Intensive Intervention Case Manager
Intensive Intervention Case Manager
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Description
PURPOSE:
To facilitate collaboration and ongoing monitoring of the interdisciplinary support team of each youth served to ensure those residing in Intensive Intervention ChildBridge Group Homes receive multidisciplinary traumainformed comprehensive care services and planning. To initiate facilitate and perform a variety of handson and administrative casework related functions pertaining to youth assigned to their caseload including but not limited to the development of thecomprehensive treatment plan through ongoing clinical and professional consultation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Carries a caseload of youth who reside within Intensive Intervention ChildBridge Group Home(s) utilizing intensive (low youth to case manager ratio) indepth personcentered and assertive multidisciplinary case management approaches across processes: screening and intake assessment and risk evaluation planning implementation evaluation and transition/discharge planning.
2. Reviews and maintains all youth records and history including: community support team assessments and plans intake consents and medical providers assessments unusual and critical incidents person centered and comprehensive care plans clinical summaries medical diagnoses and appointments education legal financial benefitsconsents monitoring and completing progress notes and securing all required documentation for assessment and provision of services to child.
3. Prepares files for regular audits including DCFS Licensing BQM HCBS & CARF. Understands applicable rules policies and regulations across Department of Human Services Department of Child and Family Services and Illinois State Board of Education as relevant.
4. As able participates in clinical assessments of potential new youth intakes & ongoing assessments in collaboration with the clinical supervisor and behaviorist assigned including but not limited to: Demonstrated competency in MOAS and SIT scales and in Residential Behavioral Specialist skills and all youth behavioral intervention and skill acquisition plans.
5. Actively provides staff explanation modeling and feedback in relation to implementation strategies across goals and outcomes in collaboration with clinical and home management.
6. Scheduling and coordination of all interdisciplinary and/or case and family team meetings at varying intervals as well as observations assessments and interviews from external service providers including Initial quarterly annual and ongoing evaluation of service utilization response to previous intervention(s) availability of/barriers to effective treatment.
7. In collaboration with Nursing team ensures health and wellbeing of youth through scheduling and coordination of all medical psychiatricdental vision and specialty appointments consultations & subsequent followups.
8. Ensures youth participation in recreational and community integration activities as it pertains to registration and consent (e.g. special school outings community and summer camps attending religious services etc..
9. Acts as primary contact for parents/guardians special education teachers outside stakeholders and case and family teams. Attempts and maintains regular ongoing contacts with the parents/guardians of children. For DCFS wards makes all efforts to establish a relationship with the biological family and assists the biological family in reaching reunification when applicable to the case.
10. Ensures that medical provider followup recommendations are completed and communicated to RN Dietician Home Manager and direct care team members as relevant.
11. OnCall: Participates in rotating case management oncall schedule outside regular business hours and weekend including: notifications of unusual incidents completion of DCFS database entry of incidents that occur during your oncall facilitating communication with hospitals during emergencies onsite hospital advocacy as needed and collaboration with RN to ensure paperwork and medication/script reconciliation occurs following return to CGH.
12. Attends and completes all DHS HCBS and DCFS required trainings.
13. Maintains state provided email access to DCFS databases and ensures youth confidentiality.
14. Responsible for all safety activities in your workplace and immediately report all accidents and safety hazards to your supervisor.
15. Provides crisis support to staff in assigned homes as needed as well as provides emergency ratio staffing throughout the week as needed and able.
16. Successfully completes Little City required training retraining and any additional training as required by Little City policies and practices or as assigned by his or her immediate supervisor.
17. Other duties as assigned by your supervisor.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have a college or university degree that meets the federal educational standards required to serve or to be eligible to serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP)1 and have at least oneyear experience working directly with individuals with developmental disabilities required. Must be at least 21 years of age. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as organizational skills. Must be capable of transporting children and possess a current IL valid drivers license. Upon completion of onboarding must demonstrate competency in Trauma Informed Ukeru & Advanced CPI..
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is subject to sitting walking and standing for prolonged periods; frequently grasps lifts holds or feels objects; occasionally stoops kneels crouches or crawls. The employee frequently is required to use manual and finger dexterity and eyehand coordination when working with persons served and handling office medical or household equipment. The employee is subject to assist and lift up to 50 pounds with varying amounts of assistance on a reoccurring basis. The employee is required to have corrected vision and hearing within normal range and the ability to operate a motor vehicle. Must have the ability to perform CPR and CPI. Occupational exposure to blood body fluids infectious substances including communicable diseases when performing personal care (Category III). Occasional exposure to cleaning agents and disinfectants. Residential work environment with a noise level of normal to loud. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform successfully the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer: The intent of this job description is to provide a representative level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
