Children's Health Home Care Manager - Madison County

Liberty Resources is seeking a Children’s Health Home Care Manager (CHHCM)

In Madison County

 

We are offering a $2,000 sign-on bonus!

Liberty Resources is one of Central New York’s most progressive, diversified and trusted human service agencies.  Currently employing over 1500 individuals we strive to be a premier human services provider and put our values – Service, Excellence and Responsibility - into practice every day.

We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

Position Summary

The Children’s Health Home Care Manager (CHHCM) will assist youth who are eligible for and in need of care coordination by identifying and addressing physical, behavioral and social health needs.

The primary function of the CHHCM is to establish an integrated care team of service providers and supports who will collaborate to ensure that the youth is accessing supports and services to reduce the risk of emergency room visits, hospitalizations and other out-of-home placements.

Ultimately, this integrated model of care is designed to result in better care, better health outcomes and lower cost of care.

This position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week during regular business hours.

The position operates in a hybrid work model with required travel to conduct home and community-based visits.

Job Responsibilities


* Work with youth and their families to determine their immediate and ongoing eligibility for Health Home Care Management services and assist with completing the enrollment process.


* Conduct ongoing assessments to identify youth and family strengths and needs, and develop comprehensive, family-driven care plans to improve the quality of the youth’s functioning, health and wellness.


* Coordinate care collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to ensure best quality of care is received.

Conduct home and community-based visits to engage with youth, families and other collateral supports.


* Refer youth and families to health care providers, mental health and substance use providers, medications, housing, social services and other community resources.


* Manage an average caseload of 25 youth with varying levels of need.


* Participate in the on-call rotation to handle after-hours emergency/crisis situations.

 

Qualifications


* Minimum of a bachelor’s degree with 2 years of relevant experience in health or human services; or master’s degree with 1 year of relevant experience; or Registered Nurse with 2 years of relevant experience.


* Previous care coordination/case management experience working with youth and families with serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance use disorders, or chronic medical conditions pref...