Michelle P Waiver Evaluator

Seven Counties Services; Strathmoor Gardens (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Seven Counties Services in Kentucky seeks a nurse or social worker to perform Michelle P. Waiver assessments and reassessments, including in-home visits within state deadlines.

You will complete initial assessments for new clients and guide families to appropriate case management resources, documenting responses in the designated assessment tool. This full-time role requires travel to clients’ homes, securing consents, and entering notes in the electronic medical records system.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of MPW and eligibility criteria.
• Reliable transportation for frequent travel.
• Experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Michelle P. Waiver assessments and reassessments, including in-home visits.
• Complete initial assessments for new MPW clients.
• Provide information on service delivery and assist individuals in finding case management options.
• Document responses using the state-designated fifteen-page assessment tool.
• Maintain health, ADL status, supports and environment notes in EMR within deadlines.
• Obtain consents and complete forms for agency and state.
• Share documents securely with individuals and medical records staff.
• Enter notes and documents in the EMR system on time.
• Submit MPW evaluations to the Quality Improvement Organization for Level-of-Care decisions.
• Communicate status of assessments to individuals, families, and case managers.

Skills

Home visits

Documentation

Travel readiness

Education

Registered nurse license

Bachelor's degree in social work or related field

Job description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Conducts Michelle P. Waiver assessments and reassessments, including a face-to-face visit with the individual in the home within the 14-day deadline, or other deadline, as established by state criteria.


• Completes initial assessments for individuals that are new to the Michelle P. Waiver.


• Provides information on the delivery of service type and directs individuals on how to find available case management agencies.


• Documents responses from individuals or their caregivers/guardians based on a fifteen-page assessment tool designated by the state.


• The document covers all aspects of an individual’s health, ability to complete activities of daily living, neurological and emotional status, social supports, and physical environment.


• Obtains consents and completes forms assigned by the agency and the state.


• Ensures documents are shared with the individual in a secure manner.


• Ensures documents are shared with medical records staff.


• Completes information notes and assigned documents in the electronic medical records system, within given deadlines.


• Arranges for submission of the MPW evaluation to the Quality Improvement Organization, which determines the Level-of-Care approval or denial, and the assessment and/or reassessment to the respective MPW provider upon approval of the Level of Care.


• Communicates with individuals, their families, and case managers on the status of their assessment throughout the evaluation process.

EDUCATION

Registered nurse or social worker (defined by regulation as a person with a Bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology or a related field as approved by Medicaid)

EXPERIENCE

Experience preferred but not required. Working knowledge of the MPW and eligibility criteria. Reliable transportation for frequent travel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Position has no unusual physical demands. Position requires travel to offsite locations and may require walking or standing, stooping or bending. Position requires extensive work in client’s homes, occasionally entailing modestly unpleasant situations.

TIME

Type: Full time

Company

Seven Counties is the provider of choice for mental and behavior health services in and around the Louisville Metro. Over 1,400 employees work in 25+ locations throughout Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Trimble counties; making sure that the 31,000 people we serve annually have the best chance of living their best lives. At Seven Counties, we give our staff the opportunity to do what they do best with continued training, effective mentoring and competitive salaries and benefits. In an effort to protect our employees, clients and community, we require the COVID and Influenza vaccinations for all employees.