What are the responsibilities and job description for the Care Manager position at Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.?
Care Manager
Full-Time, Exempt
The Area Office on Aging is dedicated to helping older adults and people with disabilities remain happy, healthy, and at home in the ten counties we serve. For more information about our services, please go to www.AreaOfficeOnAging.com. We are looking to fill positions in both the Napoleon and Toledo office. We offer a welcoming, professional, and family-friendly work environment with an opportunity to make a difference.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Conduct comprehensive in-home assessments to identify the bio-psycho-social needs of the consumer, the degree of functional impairment, and the formal and informal support system available. Address needs including health and safety risk factors.
- Assist in the development of comprehensive goals and objectives and a Comprehensive Service Plan with the Medicaid waiver consumer and caregiver(s) using available community resources and formal and informal support systems, utilizing payer sequence showing Medicaid and then the Medicaid waiver programs as payer of last resort.
- Implement the Comprehensive Service Care Plan.
- Provide ongoing assessment, coordination, and monitoring of a consumer’s needs, strengths, circumstances, and services to ensure that services/interventions continue to be appropriate and maintain the health and safety of the consumer.
- Develop an individualized, culturally competent, written care plan, with consumer and caregiver’s input, to maximize the consumer’s quality of life based upon the consumer’s capacity and preferences.
- Coordinate and collaborate with all available funding sources to use available resources efficiently and effectively.
- Inform consumers about providers using the PASSPORT provider selection process and Informed Choice process when applicable.
- Make ongoing telephone contact with service providers to identify service delivery problems, validate the current plan of treatment, and note changes in a consumer’s condition or needs.
- Maintain contact with caregivers, family members, and friends listed in the service/care plan to explain the role and responsibilities of the Care Manager and to ensure compliance with the consumer’s service/care plan.
- Provide consumer education to promote informed choice and understanding of risks and benefits of care options and decisions.
- Advocate on behalf of the consumer and/or caregiver as needed.
- Monitor the consumer’s financial eligibility for Medicaid waiver-funded programs and home care and know general Medicaid eligibility criteria.
- Reassess the eligibility for Medicaid Waiver enrollment minimally every 365 days or more frequently if warranted by a change in consumer’s status.
- Participate in care management conferences with service providers, consumers, caregivers, physicians, APS workers, etc.
- Modify the care plan, as needed, to reflect the consumer’s current needs, goals, and interventions.
- Develop a discharge plan for consumers not meeting program eligibility standards. Disenroll the consumer and facilitate the transition into non-Medicaid waiver service programs and community resources. Inform consumers who are disenrolled or denied services of the reason for this action and their appeal rights.
- Maintain an effective record-keeping system.
- Maintain confidentiality of the clinical record, assessment tool, and case management data.
- Complete and submit work within established time frames.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS & CONDITIONS
This position shall be terminated if funding is not available for the AOoA’s Long Term Care programs and services.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Registered Nurse or Licensed Social Worker with at least one (1) year prior experience in home care for the elderly, home health care, medical social work, or gerontology. Requires a criminal background check, drug/alcohol screening, and Ohio Department of Aging certification. Must maintain reliable transportation, insurance, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to satisfactorily undergo a Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR) annually.
EEO/AAP, Bilingual, and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.
Deadline for application: Until the position is filled
Weekly Schedule:
AOoA is open Monday – Friday from 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
4-day schedule – Either Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday, 8.5 hours/day, 34 hours/week
Benefits:
403(B) retirement plan
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Mileage Reimbursement at the IRS rate
Long Term Disability
Flexible Schedule – Weekends and Holidays off!
Generous Paid Time off
Paid CEU and Professional Development opportunities
Partial Tuition Reimbursement
