Staff members from Prism health North Texas Oak Cliff Health Center Clinic

Medical Case Manager LVN/ RN Job – Dallas, TX

Why You'll Love This Job

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

Medical Case Manager Responsibilities:

To perform a medically focused form of case management.
Assess the medical needs of Persons Living with HIV (PLWH) including behavioral risk screening.
followed by risk reduction interventions for PLWH at risk of transmitting HIV.
Develop and review a care plan based on client’s needs and choices, with goals and strategies for
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. Coordinate 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. This may include reminder calls and contacting clients who do not show for
appointments; as well as clients 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.

Skills & Qualifications

Medical Case Manager Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Must have medical knowledge of HIV/AIDS, as well as sensitivity to PLWH.
Strong verbal and written skills with health professionals, patients and their families.
Ability to perform independently while working 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.
Must complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education in relevant topics annually.
Bilingual preferred.

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