Primary Function
The role of the Case Manager is to inform, assist, and coordinate a variety of home and other community-based services needed by elderly and other adults to live independently in the community as they choose.
Performance Responsibilities – Essential Functions (Other duties may be assigned)
- Performs comprehensive evaluation including assessment of the individual’s unique preferences, physical, social, and emotional functioning, medication, physical environment, natural supports, and financial status. Assessments are conducted in-person at the individual’s residents or other locations determined by the agency or grantor.
- Verifies client’s initial eligibility and continuous eligibility for VAAA programs.
- Develops comprehensive client care plans, utilizing both formal and informal support services to meet the individual’s identified needs emphasizing the person centered approach to establishing a care plan that documents the issues, concerns, conditions and specific supports and interventions needed.
- Provides support to program participants and their allies to facilitate life adjustments and reinforce the participant’s circle of support.
- Provides coordination of services by various internal and external disciplines and providers to address participants’ needs. This includes physicians, home care agencies, hospice, hospitals, community mental health services, etc.
- Provides assistance with accessing Medicare, Medicaid and other third party benefits and services.
- Arranges needed services, monitors provider delivery of services, documents care plan outcomes via telephone or via home visits, and follows-up on client health status and service delivery based on Agency policy/protocol, client choice, physical, social, and mental health needs of the client in a cost efficient and effective manner.
- Conducts client reassessments including Medicaid re-determinations and other required paperwork based on agency and grantor’s protocol and policy.
- Ensures that all necessary paperwork including reports and other required documentation according to agency and regulatory policies and procedures, are completed and submitted in a timely manner.
- Promotes and builds good working relationships with staff of VAAA. Embraces mission. Works with team; assists whenever and wherever needed/required.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be a Registered Nurse (RN) with current license in the State of Michigan
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in client assessment and/or case management, long-term care, home care, or hospice home care experience
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $58,240.00 - $83,865.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
Work setting:
Experience:
- Nursing: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- Professional License (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Flint, MI 48502