Care Manager - Caswell Developmental Center
About The Position
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence. The primary purpose of the Care Manager is to ensure that the individuals served are provided a comprehensive array of training, services, and supports that enables them to achieve maximum independence in self-care and activities of daily living; including gaining and maintaining significant relationships, self-management and ensuring the protection of their rights. Responsible for documentation including program reviews, development of and revision to life plans, auditing and annual training of staff within the home.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services or related field from an appropriately accredited institution, and one year of experience providing and/or developing person-centered care plans for individuals with intellectual disabilities/co-occurring disorders; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Advanced degrees in human services may be substituted to meet educational requirements if an applicant does not possess a Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field.
Nice To Haves
- Thorough knowledge of concepts, practices, and techniques of the field of developmental disabilities and the population served to include evaluations and development of comprehensive life plans.
- Skill is needed in auditing records and programming activities.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively work with people and the ability to recognize and resolve problems are required.
- Current knowledge of the standards, regulations and licensure requirements is also required and a demonstrated ability to establish and conduct effective working relationships is essential.
- The ability to coordinate the activities of a group of professionals of varied disciplines; to provide leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans; and to develop cooperative working relationships with a variety of persons providing services to the individuals is required.
Responsibilities
- Ensure individuals served are provided a comprehensive array of training, services, and supports that enables them to achieve maximum independence in self-care and activities of daily living
- Gaining and maintaining significant relationships
- Self-management
- Ensuring the protection of their rights
- Responsible for documentation including program reviews
- Development of and revision to life plans
- Auditing and annual training of staff within the home
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
