Care Manager And Housing Navigator

Home & Health Care Management is the oldest home health care agency in Northern California. Our agency specializes in delivering comprehensive in-home care and case management for older adults, children, and those living with disabilities across many counties. We use a matrix of Medi-Cal, Medicare and targeted health programs to find solutions that work for our clients.
We are currently looking to add a new member to our Enhanced Care Management Team to provide comprehensive case management services and Housing navigation services. We serve patients from most counties in Northern California.
Who You Are:
You are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals through case management. You are good at problem solving, have experience and knowledge of community resources, including housing for low income and disabled persons, and help people solve social determinants of health care problems.
Travel:
This role is office-based. However travel could comprise up to 35%-50% of your time, visiting a participant in their home within our service region.
Location:
Chico preferred serving Butte and Glenn and surrounding counties. We are open to this role being located in our Sacramento or Redding office serving participants in those communities. This is not a remote role and requires you to work in our office.
Schedule:
This is a full-time role from Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm with an hour for lunch.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with a Care Management Team comprising Care Managers and who provide comprehensive case management services
• Assists the team with finding community resources needed to meet the participant's needs. This includes, but is not limited to, housing, medical equipment and supplies, access to primary care physician and specialists, access to food clothing and household goods, medical transportation, and access to caregivers. Assist participants with applications for services, such as health benefits and insurance coverage, IHSS, CalFresh and Waiver and managed care programs.
• Engages in advocacy efforts to ensure participants receive timely medical services to remain safe in their community
• Responds timely to questions and enquiries from the Care Management Team, participants, and from clinical and administrative staff representing other agencies
• Provides education to participants so they can better understand the benefits of services and community support programs
• Documents consumer interaction and maintains timely reporting and documentation requirements
• Observes participants behavior; reports significant changes to supervisor or team or medical provider, and documents appropriately

Essential Requirements:

• Program knowledge and experience with HUD and Housing programs
• Current CPR certification
• Valid California Driver's License
• Eligible to be insured under our liability policy with a clean DMV report
• Your own car, and proof of current auto insurance
• COVID vaccinated or have an exemption
• Pre-employment background check and fingerprinting compliance

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Experience providing care management services and knowledge of low-income housing resources
• Ability to communication effectively in both writing and verbally with colleagues, supervisors and participants
• Ability to work the community for face-to-face visits with the clients and in the office environment
• Knowledge of basic problems and needs of persons diagnosed with a physical disability or emotional disturbance
• Knowledge of community and supportive services
• Skilled in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects, and demands
• Skilled in working within deadlines to complete projects and assignments
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with co-workers, and community providers
• Able to use a computer utilizing a variety of standard software (including an electronic medical record)
• Ability to work independently as well as a team member

Preferred Skills:

• Bilingual skills are preferred, especially in languages such as Russian, Spanish, Hmong or Portuguese
• Education in social work or related field such as gerontology, sociology or psychology

Physical Requirements:
Conditional upon job offer is successfully passing a medical exam that tests amongst other thing the ability to move, visual acuity, and hearing acuity. Physical requirement for this role specifically include

• Sits, stands, bends, lifts, walks, and moves intermittently during working hours
• Able to lift to 35 pounds without assistance
• Able to drive intermittently

Compensation and Benefits:
Pay range is between $22-$25 per hour. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
You will be reimbursed for the mileage you travel from the office to participant's homes.
You will receive a monthly phone stipend.
After 60 days of employment you will be eligible for health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, as well as Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
Leave accrues starting on your first day of employment, and you can take paid vacation, sick and holiday leave after 90 days.
We offer a 401(k) matching up to 4% after 1 year of employment and 1,000 hours worked.
Apply
If you have an interest in joining our amazing team, we would like to hear from you!
Click here to apply online.
You can also download the application packet located at www.homeandhealthcaremgmt.com and fax completed applications to 530-487-8585 or mail to us at 1398 Ridgewood Dr., Chico, CA 95973, Attention: HR Department.