Care Manager: Chicago Central, North
3 months ago
Envision Unlimited is a full spectrum of care organization serving people with disabilities from infants to 80+ years old regardless of race, gender, religion, or ability to pay. Founded in Chicago in 1948, Envision Unlimited has a legacy of evolving care delivered with empathy, every time and everywhere. Innovative services offered across Chicagoland and Central Illinois include community living options, novel day programs, behavioral health services, employment programs, respite for families, and foster care for children with disabilities.
Purpose:
Care Manager staff coordinate the care and services to clients who are transitioning from nursing homes and long-term care facilities to the community. Care Management staff must demonstrate leadership and accountability in managing the pre and post transition activities. This includes but is not limited to being able to navigate changes at the system or individual level, the ability to clearly communicate with the interdisciplinary team, Clients, supports and providers, and the ability to advocate for them and resolve conflicts.
Essential Responsibilities, include but are not limited to:
- Care Managers will develop an initial comprehensive person-centered service plan for each client together with periodic updates.
- Care Management staff are responsible for monitoring and implementing all service plans. This status needs and preferences, to ensure changes are made where necessary to benefit the client.
- Care Manager will Educate Clients in areas identified in the Service Plan such as medication management, Healthy lifestyle, psychosocial needs and Self-Management skills.
- Care Manager will collaborate with the Clients, the interdisciplinary team members, other providers, health plan, and other supports to ensure the Service Plan is being appropriately followed.
- Provide linkages to needed treatment (i.e. Substance Use, trauma treatment, individual therapy
- Facilitate discharge planning with the Client, facility staff, Medicaid Managed Care health plan care coordinator, family/guardians and other key stakeholders
- Provide brief, supportive goal directed counseling to clients experiencing difficulty or ambivalence about making choices.
- Aid client in obtaining new living arrangement by accompanying them on housing searches for potential apartments.
- Facilitate move to the community which includes but is not limited to assisting with the purchase of household items, arranging transportation, setting up utilities, applying for SNAP benefits and transportation assistance.
- Serve as liaison to a clients managed care company ensuring services and medications are authorized.
- Facilitate and attend medical and psychiatric appointments as needed
- Provide post-discharge monitoring in clients home
- Implement strategy to aid clients in improving or achieving independent living skills
- Care Management staff must engage in ongoing learning and professional development and seek appropriate certifications as needed.
OTHER EXPECTATIONS
Employees shall respect the diversity of all individuals (e.g., clients, co-workers, stakeholders) and refrain from any form of discrimination and/or harassment based on religious, marital, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, or other differences.
Employees share the responsibility of creating and maintaining a welcoming and supportive work environment.
Requirements:The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling and related Field.
- Three years of experience working with clients who have serious and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders and/or medically complex needs.
Envision Unlimited provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Envision Unlimited offers competitive salaries and a generous benefit package to our professionals:
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, PPO, HSA
Dental and Vision Insurance Options
Flexible Spendings Accounts
Company paid Life Insurance
12 Paid Holidays
Paid vacation, sick time, and personal days
403B plan
Voluntary Life, STD and other benefits
In house training and CEU’s
Employee Assistance Network
Support for pursuing clinical licensure (financial and time off)
Opportunity for career growth & development
Student Loan forgiveness participant program
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