Job Summary:MaineGeneral Health is seeking a compassionate and skilled Licensed Social Worker (LSW) to join our Community Care Team. In this role, you’ll partner with patients, families, healthcare providers, and community resources to improve the health and quality of life for those with the highest risk, highest cost, and highest utilization of health care services. Job Description: Position: Care Manager (LSW) Location: Ballard Center, AugustaSchedule: Full-time (40 hours/week) Shift: Days, M-F The Role:As a Care Manager on the Community Care Team, you’ll work with individuals who face complex medical, behavioral, and social challenges. Many of these patients have frequent hospital or ER visits, and your mission will be to help them stabilize, stay healthier, and reduce avoidable utilization. What You'll Do: + Utilize various tools for identifying high-risk patients through EMR, referrals, and registries from health insurance payers + Conduct a comprehensive assessment of patients' physical, mental, and psychosocial needs + Develop care plans and utilize strategies to prevent disease exacerbation, improve outcomes, increase patient engagement in self-care in chronic disease management, and minimize hospital and ED utilization + Assist patients in navigating the health care system, particularly with care transitions. + Coordinate patient care What You Bring: + Active LSW license in the State of Maine (required) + Previous social work experience (preferred) + Excellent communication, teamwork, and advocacy skills + Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities + Ability to build trust and form supportive relationships with patients from diverse backgrounds Why Join MaineGeneral? + Competitive Pay that reflects your skills and experience + Comprehensive Benefits – Health, dental, vision, and more. + Work-Life Balance – Generous parental leave, ample earned time off, and employee discounts. + Work hands-on in the community to create a real, lasting impact + Financial Security – Up to 4% retirement contributions and potential student loan reimbursement. + Career Growth – Opportunities to advance within our organization. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Scheduled Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Job Exempt: No Benefits: Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future. Physical Wellness: + We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs. + Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents. + A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves. Emotional Wellness: When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household. Financial Wellness: + An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center. + Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career. + We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan. + Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident. + We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time. Career Mobility: Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished. The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)