Care Manager - IW

Trillium Health Resources; Beulaville (NC); Remote; USD 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home options

Health insurance (no employee premium)

401k with 5% employer match

PTO + 12 holidays first year

PSLF qualifying employer

Remote work stipend

Job summary

Trillium Health Resources in North Carolina seeks a Care Manager - Innovations Waiver (IW) to coordinate complex care for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and related health needs. This remote role supports members within a 75-mile radius and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure quality, waiver compliance, and person-centered planning.

The role emphasizes discovery, rights education, and navigation of Medicaid/waiver services.

Qualifications

• Fully licensed by NC governing board regulating Human Services professions; OR RN licensed in NC with MH/DD/SA experience.
• Bachelor's/ Master's degrees with MH/DD/SA experience requirements as detailed in posting.
• Must reside in NC within 75 miles of Trillium's South Central Region and travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Utilize person centered planning methods to address individual needs.
• Provide education and support on rights and responsibilities to members.
• Complete Discovery activities as part of planning process.
• Inform members about Medicaid/state-funded services and waiver options.
• Assist members in choosing service providers with objectivity.

Skills

Licensure readiness

Driver's license

Education

Master's degree in human services

Bachelor's degree in human services

Bachelor's degree in other field with 4 years MH/DD/SA experience

Job description

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Care Manager - IW

Full Time Professionals *Trillium office based location as specified below: US

20 days ago Requisition ID: 3445

Salary Range: $56,270.00 To $68,428.00 Annually

Pay Plan Title: Care Manager

Working Title: Care Manager - IW

Cost Center: 8500/Plan Based Care Management

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Posting Salary Range: $56,270 - $68,428

Office Location: Remote within 75 miles of Trillium's South Central Region (See requirements section for included counties)

POSTING DETAILS:

Make an Impact

Trillium Health Resources is a Tailored Plan and Managed Care Organization (MCO) serving 46 counties across North Carolina. We manage services for individuals with serious mental health needs, substance use disorders, traumatic brain injuries, and intellectual/development (IDD) disabilities. Our mission is to help individuals and families build strong foundations for healthy, fulfilling lives.

Why Work for Us?

Trillium believes that empowering others begins with supporting our team. We offer our employees:

• Competitive benefits and work-from-home options for most positions
• Opportunities for professional growth in a diverse inclusive culture

Every day, our work changes lives - from children thriving through early intervention and school-based therapies, to adults with severe mental illness living independently and contributing to their communities.

What We're Looking For

Trillium Health Resources has a career opening for a Care Manager - Innovations Waiver (IW) to join our Care Management Team! The Care Manager - IW is responsible for providing complex care coordination and monitoring to members having a primary Intellectual or Developmental Disability, which may include secondary mental health or substance abuse, and/or complex medical/physical health needs. This position requires a dynamic, proactive approach to assessment, monitoring, and complex coordination of care, to ensure quality support and consistent adherence to waiver requirements. Care Manager - IW assists with integrated care management through multi-disciplinary collaboration and referrals. This position has a primary focus on members who have Intellectual Developmental Disability, serving both children, adolescents, and adults.

On a typical day, you might:

• Utilize person centered planning methods/strategies to gather information, to get to know the members supported and to adequately address specific needs of the individual.
• Provide education and support to members in learning about and exercising rights and responsibilities.
• Consistently complete Discovery activities (information gathering and assessment) as a component of the planning process.
• Ensure that members/legally responsible people are informed of services available (all types of Medicaid and state-funded services), service options available (e.g. Individual/Family Direction for Innovations participants), processes (e.g. requirements for specific service), Natural and community services, and so forth.
• Assist members/legally responsible people in choosing service providers, ensuring objectivity in the process.

Employee Benefits:

Trillium knows that work/life balance is essential. That's why we offer:

• Typical working hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; flexible work schedules with some roles with management approval.
• Work-from-home options available for most positions
• Health Insurance with no premium for employee coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 24 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 12 paid holidays in your first year
• 401k with 5% employer match and immediate vesting
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer
• Quarterly stipend for remote work supplies

Qualifications

Required:

• Fully licensed by the NC governing board regulating Human Services professions; OR Fully licensed RN who is licensed to practice in the state of NC by the NC Board of Nursing who also has four (4) years of full-time experience with the MH/DD/SA population served. OR
• A graduate of a college or university with a Master's degree in a human service field and has one year of full-time, pre or post-graduate degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the MH/DD/SA population, or a substance abuse professional who has one year of full-time, pre or postgraduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling; OR
• A graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field and has two years of full-time, pre or post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the MH/DD/SA population, or a substance abuse professional who has two years of full-time, pre or post bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling; OR
• A graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a field other than human services and has four years of full-time, pre or post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the MH/DD/SA population, or a substance abuse professional who has four years of full-time, pre or post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.
• Additionally, If serving members with LTSS needs, the care manager, must meet the minimum QP requirements defined above (A-D) and shall additionally have at a minimum two (2) years of prior LTSS and/or HCBS coordination, care delivery monitoring and care management experience. This experience may be concurrent with the years of experience required to become a Qualified Professional.
• License and/or certification may be accepted as noted above.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must reside in North Carolina and within 75 miles Trillium's South Central Region, which includes Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson, and Wayne counties. Must be willing to serve all counties in the region, including Duplin, Sampson, and Pender counties.
• Must be able to travel within catchment as required.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in human services.
• Experience with the Innovation Waiver or IDD population and writing person-centered plans.

Trillium Health Resources is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and a drug-free workplace. All candidates must pass a drug test as a condition of employment.

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