Children's Health Home Care Manager

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Children's Health Home Care Manager

Location:

Steuben/Livingston Counties

Employment Type:

Full Time 35 hours

Salary: $22.00 an hour

General Description:

Provides care management services to children living in Livingston, Steuben, and Wyoming counties who have been diagnosed with one or more chronic illnesses, a serious emotional disturbance, or HIV/AIDS and who meet appropriate criteria.

• Provides direct care management services maintaining accurate and verifiable documentation of all services rendered.
• Conducts visits with clients in their chosen setting: home, school, or community approximately three days per week.
• Accepts referrals as assigned by Program Manager in Livingston, Steuben, and/or Wyoming Counties.
• Uses assigned office as home base:
  Mt. Morris, Hornell, or Bath location.
• Completes comprehensive and detailed assessments, reviews, crisis plans, and care plans as required by standards set by DOH and lead Health Home contractors.
• Conducts additional assessments including, but not limited to, Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths –New York (CANS-NY), Safety/Crisis, and Comprehensive Assessments.
• Oversees implementation of plans to the satisfaction of the clients served.
• Provides one to two core services for each client monthly as required or when needed, to assure all care plan goals are addressed.
• Maintains telephone availability for clients during the workday.
• Assists clients with applications and paperwork for and management of benefits, financial, housing, or other related areas as needed.
• Arranges for and manage coordination of medical care and other services as needed for clients.
• Assists clients in accessing community-based supports.
• Communicates with management staff regarding intakes and placement of clients within each program.
• Ensure adequate coordination, appropriate communication and maximum cooperation between all sources of support and services.
• Provides on-call availability via cell phone to Health Home program as needed.
• Serves as client advocate.
• Facilitates/attends case conferences and case reviews.
• Participates in team meetings.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable local, State, Federal and Health Home Network regulations and agency policies.
• Attends all trainings as required by DOH, Health Homes, and agency in a timely manner.
• Represents Catholic Charities Steuben/Livingston on appropriate boards and committees as assigned.
• Performs outreach duties in all counties served by the program, including, but not limited to: tabling at community events, educating partner agencies about care management services, reaching out to potential referral sources, attending community meetings and events which have been identified as potential referral sources by supervisor.
• Attends agency functions as required.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Note:

The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive. Employees are required to follow appropriate supervisory direction and perform other related duties as required.

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related field and two years of paid experience working with persons with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses.
OR Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field with five years of paid experience working with persons with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses.
OR Associate’s degree in Human Services or related field and two years of paid experience working with persons with disabilities and/or chronic illness.

• Ability to prioritize assignments, plan, and complete work projects with minimal direction
• Exceptional time management skills and ability to effectively and meet deadlines
• Previous experience working with diverse populations, including economic diversity
• Excellent verbal/written skills
• Possession a valid NYS Driver’s license and a driver's record considered acceptable by agency and insurance carrier.
• Continuous use of a reliable, registered and insured vehicle.
• Ability to travel in all weather conditions throughout the counties served.
• Ability to work in the following software programs:
  Windows,…