About the position
Be a part of the story by joining a leader and innovator in Case Management Services — Now Hiring in Vermont! For over four decades, The Columbus Organization has been at the forefront of case management, driving meaningful change and delivering compassionate, person-centered care across the nation. As a national leader in field-based case management, Columbus is proud to lead the way in Vermont with our innovative approach to supporting individuals and families. We are experts in helping you do what you do best! Our work is grounded in cultural understanding, health equity, and a deep respect for individual choice. We call this the Peace of Mind Solution — a promise to provide care with purpose, passion, and a focus on helping people lead meaningful lives. We are excited to expand our services in Vermont - supporting individuals in planning, accessing, and overseeing the medical, social, educational, and community services they need to achieve their meaningful-life goals. We're hiring Case Managers now! If you're driven by purpose and want to make a lasting impact in your community, we invite you to join our team.
Responsibilities
- Engaging in assessment and planning activities including but not limited to: Experience with the intellectual and/or developmentally disabled population as well as the brain injury population.
- Assist and support the individual to understand the goals and activities of the person-centered planning process, including assessments.
- Facilitate and schedule participation in person-centered planning and assessments as needed.
- Assist the individual in discovery and exploration discussions, identifying preferences, strengths, goals and dreams, and needs in preparation for person-centered planning process.
- Facilitate the completion of any additional assessments and gathering of documentation as needed, and ensure this information is available for the person-centered planning process.
- Work with the individual to develop agenda(s) and follow up notes for person-centered planning meetings and ensure this information is distributed to members of the support team as approved by the individual.
- Support the individual to lead, and provide assistance as needed, throughout the person-centered planning process.
- Assist the individual and their support team in identifying any needed modifications to the rights and freedoms afforded by the federal Medicaid HCBS requirements based on a documented health and safety need, and ensure that any such modifications are appropriately agreed upon by the individual and their guardian (if they have one) and documented in the ISA/BIP person-centered service plan, including a plan for data collection and review of the modification.
- Responsible for collaborating with service providers within the region to determine service availability and facilitate provider matching.
- Gathers and sends all necessary information for service authorization including but not limited to, completed needs assessment, person-centered service plan, and accompanying service authorization request, to the State for reporting purposes only.
- Responsible for identifying services available and facilitating provider matching for the Brain Injury Program.
- Uploads the needs assessment, person-centered plan, and accompanying service authorization request, to the shared electronic record system.
- The State reviews and approves or suggests modifications to the needs assessment and authorization request or determines that more information is needed.
- If more information is needed, the Case Manager advises the individual of the additional information that is needed and provides this information to the State.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in any field and one year of human services related experience such as supporting individuals with disabilities, special education, sociology, vocational rehabilitation and/or employment, protection and advocacy, psychology, substance use, aging, healthcare, social work, or other related field; or
- An Associate's degree in human services or a closely related field and two years of human services related experience, such as supporting individuals with disabilities, special education, sociology, vocational rehabilitation and/or employment, protection and advocacy, psychology, substance use, aging, healthcare, social work or another related field.
- Must reside in Vermont.
Benefits
- Cigna Medical/Dental/Prescription Insurance
- Unlimited personal time off “PTO”
- Reimbursement for License/Certification
- Vision Care
- Continuing Education Allowance
- Life Insurance with Buy-Up Option
- Accident/Hospital/Cancer Plans
- Professional Liability Insurance
- Health Advocacy Program
- Short/Long Term Disability
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
