What are the responsibilities and job description for the PASSPORT Care Managers Napoleon position at Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.?
Job Title: PASSPORT CARE MANAGER - Napoleon
Employment Type: Full-Time
Organization: Area Office on Aging of NW Ohio, Inc.
Location: 2155 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43609
About Us:
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 in northwestern Ohio (Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood counties). If you’re passionate about making a positive impact, consider joining the Area Office on Aging. We provide a warm, professional, and family-oriented work environment where you can truly make a difference. For more details about our services, visit our website at www.areaofficeonaging.com.
Essential Functions:
- Conducts 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, and identifies, and addresses needs including health and safety risk factors.
- Assists 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.
- Implements the Comprehensive Service Care Plan.
- Provides ongoing assessment, coordination, and monitoring of a consumer’s needs, strengths, circumstances, and services to assure 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.
- Coordinates and collaborates with all available funding sources to use available resources efficiently and effectively.
- Educates consumers about provider options through the PASSPORT provider selection and Informed Choice processes when applicable.
- Makes 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.
- Maintains 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.
- Provides consumer education to promote informed choice and understanding of risks and benefits of care options and decisions.
- Advocates on behalf of the consumer and/or caregiver as needed.
- Monitors the consumer’s financial eligibility for Medicaid waiver-funded programs and home care and knows general Medicaid eligibility criteria.
- Reassesses the eligibility for Medicaid Waiver enrollment minimally every 365 days or more frequently if warranted by a change in consumer’s status.
- Participates in care management conferences with service providers, consumers, caregivers, physicians, APS workers, etc.
- Modifies the care plan, as needed, to reflect the consumer’s current needs, goals, and interventions.
- Develops a discharge plan for consumers not meeting program eligibility standards. Disenrolls the consumer and facilitates the transition into non-Medicaid waiver service programs and community resource(s). Informs consumers who are disenrolled or denied services of the reason for this action and their appeal rights.
- Maintains an effective record-keeping system.
- Maintains confidentiality of the clinical record, assessment tool, and case management data.
- Completes and submits work within established time frames.
Special Requirements & Conditions:
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.
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.
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:
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance.
- Life Insurance.
- 403(B) retirement plan.
- Generous Paid Time off.
- Mileage Reimbursement at the IRS rate.
- Flexible Schedule – Weekends and Holidays off!
- Travel Expenses.
- Training/Tuition Reimbursement.
Work Location:
Napoleon, Ohio 43609
Napoleon, Ohio 43609
Submit resumes to:
jobs@areaofficeonaging.com
Human Resources, Area Office on Aging of NW Ohio, Inc.
2155 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43609
Human Resources, Area Office on Aging of NW Ohio, Inc.
2155 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43609
