Care or Choices for Independence desired.
- An active RN or LPN license in both VT and NH desired.
- Ability to communicate clearly, verbally, and in writing.
