Case Manager – Critical Care – San Francisco – Homebridge

Job description
About Us
The mission of Homebridge is to provide high-quality home care and supportive services that assist the elderly and people with disabilities to live safely and independently in their homes. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering safe and effective home care and to preparing caregivers for successful employment. Since 1994, we have provided more than 9 million hours of home care services to approximately 13,000 people. With operations in San Francisco and San Mateo County and a $28 million budget, we serve over 1200 clients annually and have a staff of 550 employees. Please find more about us on our website – www.homebridgeca.org.

Position Summary
Under the direction of the Client Services Manager-Critical Care, the Critical Care Case Manager provides in home care coordination and case management services to 25+ frail elderly and people with disabilities requiring home care services. Critical care case management is an area of specialty practice in adult and aging services. It provides intervention for medically fragile and behaviorally challenged adults and elders requiring home care services to continue living independently in the community. The Critical Care Case Manager ensures all clients receive adequate hours to meet their needs, provides crisis intervention and provider coordination, and ensures that services delivered are of high quality and in compliance with Homebridge’s contract provisions, policies and procedures, and are within the scope of the agency’s resources and mission.

Essential Job Functions

Direct Client Services
Provides intensive care coordination services to a caseload of 25+ clients with complex personal care needs and behavioral health issues living in the community who are at risk of institutionalization
Assists clients transitioning out of nursing facilities and back to living independently in the community, by coordinating with discharge staff and ensuring adequate home care and other supports are in place for a safe and successful transition
Conducts visits in clients’ homes to perform Initial Assessment of clients’ needs
Identifies changes in client’s mental, physical, psychosocial status and support systems and modifies Client Care Plans and Service Plans as changes occur; communicates needs and changes to Service Delivery Schedulers, Nurse Case Manager, and HCP’s as needed
Provides supportive counseling to clients using Harm Reduction principles
Provides advocacy, linkage with community resources, assists with maintenance and expansion of social network and monitors client’s use of resources
Provides crisis intervention, conflict resolution and de-escalation services
Conducts home visits to clients every sixty days (or as needed more or less frequently) to reassess their needs, hours of service requested and Client Care Plans; documents reassessments in a timely fashion
Monitors hours of service delivered, quality of service delivery and client satisfaction
Collaborates with HCP Supervisor to make sure HCP performs duties as described in the task list of the Client Care Plan
Trouble shoots obstacles to providing effective home care, such as lack of cleaning supplies, client resistance, client behaviors; creates behavior contracts as needed
Monitors hospitalizations and hospital discharge plans, ensuring home care is delivered post discharge as needed
Coordinates Wellness Checks and the creation of Homebridge accounts
Reports clients who are unsafe or at-risk for abuse or neglect to Adult Protective Services
Refers clients for resources outside the scope of Homebridge case management duties
Complies with Welfare & Institutions Code (W&I) section 15630(a) California law (mandated reporter) requiring Homebridge employees to report known or suspected abuse of dependent adults or elders, immediately by telephone or as soon as practically possible, and by written report with two (2) working days (W&I) section 15630(b)
Receives and follows up on client complaints, initiating investigations of allegations made by clients
Administration

Completes Assessments, Reassessments, and Dated Notes in a timely fashion
Develops client service plans based on assessments and updates regularly
Maintains client (hard copy and soft copy) files
Reviews all e-mails, voicemails, and mail in real time
Completes Bi-Weekly Timesheets and Monthly Data Form
Other

Actively participates in supervision, case manager team meetings, case conferences, agency meetings and other meetings as required.
In supervision, creates a personal development plan; follows up on activities in the plan.
Complies with all Homebridge policies and procedures.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Is committed to the agency’s mission to delivery of high-quality services
Strong ability to work with complex and multi-diagnosed clients that have barriers to accepting services
Possesses good working knowledge of Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other entitlement programs
Able to identify and coordinate appropriate community services for clients
Actively incorporates the ethical standards of the National Association of Social Workers in all aspects of interactions with others
Able to be compassionate and empathetic with clients, often in stressful and difficult situations
Able to develop practical and innovative solutions to client problems
Proficient in use of Microsoft Office and able to quickly master use of proprietary software
Able to manage time effectively, work under pressure, prioritize, problem-solve and meet deadlines
Fosters collaboration with all departments and maintains open communication channels
Is dependable and positive
Is skilled at communicating in writing and verbally, both clearly and directly
Bilingual in Spanish, Cantonese, Tagalog or Russian preferred
Education and Experience

Master’s in Social Work, Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy or related field, with a clinical license, OR license eligible (registered with the BBS) required. 2016 graduates of Master’s program are eligible to apply. Two years of direct experience in case management and/or working in a social service setting required. Experience working with populations struggling with mental illness, substance abuse and poverty preferred.

Work Environment
This position includes frequent travel to clients’ homes and work in the office, at a desk in a temperature-controlled office, in modular office space or an individual office. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Frequent Travel: Must be able to travel on foot, via public transportation and personal vehicle to all parts of San Francisco for performance of job duties. May occasionally be exposed to outside weather conditions while traveling to clients’ homes. Some exposure to physical risk. Exposure to client apartments, rooms, homes and other venues so that services can be provided. May include contact with clients with mental health and/or personal hygiene issues.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods at a desk or computer workstation. The employee is frequently require to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Homebridge is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory, diverse work environment.

How to apply
Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@homebridgeca.org with “CM- Critical Care- Masters” as the subject OR fax both to 415-659-5358.

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