Medicaid Waiver Case Manager

Starting Date: 4/1/2024

Service Area: Case Manager will be serving Vigo, Sullivan, Clay and surrounding counties. This position requires working remotely from your home office and travel within your service area. This is NOT a fully remote position. You must live within the service area to be considered for this position.

Job Summary: Case Managers support individuals participating in a Medicaid waiver program. The CM will ensure they have access to services available on the waiver, other Medicaid state plan services as well as providing additional resources within their community. A primary role in this position is one of advocacy for the individuals we serve.

Responsibilities and Duties: Following a person-centered process; Annual Planning; Quarterly Monitoring face to face; Maintaining and managing all electronic records; Facilitating interdisciplinary team and other meetings; Completing/maintaining each individuals waiver budget; Monitoring service delivery and utilization; Ensuring individuals health and welfare; Maintaining/Building relationships with individuals, families, guardians, providers.

Skills: Ability to plan, organize, manage time, and work productively in a virtual environment under minimal supervision to provide timely and quality service delivery for Individuals; intermediate level of technology skill; strong oral and written communication skills; team facilitation; critical thinking; quality orientation; attention to detail; and team collaboration.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8-4:30 forty hour work week. At times it will be necessary to flex schedule to accommodate a later afternoon meeting for working parents and school aged individuals.

Knowledge/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Nursing, Special Education, Rehabilitation, Gerontology, or another field of study with one year of direct work experience with persons who have an intellectual disability and/or experience with working with people who have a variety of disabilities. Plus, one year of experience working with individuals with disabilities.

Required: Authorization to access State of Indiana’s operating systems. CPR certification, current and valid driver’s license. Ability to pass a thorough background screen. CM must have a dedicated home office space where Protected Health Information cannot be accessed by others. They are required to have all furnishings for a home office- internet, phone, computer, and ability to print. They will need reliable transportation. Ability to physically enter Individual’s homes and other community settings.

Preferred: Previous case management experience; experience in team facilitation; and experience working from home. Experience with Health and Wellness Waiver, Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver, Family Support Waiver or Community Integration Habilitation Waiver.

Benefits: Medical, dental and vision; 401K; Life Insurance; Supplemental Plans; 15 days paid vacation plus paid holidays; iPad with a hot spot; Wi-Fi Expander. Salary ranges are based on level of experience and ability to meet quality expectations for caseload.

Connections Case Management understands that our mission values and objectives will be best supported in your role as case manager by providing support to our case managers in the same manner. Connections understands that employees are more than just case managers. They have families and lives outside of their professional careers. Our company values the health and well-being of our employees. We understand that if we provide supports that allow our employees to have a quality life at work and home, via a good income and personal time away from work responsibilities, the return will be in quality supports for those they have on their caseload.

Everyone in the company has a caseload. Each case manager is part of a smaller, regionally based team of 6-8 people which allows for direct quality support and monitoring by a supervisor. Additionally, your role as case manager is supported with an open and accessible team concept. Because Connections serves all 92 counties in Indiana, employees are encouraged to use all forums to connect with colleagues and utilize a team approach to case management.

For more information about Connections Case Management please visit us at www.connectionsin.com where you can also download an application. Please also look us up on social media and check out our reviews on Glassdoor!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $57,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Case management: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Required)

Work Location: On the road