Community Integration Programmer

Description

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**This is an In Office On Site Position**

This role operates in a Day Habilitation (DAY HAB) Setting, defined as services “that provide opportunities and support for community inclusion and build interest in and develop skills for active participation in recreation, volunteerism and integrated community employment” (Iowa Health & Human Services). Day Habilitation provides assistance with acquisition, retention, or improvement of socialization, community participation, and daily living skills.  

Community Integration Programmers provide a fresh look to the services we provide. Within the team, you’ll join the mission of empowering people to reach individual achievement across the spectrum of life. If you’re passionate about empowering people to reach their goals and help them strive for more, we want you to join our team. As a core team member, you’ll be responsible for monitoring services, creating new strategies to reach goals, and coordinate services in a way that empowers people to meet and exceed their goals. Your consistent leadership will provide your team with the trusted foundation they need to make a difference in the lives of the people we serve. 

What Winning Looks Like:

While it’s not a competition, we do recognize that each person wants to ‘win’ at life; and you’re a central part of someone else’s wins – as well as your own! In this role, you’ll be responsible to: 

• Create and maintain the team culture, which may include:

o Being actively present and involved with your team.

o Conducting monthly team meetings focused on immediate needs and team culture.

o Function as Imagine’s main point of contact with the individual-served Medicaid Community Based Case Manager.

o Developing Individual Service Plans.

o Conduct quarterly reviews of goals/process.

o Communicate with individuals served, families, guardians, and case managers in a timely manner regarding changes in services.

• Overseeing resources, which may include: 

o Coordinate transportation for individuals served.

o Monitoring budgets for individuals served are being maintained and followed as outlined in their financial plan by the Representative Payee Coordinator. 

o Supporting individuals in communication with and fulfilling responsibilities associated with their Representative Payee Coordinator. 

o Overseeing balances, ledgers, receipts, and special requests forms in collaboration with the Representative Payee Team.

o Monitoring medication check-ins.

o Monitoring appointment scheduling and follow-up communication for individuals served.

• Ensuring services are provided to individuals in a way that honors their needs, desires, and goals, which may include: 

o Serving as Imagines' primary point of contact with the Medicaid Community Based Care Manager (CBCM) for individuals served. 

o Inputting accurate information regarding the individual served into the approved Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

o Developing individualized plans with the CBCM and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) that prioritizes the individual’s needs and goals. 

o Updating essential documents and ensuring authorizations are accurate. In addition, this role may require assessments to be completed for specific services or individuals. 

o Conducting quarterly reviews of goal progress for each individual-served under your team’s care.

o Communicating with individuals served, their families/guardians, and case managers in a timely manner regarding any changes in the services provided. This includes changes to the kinds of services provided, a limitation of rights, or other concerns regarding the individual served. In this role, you will also be responsible to document these interactions and reasons for changes.

o Collaborating with the IDT to write support goals and a personal outcome plan within 21 calendar days of a new individual being entrusted to our care. 

o Ensuring resources, such as ongoing supports, transportation, or other vital components to services provided, are available.

o Collaborate with the Strategic Advancement team to promote local community partnerships and promote services offered by Imagine.

• Agreeing to be placed on-call as required and fill in for the team if there is need. In this role, you must be available on short notice to fill gaps in the schedule due to absences, personnel changes, or other unexpected reasons. Compensation for on-call duties will be paid in stipends based on rotation, per department guidelines. Mileage reimbursement is available when on-call duties