Geriatric Care Manager
Company: Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Location: New York
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, widely recognized as one of New
York's premier human services providers, is a settlement house
founded in 1894 that provides an extensive array of effective and
integrated services-social, educational, legal, health, housing,
mental health, nutritional and fitness-which significantly improve
the lives of 16,000 people in need each year, ages 3 to 103, on the
East Side of Manhattan. Our clients include older adults, homeless
and formerly homeless adults, children and families, recent
immigrants, disabled persons, adult learners and more. For more
information on Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, please visit
lenoxhill.org and check us out on Facebook or Instagram . Our
Geriatric Care Management Program provides comprehensive care
management services to thousands of frail and homebound older
adults on Manhattan's East Side. The Geriatric Care Manager will
help us to serve the ever-growing population of homebound older
adults on the East Side and will join our supportive working
environment that links case managers, social workers, lawyers and
other providers together in our efforts to support the frailest
members of our community.
Salary based on experience; range $60,000 - $62,000 .
Responsibilities :
Complete strengths-based in-home assessments with homebound and
frail older adults to facilitate their aging safely in place
Collaborate with family members and caregivers to assess needs for
appropriate interventions and necessary assistance
Provide interventions and assistance such as applying for
government benefits and other financial programs to increase
economic security, advocating for the clients' medical, mental
health, housing-related and other needs, assisting with budgeting,
providing supportive counseling as needed and coordinating in-house
and community resource referrals
Create and follow up with comprehensive care plans with the goal of
improved outcomes and quality of life
Timely maintain and input accurate case records into our electronic
case management database
Work collaboratively with Neighborhood House staff from a variety
of departments and disciplines as well as our community-based and
government partners
Complete all other responsibilities and duties as assigned
Qualifications:
The successful applicant must possess excellent interpersonal
skills and strong computer skills, as well as experience in the
field of human services, particularly related to older adults. The
person should be committed to working with older adults to improve
their quality of life. The person must have great communication and
listening skills, be a team player and possess the ability to
interact with a variety of stakeholders. Master's in social work or
related field required; applicable licensure a plus. Fluency in
Spanish is ideal. This is a 1199SEIU union position with
competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is a client-facing and essential
community-serving organization. To keep our clients and our
colleagues safe, and to comply with various governmental
contractual requirements, all new employees must be fully
vaccinated against Covid-19 (except where valid medical exemptions
apply) and will be required to submit proof prior to the time of
onboarding.
At Lenox Hill Neighborhood House we value respect, diversity and
integrity. We are an equal opportunity employer. Lenox Hill
Neighborhood House prohibits discrimination and harassment of any
type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and
applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age,
national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected
veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Lenox
Hill Neighborhood House conforms to the spirit as well as to the
letter of all applicable laws and regulations. The policy of equal
employment opportunity (EEO) and anti-discrimination applies to all
aspects of the relationship between Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
and its colleagues.
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Keywords: Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, New York , Geriatric Care Manager, Executive , New York, New York
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