Case Manager - Elders & Adults with Disabilities

Case Manager - Elders & Adults with Disabilities

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Location:

Providence, RI. Site location may require statewide travel.

You will work collaboratively with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), Department of Human Services (DHS), and/or The Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH) to provide case management services to participants who are part of the Conflict Free Case Management Model. The Case Manager provides in-home visits, monthly outreach, person-centered plan development, oversight, referrals, and monitoring.

The case manager assists with care coordination to ensure participants  needs and wants are addressed using a person-centered approach and under the guidelines of Medicaid Long Term Supports and Services. The case manager may assist with applications and referrals to community and state funded resources. The Case Manager is responsible for supporting the participant with monthly contacts, yearly assessments, updated person-centered plans, and addressing eligibility or provider concerns.
Hybrid Role, 20% Remote Work

• Manage cases assigned by program leadership or designee, and complete comprehensive documentation.
• Conduct monthly participant outreach, which may include home visits.
• Create Person-Centered Plans and support chosen by the participant to address individual needs.
• Address any concerns from participants in a timely manner.
• Provide person-centered, quality case management services.
• Conduct in-home re-assessment to determine participant’s care needs and wants.
• Follow-up with participant after the initial plan is implemented to reassess needs.
• Collaborate with family/caregivers, service providers, and local authorities as necessary.
• Complete all paperwork promptly and maintain accurate participant records.
• Advocate for services to meet participants’ identified needs and wants.

• Minimum of 2 years’ employment experience in a related field required; associate’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a case management role or similar required; experience working with the elderly population and/or adults with disabilities preferred.
• Must be able to navigate an electronic medical records system.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills.
• Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
• Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population.
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Must be able to provide proof of valid driver s license, auto insurance and car registration.
• Must authorize Child & Family to complete a motor vehicle records check.
• The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position.

Site

Location:

Providence. Statewide travel required.

Direct Service Staff:
This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, driving, carrying and lifting up to 25 lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues.

Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Requirements:
In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Other
• Industry: Non-profit Organizations