Case manager – conflict free

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Case manager – conflict free

Quick overview

The Case Manager provides comprehensive case management services to the Elder Adults Disabled (EAD) population on Medicaid Home Community Based Services (HCBS) across various settings. This includes developing person-centered plans, connecting participants to necessary services and supports, and continuously monitoring participant well-being and plan effectiveness.

Requirements summary

Candidates should preferably hold a bachelor's degree in a related field or possess equivalent post-secondary education and certifications, along with two years of relevant experience working with low-income elders and persons with disabilities. A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and the ability to travel statewide are mandatory requirements.

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Job description

CASE MANAGER – Conflict Free

Senior and Disabled Adults Services

Full-time (40 Hours per week) Location: Johnston

General Responsibility

Provide Case Management activities to the Elder Adults Disabled (EAD) population on Medicaid Home Community Based Services (HCBS), for a variety of Long-Term Services Supports setting options including; Self-Directed, Assisted Living, Homecare. Overall responsibility for the major components of the Conflict Free Case Management service system, case management process, including information gathering, person centered plan development, connections to services and supports, plan monitoring and follow up and related case management activities.

Specific Responsibilities

Utilize person centered planning approaches to access services the participant needs and wants.
Take the HCBS participant’s history to identify the needs of the HCBS participant by gathering information directly from the HCBS participant and other sources, such as family members, HCBS providers, medical providers, social workers, and educators. obtain in-depth information about the participant’s current strengths, resources (including formal and informal support systems), problems, needs, and quality-of-life goals.
Assist the HCBS participant to identify person-centered goals based on identified wants and assessed needs.
Develop a person-centered plan that is comprehensive and reasonably assures the health and welfare of the participant, acknowledges the participants strengths, promotes the participants self-determined goals, addresses all the participant assessed needs, include to mitigate all identified risks, and accommodate participant preferences to the extent possible within the established service limitations and availability of local resources.
The case Manager is expected to at minimum, monitor the participants wellbeing monthly, however monitoring activities and contacts may occur with the participant, family members, service providers, or other entities or individuals as frequently as necessary.
Conduct twice yearly face to face visit with the Participant and/or individual representative.
Review and update the person-centered plan at least annually or more frequently upon request by the participant or in response to a “significant change” in the participant’s health, functional capacity, social or physical environment, formal or informal support system, or if other circumstances require re-evaluation of the person-centered plan.