Brain Injury Care Monitor
About The Position
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking a Brain Injury Care Monitor to ensure appropriate services are provided to adults with Brain Injuries and approve individual service plans. This role also assures members for the Sections 18 waiver program meet the requisite level of care, reviews and acts upon prior authorization requests, collaborates with service providers to assist with overcoming identified problems, reviews/analyzes documents such as care plans, case plans, and behavior plans, discusses and documents progress and difficulties with the individual and their team, and monitors service settings to ensure compliance with HCBS (Home and Community Based Standards). The successful applicant needs to possess or quickly develop knowledge of applicable MaineCare policy, demonstrate a high level of critical thinking and customer service skills, and exhibit excellent communication skills, being comfortable working with varied stakeholder groups.
Requirements
- A Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, or a related field and one (1) year experience in developmental disabilities or a directly related human services field, OR a Bachelor's Degree Social Work, Psychology, Special Education, or a related field and at least four (4) years’ experience in developmental disabilities or a directly related human services field.
- Experience cannot be substituted for education requirement in this classification.
- Summarize your professional experience working with persons with Brain Injuries in your cover letter.
- Summarize your experience working collaboratively with other agencies and stakeholders in your cover letter.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of applicable MaineCare policy
- High level of critical thinking
- Customer service skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Comfortable working with varied stakeholder groups
Responsibilities
- Ensure that appropriate services are provided to adults with Brain Injuries and approve individual service plans
- Assure members for the Sections 18 waiver program meet the requisite level of care
- Review and act upon prior authorization requests
- Collaborate with service providers to assist with overcoming identified problems
- Review/analyze documents such as care plans, case plans, behavior plans; discuss and document progress and difficulties with the individual and their team
- Monitors service settings to ensure compliance with HCBS (Home and Community Based Standards)
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays
- 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually
- Personal leave for overtime-exempt employees
- 12 days of sick leave per year
- Health Insurance Coverage (State pays 85%-95% of employee-only premiums)
- Health Insurance Premium Credit (5% decrease in employee-only premiums)
- Dental Insurance (State pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums)
- Retirement Plan (Maine Public Employees Retirement System - MainePERS)
- Gym Membership Reimbursement (up to $40 per month)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Living Resources Program (employee assistance program)
- Six weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Voluntary Deferred Compensation (MaineSaves 457(b) account)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
