Case Manager - HIV/AIDS Response team
- Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Full-time
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Description
The HIV AIDS Response Team (HART) is a dynamic team that delivers rapid wrap around in- patient support to persons living with HIV. This support is meant to address and close existing gaps and barriers both medical and social in nature to allow for stabilization and improved health and social outcomes for persons living with HIV.
HART works with people living with HIV/AIDS who may also be affected by mental illness, addictions, poverty, and other psycho social factors.
Coordination of psycho social and medical components of individual care plans, facilitating referrals to appropriate agencies which will assist in attaining goals of care plans. Locate housing and provide coordination with clients to secure housing upon discharge from hospital.
Provide therapeutic counselling/assistance to clients who may present with multiple issues affecting their ability to complete treatment of acute illness, ensure outcomes are recorded, measured and documented in individual charts as per the direction of the Executive Director.
Assist clients with securing forms of identification, assist with legal issues, provide necessary transportation to appointments.
Cultural sensitivity of First Nations issues.
Extensive knowledge of community resources with an emphasis on life skills support, housing services and how to access and advocate for these services on behalf of clients.
Ability to communicate with and maintain an effective working relationship with clients from diverse social, economic and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to communicate with and maintain an effective working relationship with other members of team and health care providers.
An understanding of the issues related to HIV including harm reduction
Conflict resolution and interpersonal skills.
Background working in Mental Health and Addictions.
Degree in social work, addictions or related field.
Valid drivers license
Vehicle
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Responsibilities
The case manager at Sanctum Care Group will coordinate care plans for people living with HIV, refer them to community agencies, and help them find housing when they leave hospital. The role also includes counselling, documenting outcomes, and helping clients get ID, legal support and rides to appointments.
Requirements
Candidates need a degree in social work, addictions or a related field, plus mental health and addictions experience and knowledge of HIV including harm reduction. They must have a valid driver's licence and vehicle, and be culturally sensitive to First Nations issues.
Skills
- Care plan coordination
- Community resource navigation
- Referral management
- Housing search and coordination
- Therapeutic counselling
- Outcome documentation and charting
- Harm reduction
- HIV care knowledge
- Mental health support
- Addictions support
- Crisis intervention
- Advocacy
- Conflict resolution
- Interpersonal communication
- Cultural sensitivity
- First Nations cultural competency
- Legal and ID assistance
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Life skills support
Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Case Manager
- HIV/AIDS
- HIV case management
- care coordination
- harm reduction
- mental health
- addictions
- social work
- housing services
- discharge planning
- counselling
- First Nations cultural sensitivity
- community resources
- wraparound support
- conflict resolution
- patient advocacy
- Indigenous awareness
- health and social services
Fields of study
- Social work
- Addictions
- Related field
Own vehicle
Yes