The start of a new year often prompts people to take stock of where they are in their lives and where they want to be. For some people, the transition from one year to the next is a time to look, with fresh eyes, at how they can improve their health or relationships. For others, the focus is on their career.
For many professionals, employed in hospitals, or other healthcare settings, working long shifts during this busy time of year meant missing out on holiday celebrations with family and friends. You barely had time to think about the holidays, much less prepare. Shopping, cooking, and cleaning…it all went by in a blur. Once again you felt you never had a chance to relax, spend quality time with loved ones, and simply enjoy the season.
Perhaps you can relate to this scenario. Perhaps you’re wondering if there’s a better way you can use your skills and find some flexibility and balance in your life. Perhaps the answer is a career in care management.
Care managers bring education and experience from various fields of human services and healthcare, including nursing, social work, psychology, and gerontology. Starting with a comprehensive assessment, care managers assist clients and their families with care planning and offer guidance on navigating the complexities of the healthcare system. A short list of services provided by care managers include the following:
- Assess the level and type of care needed, develop a care plan, and monitor the care provided
- Help the client and family locate appropriate home care services, long-term care facilities, assisted living, adult day care, make referrals as needed to legal and financial services, and more
- Serve as the “eyes and ears,” make home visits, and advocate for the individual when concerned family members live far away and are unable to do so themselves
- Provide guidance on community resources and federal and state entitlement programs that can aid an elderly person or an individual with disabilities
- Assist with discharge planning and transitions from home or hospital to a facility
As an objective third party, care managers can help families resolve conflict and issues concerning care for an aging loved one or a family member with disabilities. They are proactive problem-solvers and their work makes a difference. Sound interesting? Want to learn more? If interested please contact Brittany Fortmayer, HR Recruiter, by phone at 228-467-5900, or via e-mail at info@www.givingtreeseniorcareoptions.com. You can review our careers page on our web site at http://www.givingtreeseniorcareoptions.com/careers/
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