1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Case Manager do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Medicaid Insurace
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What is your job title?
Case Manager
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
It is a HMO insurance company that receives clients/members from state insured people that are on disability due to injury, mental disorder, and etc. The insurance company cover benifits for Medicaid and Medicare clients.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
employed for 10 years with the same company
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
40 hours per week
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I go out to the clients' home and assess them for Medicaid benifits such as, home provider service, emergency response system necessity, and other covered benifits.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
Life Insurance, 401K. 3 week paid vacation, short term disability
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
I am under compensated in my current position
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
My duties mostly consist of going out to clients' homes and assess them for Medicaid benifits. I like that I am out in the public and dealing the clients on a firt hand basis. I don't like the hassle of having to look and find the clients out in the community.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
I have a home office, but I do go into the office once a week for meeting and turning in paperwork and assessment of clients for record keeping. But for the most part I am out in the field, going to clients homes and assessing them for benifits.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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6 Work Environment - co-workers
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7 Work Environment - supervisors
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2 Benefits
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3 Hours
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4 Level of responsibility
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5 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
A person would have to have a bachalors or master degree in Social Work with licensure, or LVN nurse, or RN NURSE. And have case manager experience, commputer skills and community knowledge and experience.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
A person must have some skills and knowledge of working with a computer system, due to all info has to be computer logged and uploaded into a record keeping data basis. Social work skill due to working with the community and going to clients environment and aiding and assisting in thier community.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
Yes, at list a Bachalors Degree
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Be prepared to work beyond your adverage 40 hour work week.
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