INTENSIVE CASE MANAGER Job at Lutheran Services Carolinas, Myrtle Beach, SC

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  • Lutheran Services Carolinas
  • Myrtle Beach, SC

Job Description

Job Details

Job Location
LSC- Child and Family Services- Myrtle Beach, SC - Myrtle Beach, SC

Position Type
Full Time

Travel Percentage
None

Job Shift
First Shift

Description

An Intensive Case Manager (ICM) will develop Health Action Plans for all Class A medical cases and any other cases with significant medical issues, such as mental health, chronic illnesses and other complex conditions. ICM and the client will develop plans to overcome barriers to achieve self-sufficiency. The ICM will offer health support groups where common issues including health maintenance, living with chronic illness, mental health issues, domestic violence, child abuse prevention, nutrition and wellness issues are discussed. The ICM will also maintain family sufficiency, increase community support networks and support clients' ability to address their own needs. Refugees will be connected with services such as child care services, housing resources, employment and educational resources, financial and medical literacy and matched with mentors.

Essential Functions:

1. Provide intensive case management to refugee individuals identified with special health needs.

2. Facilitate client access to health providers including referral, scheduling, transportation and arrangement for interpretation.

3. Deliver outreach activities to local refugee stakeholders, recruit, train and support mentors who will provide mentorship to eligible clients.

4. Encourage capacity building at local healthcare and mental health providers for treatment of refugees.

5. Provide health literacy as well as other helpful workshops to refugee clients.

6. Document and report according to contractual requirements and in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

7. Other duties as assigned by supervisor or designee.

Qualifications

Education: College degree in related field. Experience: Working with refugees/asylees/immigrants in social service environment

Specific skills/abilities: Basic Computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook). Be able to work with people from various backgrounds and cultures and be sensitive to their needs. Must handle confidential client information and demonstrate good organizational and planning skills.

Specialized knowledge, licenses, etc: Knowledge about local and state level healthcare. Preferred bi-lingual in Kiswahili language or other language spoken by people of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Shift work, Day shift,

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