Medical Case Manager
Tulane University

Medical Case ManagerMedicine, Infectious Diseases

Location: New Orleans, LA

Summary

The Medical Case Manager for the Ryan White Tulane Total Health Clinic will be responsible for providing medical case management to eligible clients and will be responsible for the continuum of care to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The Medical Case Manager will support the adherence of clients to treatment and provide a safety net for the most vulnerable clients.  In addition, the Medical Case Manager will work closely with our adolescent medicine linkage to care program to ensure all youth diagnosed with HIV are linked to HIV medical care.  The Medical Case Manager is involved in community outreach, support for our community partner coalition, and youth empowerment activities.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Health Science Education, Public Health or closely related social service field

• Two years of experience in healthcare

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals living with HIV and AIDS, youth, adolescents, and adults

• Case Management skills to undertake patient education,access to community resources and crisis management as needed

• Experience working with community-based organizations,voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/ AIDS

• Strong interpersonal communication skills to continue to build strong relationships with local health department and other agency representatives

• Demonstrated ability to communicate in a culturally competent manner with ethically and sexually diverse individuals

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