Geriatric Services Manager Job | PACE / Senior Healthcare Program | San Leandro, CA

📍 San Leandro, CA
💰 $100,000–$117,375 annually
🎉 $2,500 Sign-On Bonus for Eligible Hires
🗓️ Full-Time | Onsite
💼 Direct Hire | Comprehensive Benefits

Talent Strategies is recruiting an experienced Geriatric Services Manager in San Leandro, CA for a full-time leadership opportunity within a PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) healthcare program.

This Geriatric Services Manager (MSW) position is ideal for an experienced social work professional who enjoys leading teams, coordinating comprehensive care, and helping frail and elderly adults maintain their independence, dignity, and quality of life.

The Geriatric Services Manager provides leadership and oversight for social work services, supervises Geriatric Services Specialists, and collaborates closely with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to support older adults with complex medical, emotional, social, and behavioral health needs.

Bilingual Cantonese and/or Mandarin proficiency is required.

Geriatric Services Manager Requirements

Candidates must meet the following requirements to be considered:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2 years of health-related professional experience
• Previous leadership, supervisory, or management experience
• Bilingual Cantonese and/or Mandarin required
• Ability to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to diverse older adult populations
• Strong experience with psychosocial assessments, care planning, counseling, and case management
• Knowledge of community resources, care coordination, and participant advocacy
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to supervise, coach, and support social work professionals
• Comfortable working with frail and elderly adults experiencing cognitive decline, chronic illness, complex family dynamics, or other psychosocial challenges
• Ability to conduct home visits and provide services in various healthcare and community settings as assigned
• Ability to meet required health clearances, immunizations, and applicable healthcare program screening requirements

Geriatric Experience Requirement:

A minimum of 1 year of experience working with a frail or elderly population is expected. Candidates without this experience must complete appropriate PACE training before providing direct participant care.

Highly Preferred:

• Experience within a PACE program
• Geriatric social work or senior-care management experience
• Experience supervising social workers, care coordinators, or interdisciplinary support teams
• Experience in community health, skilled nursing, home-based care, or another interdisciplinary healthcare setting
• Familiarity with Medicare, Medicaid, and PACE regulatory requirements
• Experience supporting culturally diverse and underserved communities

About the Geriatric Services Manager Position

The Geriatric Services Manager oversees the delivery of social work and psychosocial support services within a community-based senior healthcare program in San Leandro, California.

This position plays an important role in helping older adults remain safely in their homes and communities by coordinating comprehensive, participant-centered services.

Working as part of the PACE Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), the Geriatric Services Manager provides leadership in psychosocial assessments, individualized care planning, counseling, service coordination, participant advocacy, and regulatory documentation.

The manager also supervises Geriatric Services Specialists, supports staff development, monitors service quality, and helps ensure consistent, culturally responsive care.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an experienced MSW who understands the importance of balancing clinical social work expertise, team management, regulatory compliance, and compassionate participant care.

Geriatric Services Manager Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in interdisciplinary assessments, reassessments, and individualized care planning for PACE participants
• Oversee medical social services, psychosocial support, counseling, case management, and participant advocacy
• Supervise, mentor, coach, and evaluate Geriatric Services Specialists
• Coordinate staffing, scheduling, performance management, and team accountability
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to address participants’ medical, emotional, psychological, physical, social, and spiritual needs
• Monitor participant changes and ensure timely communication with healthcare providers and care teams
• Maintain accurate and timely social work documentation in electronic health records
• Ensure documentation and services meet applicable PACE regulations and organizational standards
• Maintain required participant progress documentation and reassessments
• Coordinate discharge planning, transitions of care, home visits, hospital visits, and skilled nursing facility visits as needed
• Support coordination of 24-hour care services when required
• Serve as a liaison between participants, families, caregivers, healthcare providers, community agencies, and facilities
• Provide education and support regarding aging, dementia, chronic illness, grief, loss, end-of-life considerations, and family dynamics
• Help participants and caregivers navigate community resources and supportive services
• Provide guidance to staff regarding cultural, social, emotional, and environmental factors affecting participant care
• Maintain familiarity with Medicaid eligibility, participant financial responsibilities, and applicable nursing facility level-of-care requirements
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, audits, regulatory reviews, and process improvement activities
• Support staff training and professional development
• Promote participant safety, independence, dignity, and quality of life

Who Will Thrive in This Geriatric Services Manager Role?

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Master’s-level Social Worker who enjoys both direct participant care and the responsibility of leading a team.

You’ll likely thrive here if you:

• Have a genuine passion for working with frail and elderly adults
• Enjoy coaching, mentoring, and developing social work professionals
• Are comfortable balancing management responsibilities with participant and family needs
• Understand the importance of culturally responsive healthcare
• Can communicate effectively in Cantonese and/or Mandarin
• Are experienced in managing complex psychosocial and family situations
• Enjoy collaborating with nursing, medical, rehabilitation, and other healthcare professionals
• Are organized and comfortable managing documentation, compliance, and care coordination
• Can navigate sensitive situations with empathy, professionalism, and sound judgment
• Want to make a meaningful impact within a community-based senior healthcare program

Experience in PACE, geriatric social work, community health, senior care, skilled nursing, or interdisciplinary healthcare management is especially valuable.

Work Environment & Schedule

Full-Time | Onsite | San Leandro, CA

This position supports a community-based PACE healthcare program serving older adults with complex healthcare and social service needs.

The Geriatric Services Manager works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and provides leadership across center-based, home-based, hospital, skilled nursing, and community settings as needed.

The position requires direct interaction with older adults, caregivers, social work staff, healthcare professionals, and community service providers.

Compensation & Sign-On Bonus

Salary: $100,000–$117,375 annually

Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, interview outcome, and the final decision between the client and candidate.

Sign-On Bonus: $2,500

Eligible candidates hired for this position may qualify for a $2,500 sign-on bonus, subject to employer eligibility requirements.

Benefits

This full-time, direct-hire opportunity offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Acupuncture and chiropractic coverage
• 12 vacation days
• 12 sick days
• 12 paid holidays plus 3 floating holidays
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 3% employer contribution and up to 2% additional employer match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent care assistance
• Commuter benefits
• Long-term disability insurance

Benefits and eligibility are subject to the employer’s applicable policies and plan terms.

Why Consider This Geriatric Services Manager Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to combine social work leadership, geriatric care, and meaningful community impact within a collaborative senior healthcare environment.

As a Geriatric Services Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and develop a team of social work professionals while helping older adults receive the coordinated medical, social, emotional, and community-based support they need.

The PACE model emphasizes helping seniors remain safely in their homes and communities whenever possible, making this a rewarding opportunity for someone passionate about aging services, healthcare access, and culturally responsive care.

For an experienced MSW who values leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, professional growth, and participant-centered care, this San Leandro position offers the opportunity to make a lasting difference.

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