Care Manager 1 OPTIONS

Comprehensive Benefits Package • Tuition Discounts • Career Advancement

SOUTHWESTERN PA AREA AGENCY ON AGING

Full-Time

Uniontown, PA Location

Overall Function:

Provides care management services to consumers requiring home and community-based services, enabling them to remain in their homes.

Essential Functions:

• Develops and maintains an In-Home Care Plan required for the consumer and oversees the cost of care provided to the consumer.
• Conducts comprehensive psychosocial reassessments as necessary to determine the continued medical and social support required for in-home care.
• Coordinates needed in-home meals, personal care, and home support services with health care and other providers.
• Monitors the effectiveness of the In-Home Care Plan implementation through follow-up visits at prescribed intervals.
• Provides technical assistance and counseling to consumers and families, ensuring service delivery and social and emotional support.
• Prepares and submits all required case forms, reports, billings, documentation, and correspondence in an accurate and timely manner.
• Participates in case conferences with all levels of program staff.
• Adheres to all policies, laws, regulations, and codes of ethics and confidentiality as outlined by federal and state laws, and agency policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, which includes or is supplemented by twelve (12) credits in social sciences, behavioral sciences, human services, or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial entitlement programs and health/social services available to the consumers.
• Demonstrated ability to make incisive observations, obtain vital information, and make appropriate recommendations during consumer/family interviews and/or while reviewing case records.
• Must successfully obtain Criminal History Clearance from the PA State Police, Child Abuse Clearance from the PA Department of Human Services, and FBI Fingerprint Clearances.
• Must not be excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal health care program.

Available Benefits:

• Medical and dental benefits for eligible employees.
• Retirement plan with potential for agency match.
• Tuition discounts with partnering colleges and universities.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Generous time off for eligible employees.
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