Care Manager

Sevita; Greensboro (NC); Presencial; USD 52 000 - 76 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

ResCare Community Living, a part of Sevita, seeks a Care Manager to partner with diverse clinical teams to develop Tailored Care Management plans and ISPs from comprehensive assessments for an assigned caseload in North Carolina.

The role emphasizes care coordination, monitoring health needs, collaboration with families, providers, and funding sources to ensure holistic, preventive care with accurate documentation and quality standards.

Qualificações

• Two years of care management experience preferred.
• Must meet all agency requirements for pre-employment.
• Ability to perform work with a high degree of quality and autonomy.

Responsabilidades

• Develops relationships with members, families, Extenders, and care team members to ensure positive health outcomes.
• Responds to alerts and addresses barriers to reduce adverse health indicators.
• Coordinates care team meetings and assists the member in chairing sessions.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates Care Plans/ISPs based on assessments and needs.

Conhecimentos

Care coordination

Communication

Formação académica

Master’s degree in a human service field

Bachelor’s degree in a human service field

License/provisional license/certification/registration

Descrição da oferta de emprego

ResCare Community Living, a part of the Sevita family, provides quality services that empower individuals, enhance independence, and help people live well. Since 1974, we’ve supported individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live more independently at home and in their community. With our dedicated team and experienced staff, we provide person-centered services that help people build skills, overcome challenges, and reach their full potential.

Summary

Work in conjunction with diverse clinical teams and utilize community resources to meet the needs of individuals receiving care management services. Provide services in accordance with care management service requirements set by the state and company. Responsible for developing and monitoring Tailored Care Management care plans and Individual Support Plans (ISPs) built from comprehensive assessments to an assigned caseload.

Essential Job Functions

• Develops positive relationships among and between members, family/guardians, Extenders, clinical and care team members and other community stakeholders to create an environment of compassion and professionalism, driving toward positive health and quality of life outcomes.
• Responds proactively to alerts from Extenders concerning unmet health-related needs and identified barriers and gaps to reduce adverse health and quality of life indicators.
• Develops positive relationships with all funding sources that exhibits the willingness to obtain common objectives related to care management.
• Engages the member/family/guardian to establish rapport and provide required and as needed contact, ensuring service provision is up to date and follow through is completed.
• In conjunction with the member, selects members for the care team (adjusting as needed).
• Conducts the Comprehensive Health Assessment on the member, with stakeholder input, to obtain baseline information needed to formulate a care plan.
• Coordinates schedules, sets the agenda for and assists the member in chairing care team meetings (times, dates, locations, etc.) and informs all team members.
• Develops, implements, reassesses, oversees the implementation of and evaluates the Care Plan/ISP for the member to ensure that the members health needs are addressed in a comprehensive, holistic, and preventive manner, with quality as a goal.
• Manages care transitions and transition plans.
• Ensures medication monitoring and reconciliation occur.
• Monitors/implements/supervises delivery of service plans and personal futures plan and training of staff.
• Documents all information gathered/received electronically in a timely manner.
• Provides documentation of billable events that align with minimum contact expectations to the Care Management Supervisor.
• Maintains an accurate, up-to-date electronic information data stream on all interactions, encounters, activities, care team meetings, and communications with the member/family/guardian.
• Promotes and coordinates comprehensive care among medical, pharmaceutical, psychosocial, social, mental, physical, home health, ancillary providers, and other community agencies, supporting individuals with referrals as needed.
• Connects members with medical, mental, developmental, psychosocial, housing, transportation, home health, and community support services/systems to achieve a comprehensive, holistic, preventive approach.
• Empowers the member/family/guardian and other team members with knowledge that aids in implementing the care plan, treatment plan, medication regimen, and appointment keeping.
• Identifies barriers, gaps, and unmet health-related needs are addresses them proactively, expanding relationships and linkages to aid in meeting member’s needs.
• Supervises up to two FTEs of care management extenders.
• Provides services that meet national, state, and local healthcare standards at the highest level.
• Reports issues of concern, general departmental activities and staffing needs to the Care Management Supervisor.
• Completes all required training and participates in educational sessions to improve overall skills.
• Attends industry meetings, training, and functions to promote positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Participates in quality improvement and measurement activities to achieve identified targets and outcomes.
• Performs other related duties and activities as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Minimum Knowledge And Skills Required For The Job

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job.

Education And Experience

• Two years of experience as a Care Manager, Case Manager, or Care Coordinator preferred
• A license, provisional license, certificate, registration, or permit issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession, except a registered nurse who is licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing who also has four years of full-time accumulated experience with the IDD population; or
• A Master’s degree in a human service field and one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated experience with the IDD population; or
• A bachelor’s degree in a human service field and two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated experience with the IDD population; or
• A bachelor’s degree in a field other than human services and four years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated experience with the IDD population; and
• For care managers serving members with LTSS needs: two years of prior LTSS and/or HCBS coordination, care delivery monitoring, and care management experience, in addition to the requirements cited above. (This experience may be concurrent with the two years of experience working directly with individuals with I/DD, or a TBI, above.)

Certificates, Licenses, And Registrations

• Must meet all agency requirements for pre-employment and those required by state

Other Skills And Abilities

• Ability to perform work with a high degree of quality and autonomy

Other Requirements

• Travel as needed

Physical Requirements

• Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.