Care Manager (School Based Community Health Program) Full Time

GENERAL SUMMARY:

• The Care Manager serves as a member of the integrated, multidisciplinary care team for the Pediatrics School-Based and Community Health Program.

• Functions as a liaison between the medical staff and the primary behavioral health provider to provide, plan, evaluate and monitor services from a variety of resources on behalf of and in collaboration with patients and/or their families.

• Assists with connecting patients and/or their families to needed resources and provides ongoing care management of recommended programs/services.

• Provides initial monitoring of care, focusing on whether the patients/families have been connected with the referral services.

• Monitors the processes and outcomes with regular follow-up.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Community Health, Healthcare Services, Child & Family Services, Criminal Justice, Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, or Youth and Community Development.

• Two (2) years of related experience in case/care management, including social services and intakes.

• Ability to take a basic history including presenting symptoms, background information, etc.

• Ability to co-facilitate groups with other providers.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Good organizational skills including ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines.

• Good interpersonal skills, including ability to develop and maintain trusting relationships, and work effectively with program staff and personnel from other agencies/partners.

• Ability to convey social work practice, knowledge, goals, and values consistent with the Professional Code of Ethics.

• Ability to be flexible with work schedule.

• Ability to travel locally to visit service providers, SBCHP sites and patient's home or identified meeting site.

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's degree in: Social Work, Community Health, Healthcare Services, Child & Family Services, Criminal Justice, Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, or Youth & Community Development.

• Two years' experience case/care management, working with youth, adolescents, and young adults, on a multidisciplinary/integrated team; either in an urban school environment, outpatient behavioral health and/or primary care, or a community youth agency with high-risk clients/families.

• Skill set to work well as part of an integrated team, with excellent organization/written skills, including ability to develop and maintain trusting relationships, and work effectively with program staff and personnel from other agencies/partners.

• Perform a wide variety of professional behavioral/social health services; to effectively communicate with patients, families, and other personnel.

• Experience coordinating new programs and co-facilitating educational/prevention groups with school age students.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Medical Group

• Department: School Based Health Program

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable