Brain Injury Care Monitor
About The Position
The Brain Injury Care Monitor is a full-time position with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Aging and Disability Services, located in Augusta. The position allows partial telework with management approval. The role ensures adults with brain injuries receive appropriate services, evaluates eligibility and service plans for the Sections 18 waiver program, reviews prior authorization requests, and monitors service settings for compliance with Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) standards. The successful applicant must possess or quickly develop knowledge of applicable MaineCare policy. The role calls for strong critical-thinking, customer-service, and communication skills, as well as comfort working with varied stakeholder groups. Applicants must submit a resume and a cover letter addressing professional experience with people with brain injuries and collaborative work with agencies and stakeholders. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, or a related field and one year of experience in developmental disabilities or a directly related human services field; OR a bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, or a related field and at least four years of such experience.
- Experience cannot be substituted for the education requirement in this classification.
- Possess or quickly develop knowledge of applicable MaineCare policy.
- Demonstrate a high level of critical-thinking and customer-service skills.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills and comfort working with varied stakeholder groups.
- Submit a cover letter summarizing professional experience working with persons with brain injuries and experience collaborating with other agencies and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that appropriate services are provided to adults with brain injuries and approve individual service plans.
- Assure that members of the Sections 18 waiver program meet the requisite level of care.
- Review and act upon prior authorization requests.
- Collaborate with service providers to help overcome identified problems.
- Review and analyze care plans, case plans, behavior plans, and other documents; discuss and document progress and difficulties with individuals and their teams.
- Monitor service settings to ensure compliance with HCBS (Home and Community Based Services) standards.
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually, with vacation accrual increasing with years of service.
- Overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
- 12 days of sick leave per year.
- The State pays 85%–95% of employee-only health insurance premiums, depending on salary; dependent coverage may also be partially paid.
- A 5% employee-only health insurance premium credit is available for participation in the applicable program.
- The State pays 100% of employee-only dental insurance premiums.
- The State contributes an amount equivalent to 14.06% of employee pay toward MainePERS retirement.
- Gym membership reimbursement of up to $40 per month.
- Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
- Living Resources employee assistance program.
- Six weeks of fully paid parental leave for employees welcoming a child, including non-birthing and adoptive parents; additional unpaid leave may be available under the FMLA.
- Voluntary deferred compensation through a MaineSaves 457(b) account.
- Additional wellness benefits for State employees.
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Job Type
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