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ECM Program Manager
Bakersfield, California, United States
$80,000-$100,000 / year
full-timemanagerHealthcare
Description
You will lead teams providing case management to underserved populations, ensuring high-quality care through team supervision, program operations, and staff development. You'll help redefine healthcare for communities with complex needs while collaborating with leadership and external partners.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of Medi-Cal populations, including homelessness, mental illness, or substance use disorders.
- 4+ years experience managing front line staff.
- Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including team coaching and conflict resolution.
- Familiarity with compliance standards, documentation systems, and data-driven decision-making.
- Valid driver’s license, automobile insurance, and reliable transportation (preferred).
- Advanced training in related field (e.g., Masters in Social Work, SUD Certifications) preferred.
- Proven leadership experience in healthcare or social services preferred.
Responsibilities
- Ensure case managers meet required caseloads and optimize care delivery.
- Build an engaged team and support burnout prevention.
- Oversee patient care plans and quality standards.
- Train and onboard new case managers.
- Maintain a small personal caseload while prioritizing team supervision.
- Collaborate with Director to meet audit requirements and track compliance.
- Establish team culture of respect, empathy, and teamwork.
- Approve timecards, time-off requests, and expense reports.
- Conduct regular 1:1s for feedback and coaching.
- Assign new patients to case managers.
- Lead recruitment efforts.
- Serve as subject matter expert in harm reduction and clinical case management.
- Drive team towards quarterly objectives.
- Implement quality improvement initiatives.
- Build and maintain relationships with partner organizations.
- Oversee patient enrollment and disenrollment.
- Manage budget for supplies and inventory.
- Facilitate daily huddles, weekly data reviews, and care planning meetings.
- Contribute to monthly all-hands meetings.
- Represent team in Health Plan Operations meetings.
- Tailor training programs and mentor case managers.
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