As announced at the CPAG Meeting, Alianza has a job opening in Las Cruces. Please feel to forward.
Las Cruces Case Manager (non-medical)
Job Description and Requirements
Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
To empower hard to reach and underserved populations through education and supportive services to achieve a better quality of life.
Pay: Based on degree & experience
1. 100% paid health, dental, vision and life insurance
2. 401k with 3% match (100% vested on 1st day and eligible for penalty free loans)
3. Generous vacation/sick including with additional pre-tax additional vacation purchase available
4. Ongoing employee education
5. Employee bonuses structure and more
This service includes the provision of advice and assistance in obtaining medical, social, community, legal, financial, and other needed services. Some examples of non-medical case management activities are outlined below:
1. Assist clients to access various benefits programs.
2. Assist medical case managers conduct client intakes and re-certifications
3. Provide assistance with emergency utilities and food
4. Assisting clients accessing internal and external housing assistance programs
5. Provide assistance in searching for a job
6. Facilitating access to psychosocial support services
7. Transportation assistance or bus passes
8. Completion of other medical services applications
9. Maintain current information on all frequently used community resources, as needed.
The case manager would be expected to perform the following duties in the execution of their job:
1. Staff must be comfortable working with diverse populations
2. All client information must be treated as privileged & confidential communication
3. Must be detail oriented and able to prioritize and complete tasks in a timely fashion
4. All pertinent client data must be entered in the electronic data management system immediately. Case Notes must be entered within the same day of service
5. Complete case records must be maintained for each client. This entails the completion of a thorough initial assessment and regular case reviews
6. Documentation must be maintained for each interaction with a client. Case Notes must be specific to an individual client
7. Attend all trainings as required by agency
8. Be extremely reliable and able to work independently after core training is completed
9. Dependable transportation required; position may entail travel in southern New Mexico. Case management may be offered at Alianza, the client’s home, hospitals, nursing homes and/or other locations as needed.
10. Some evenings and/or weekends required
11. General administrative duties as assigned, including copying, mailing, ordering supplies, answering phones, etc.
12. Other duties as assigned
Non-medical case managers are required to have:
1. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (Preferred), or;
2. An Associate degree from an accredited college or university, or;
3. A high school (HS) diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) and two years of experience working with Non-Medical Case Management.
4. If licensed, a copy of the most current New Mexico license must be kept in the Non-Medical Case Manager’s personnel file.
5. All Non-Medical Case Managers must complete a minimum training regimen that includes:
a. HIV case management standards and ADAP, including attendance at the HIV Case Management Summit provided by NMDOH
b. Training in state approved training on HIV disease processes, treatment, testing, legal ramifications to include confidentiality, counseling/referral and prevention, and ethics (Such as Fundamentals of HIV/HCV Counseling and Testing Training)
c. All Non-Medical Case Management staff will have at least two (2) hours of cultural competency training annually.
d. Insurance training and Marketplace Updates annually.
e. Harm Reduction Certification once since hire
Please send cover letter with salary history, resume and three current references to:
www.alianzaofnewmexico.org