Prism Health North Texas
Job Description
The Medical Case Manager provides treatment adherence and a range of client-centered services that link clients with health care, psychosocial, and other services.
Responsibilities
Perform a medically focused form of case management.
Assess the medical needs of Persons Living with HIV (PLWH) including behavioral risk screening.
Apply risk reduction interventions for PLWH at risk of transmitting HIV.
Develop and review a care plan based on client’s needs, choices, goals, and strategies with completion based on DSHS Medical Case Manager Standards of Care.
Link and coordinate client care to ensure that quality medical care is received, including medical, mental health, vision and dental care.
Implement the care plan through time‑lined strategies.
Coordinate with client’s medical providers, including any sub‑specialists, and with the non‑medical case manager regarding patient barriers to care, adherence with medical appointments, and other information useful to care coordination.
Provide education about medical therapies including the benefits and side effects of adherence in coordination with clinician.
Provide interventions to improve adherence to medical therapies and compliance with medical appointments, including reminder calls and contacting clients who do not show for appointments or who are not taking their medications as prescribed.
Assure services are delivered in a culturally competent manner with attention given to the accommodation of individuals with special needs.
Perform HIV testing according to protocol.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills
Medical knowledge of HIV / AIDS and sensitivity to PLWH.
Strong verbal and written skills with health professionals, patients and families.
Ability to work independently while collaborating in an interdisciplinary team environment.
Ability to develop and communicate appropriate educational materials for all levels of health literacy and preferred learning modalities.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in nursing preferred with appropriate Texas licensure in good standing. As an alternative, a minimum of 2 years’ experience performing medical case management, case management or client advocacy may substitute for each year of college education.
Minimum of 12 hours of continuing education in relevant topics annually.
Bilingual preferred.
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Responsibilities
Perform a medically focused form of case management.
Assess the medical needs of Persons Living with HIV (PLWH) including behavioral risk screening.
Apply risk reduction interventions for PLWH at risk of transmitting HIV.
Develop and review a care plan based on client’s needs, choices, goals, and strategies with completion based on DSHS Medical Case Manager Standards of Care.
Link and coordinate client care to ensure that quality medical care is received, including medical, mental health, vision and dental care.
Implement the care plan through time‑lined strategies.
Coordinate with client’s medical providers, including any sub‑specialists, and with the non‑medical case manager regarding patient barriers to care, adherence with medical appointments, and other information useful to care coordination.
Provide education about medical therapies including the benefits and side effects of adherence in coordination with clinician.
Provide interventions to improve adherence to medical therapies and compliance with medical appointments, including reminder calls and contacting clients who do not show for appointments or who are not taking their medications as prescribed.
Assure services are delivered in a culturally competent manner with attention given to the accommodation of individuals with special needs.
Perform HIV testing according to protocol.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills
Medical knowledge of HIV / AIDS and sensitivity to PLWH.
Strong verbal and written skills with health professionals, patients and families.
Ability to work independently while collaborating in an interdisciplinary team environment.
Ability to develop and communicate appropriate educational materials for all levels of health literacy and preferred learning modalities.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in nursing preferred with appropriate Texas licensure in good standing. As an alternative, a minimum of 2 years’ experience performing medical case management, case management or client advocacy may substitute for each year of college education.
Minimum of 12 hours of continuing education in relevant topics annually.
Bilingual preferred.
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