Senior Care Coordination Specialist

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Senior Care Coordination Specialist for the department of Medicine at the New Jersey Medical School.

The Senior Care Coordination Specialist will work as the Licensed Social Work/ Licensed Associate Counselor Mental Health Clinician and contribute to the success of the program by managing the daily workflow to achieve high quality care management delivery and positive clinical outcomes, while meeting the administrative and contractual performance targets, documentation standards and billing requirements of the grant program(s). This position will focus on assessment, counseling, and coordinating care of high risk/high acuity patients with untreated mental, emotional or substance abuse or problems. The LSW/LAC MCM is responsible for meeting the HRSA standards for medical case management that include (1) initial assessment of service needs; (2) development of a comprehensive, individualized service plan; (3) coordination of services required to implement the plan; (4) client monitoring to assess the efficacy of the plan; and (5) periodic re-evaluation and adaptation of the plan as necessary over the life of the client, as well as patient specific health education, counseling, monitoring, assessment and deployment of techniques to assure the engagement and retention in care of the identified patients. LSW/LAC MCM activities include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, conducting clinical assessments, medical case management, client advocacy, referral, prevention, and education.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include: