Case Manager For Individuals With Disabilities

Overview

Case Manager for Individuals with Disabilities

Full Time

Pay: $50,000 per year

United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona (UCPSA) is hiring a Care Coordinator for our Tucson office. UCPSA has a diverse and dynamic team as well as a unique company culture. We believe we can deliver high-quality services through hard work balanced with a sense of joy and fun.

Here are some things our team members enjoy about working with us:

• Our professional but casual office environment
• An animal-friendly building in which employees can bring their well-behaved dogs to work with them
• Free weekly yoga at the office
• Community BBQs in our beautiful courtyard
• Transparent and approachable leadership focused on providing professional development
• Opportunities for advancement
• Benefits including dental, vision, and medical insurance to eligible employees. 401k with employer matching for eligible employees

• Case Managers coordinate in-home and community-based services for the elderly and people living with all types of disabilities.
• Working Mon-Fri 8a-5p. The position may occasionally require a slightly different schedule to accommodate client needs, including direct care shifts, some evenings or weekends.
• Performing on-call duties at least 4-5 times per year, including answering and managing emergency phone calls from 7p-7a M-F and all day Sat and Sun; duties may include direct care shifts.
• Maintaining and growing a caseload
• Scheduling shifts for clients and direct care staff
• Orienting and training direct care staff with clients
• Monitoring direct care staff performance
• Holding staff meetings as needed and attending weekly department meetings
• Conducting intake of new clients
• Meeting with clients/families in their home minimally every quarter
• Attending meetings with other agencies involved in a client's care
• Ensuring that all paperwork in client files is updated regularly
• Documenting all significant conversations and/or correspondences with staff and clients
• Maintaining client and agency confidentiality at all times

• 18 years of age or older
• Ability to obtain a current CPR/FA certification
• Ability to obtain fingerprint clearance
• Ability to clear a DES background check
• Ability to obtain a current T.B. clearance card
• The ability to work in a team environment
• The ability to handle difficult situations with clients/families
• The ability to work a flexible schedule
• The ability to learn and operate UCPSA program software
• The ability to work independently
• The ability to lift and transfer clients (up to 50 lbs)
• Own/have regular access to and be able to operate a motor vehicle for visiting and transporting clients, attending meetings outside of the office, etc. Proof of current registration and insurance of the vehicle must be kept on file with UCPSA
• At least one year of direct care experience, personally or professionally, a degree in a related field, and/or case management experience