The Opportunity

The EISEP Senior Case Manager provides case management and ongoing monitoring services to seniors, 60 years and over, who reside in Nassau County. The Senior Case Manager has a BA or BS and 5 years of case management experience working with seniors in the field.

Responsibilities

• Provide an initial assessment of the senior adult's needs, develop a care plan for services and assist with the implementation of this plan.
• Provide monitoring and reassessment of all open EISEP case management cases to assure that all services are being delivered as planned, and to measure changes in need.
• Prepare reassessment forms for all EISEP clients receiving home care services; distribute EISEP forms to OFA and provider agencies; intervene in problems that arise between clients, aides and provider agencies.
• Assist with the EISEP Case Management Program office coverage biweekly and/or as needed ? taking telephone intakes and seeing walk-ins who are requesting services.
• Provide information and referral to clients as requested.
• Provide advocacy, when needed, for clients regarding entitlements and other basic needs; represent them at DSS, SSA, etc., when they are unable to represent themselves.
• Participate in supervision with Program Supervisor; participate in agency trainings and workshops, OFA trainings and other county trainings, which would be helpful to case management.
• Prepare and maintain client case records in the data base (Peer Place) and prepare and keep statistics as required by the standards set by OFA and FCA.
• Outreach within the community to provide information and assistance.
• The senior case manager will assume additional responsibilities that reflect their expertise and experience working in the program.

Qualifications

Required

• College Degree in Social Work or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of case management experience required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid New York State Driver's License required.

Preferred

• Experience with geriatric population preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Additional Information

• Non-Exempt, 35 hours per week
• Location: Garden City
• Salary: 26.21/hr

Benefits Information

-Full Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

-Generous, vacation, sick, personal, and floating holiday time

-403(b); with generous employer contribution

-Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

-Pet Insurance

-Short Term (STD) and Long Term (LTD) Disability Insurance

-Life Insurance

-Employee Assistance Program

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