Lead Targeted Case Manager - Case Management (Great Falls, MT)

Description

If you are passionate about providing high-quality care to individuals in your community, we invite you to join our team at AWARE.

AWARE is looking for the right person to join the team as a lead targeted case manager.

The support we provide helps the adults, children, and families we serve become active and vital members of their community while focusing on personal growth. We are a compassionate and fully engaged team that is dedicated to providing the best possible care to our clients. Our strength lies in our culture of care, and we are looking for individuals who share our commitment to providing unconditional care to those in need.

We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment where all team members feel valued and respected. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are looking for a rewarding career, we encourage you to apply to join our team at AWARE.

Responsibilities:

· Maintain a consumer caseload established with designated supervisor. Actual caseload composition will be determined by the intensity of his/her caseload, and the specific service structure in the region;

· Completing eligibility determination for the developmental disabilities program;

· Completing the process for waiver selects to include, MONA assessment, initial PSP, and referrals, cost plan development;

· Assists with training and orientation of employees within the DD TCM program;

· Community outreach and education;

· Provides assessment and evaluation opportunities to determine the appropriateness and need for case management and other development disability services;

· Assists the consumer's entry into service and monitors that the needed services and benefits are received;

· Provides coordinated, comprehensive development of a Personal Support Plan (PSP) and monitors that plan as required by established rules. If a PSP is required, the Case Manager will use pertinent processes and rules;

· May assess client, family, and environments, including transporting persons in corporate and/or personal vehicles and conducting regular home visits;

· Follows State of Montana and AWARE rules, policies, procedures, and guidelines as they apply to the service;

· Prepares reports, applications, and supporting documentation as requested by the supervisor within the timelines established by that supervisor;

· Attends workshops, conferences, and meetings and may participate in committees as agreed upon with the supervisor, presents information to other Case Managers and A.W.A.R.E., Inc. employees, as requested.;

· Recognizes and utilizes AWARE’s Core Values, Unconditional Care Principles, and wrap around philosophy focused on family engagement;

· Must demonstrate – on a consistent basis – the willingness and ability to productively utilize work time in order to meet the needs of the individuals being served as directed, with the understanding that specific fiscal goals (billing, case load number maintenance, weekly) must be met on a monthly basis;

· Records notes, billing, assessments, referrals, and other data entry assignments via AWARE’s Electronic Healthcare Record System, Plan of Care - - being sensitive to age, gender, disability, sexual orientation/identity, racial, bi-sexual, transgendered, and ethnic differences of individual served

Requirements

Talents, skills, and abilities:

· A BS/BA Degree in a social work-related field;

· A minimum of one (1) year of direct work experience in the developmental disability field.

· Ability to develop and implement individual treatment plans with the knowledge of behavioral, clinical, and mental health interventions, skill building techniques, and understanding of the emotional and behavioral needs of assigned clients;

· Interpersonal oral and written communications skills to work as a team member, to make observations and to report them accurately, to learn behavioral, clinical, and mental health care methods, and to follow oral and written instructions and can facilitate meetings

Benefits:

AWARE proudly offers an excellent benefits package, uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, professional growth, and achieving financial security. AWARE’s benefits include:

· Annual raises

· Tuition Reimbursement

· Health Insurance

· Dental/Vision Insuranc