Job Description:

The Social Work Care Manager works collaboratively with physicians and other members of the health care team to improve the health of patients with chronic conditions or complex needs. The position educates patients and caregivers to help them manage their health care needs. The incumbent facilitates communication, coordinates services, addresses barriers, and promotes optimal allocation of resources while balancing clinical quality and cost management.

As an Ambulatory Care Manager you need to know how to:

• Identify patients for proactive intervention using payor models, medical, and social determinants of health risk criteria

• Coordinate the care and services for patients identified as needing assistance or meeting Care Management criteria

• Collect in-depth information about a patients condition, situation and functioning to identify individual needs in order to develop a plan to meet those needs

• Work with patients and family/caregivers to determine specific goals and actions based on assessment

• Execute specific interventions to meet established goals; Organize, integrate and coordinate the necessary resources to accomplish the goals and plan

• Assess the patients prior level of functioning, access to and/or use of community resources, psychosocial needs, and available support systems

• Assist the care team in developing a plan of care which includes, but is not limited to: assuring appropriateness of services and care setting, assuring individualized support and education, determining the need for continued services, and identifying and connecting patients/families with available community resources if needed

• Collaborate with Physicians and other members of the health care team on the patients behalf- Enhance the quality of patient care through effective and efficient use of resources; collaborate with the care team to identify strategies for appropriate reduction in service utilization

• Monitor efficiency and availability of services and evaluates outcomes through variance tracking, data collection

• Utilize criteria to implement strategies to resolve controllable variances- Attend, facilitate and participate in rounds and case conferences

• Advocate for patient rights

• Participate in multidisciplinary groups in development of department processes and guidelines

• Collaborate with payors and outside agencies to promote a patient-centered care delivery system

Minimum Requirements

• Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited program.

• Current valid State LCSW license or LSW with LCSW required within 3 years of employment

• Two (2) years of experience as a Social Worker in a community, outpatient, or acute care setting

Preferred

• Five (5) years of social work experience, preferred

Physical Requirements:

Interact with others by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing.- and -Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.- and -See and read computer monitors and documents.- and -Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.- and -May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching.

Anticipated job posting close date:

06/13/2024

Location:

Rocky Mountain Clinic

Work City:

Butte

Work State:

Montana

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$28.37 - $50.39

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/) , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers (http://www.sclhealthbenefits.org) ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/diversity/) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.