Geriatric Behavioral Health Case Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Bluestone Physician Services delivers great outcomes by bringing exceptional care to patients living with complex, chronic conditions and disabilities. Our unique, robust model of care goes beyond primary care services — our multidisciplinary care teams collaborate with patients, their families and other healthcare providers to deliver care that is preventative, proactive and tailored to their unique needs.

Using an evidence-based approach focused on quality care management and data-driven medical decisions, Bluestone care teams collaborate to manage patients’ chronic conditions, address social determinants of health, manage transitions to and from inpatient settings, provide behavioral health support and more. Under our model of care, Bluestone patients experienced 21% fewer ER visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations and 41% fewer hospital readmissions compared to patients with similar conditions and complexities over the same time period.

Our care teams travel directly to patients who reside in Assisted Living, Memory Care and Group Home communities throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida and are supported by clinical operations and administrative colleagues who work remotely or at our corporate offices in Stillwater, Minnesota, and Tampa, Florida.

Our success is only possible through the hard work of our employees who bring our core values of Dedication, Excellence, Collaboration and Caring to life every day. Bluestone has been named to the Star Tribune's Top Workplace list for the 13th year in a row! Bluestone also achieved Top Workplace USA 2021-2025! In 2022, Bluestone Accountable Care Organization (ACO) was the best performing ACO in the country as measured by the overall savings per Medicare beneficiary.

Position Overview :

The Geriatric   Behavioral Health Case Manager  is a core member of the collaborative care team, which includes a Bluestone's Primary Care Providers, Nurses, Care Managers and other medical professionals. The Behavioral Health Care Manager is a patient-focused role, primarily working with a complex geriatric population and their families within their home environment (Assisted Living, Memory Care, and / or Independent Living). Additionally, this role is an expert in the field of dementia care, Alzheimer's, memory loss, and / or mental health targeting interventions that improve the patient's overall quality of life.

Schedule : Full time position, day shift hours, no evenings, weekends or holidays. Hours are 8am to 5pm Monday thru Thursday & 8am to 3pm on Fridays.

Location : This position entails a mix of work from home, as well as primarily direct patient care mainly throughout the Waukesha, New Berlin, Greenfield, Mukwonago, Burlington areas

Salary Range : $55,000 - $65,000, Salary will be commensurate with experience

Qualifications :

Education / Certification / Experience

• Formal education or specialized training in behavioral health, including social work, nursing, psychology, gerontology, music therapy or related fields
• One or more years of experience in memory care and / or dementia-related care
• Valid driver’s license required

Responsibilities :

Qualifications Continued :

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Bluestone Benefits :

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