Innovations Waiver Care Manager

TRILLIUM HEALTH RESOURCES•Lumberton, NC

1d•$56,270 - $68,428•Remote

About The Position

Trillium Health Resources is seeking an Innovations Waiver Care Manager to join their Care Management Team. This role is responsible for providing complex care coordination and monitoring to members with a primary Intellectual or Developmental Disability, potentially including secondary mental health or substance abuse issues, and/or complex medical/physical health needs. The position requires a dynamic, proactive approach to assessment, monitoring, and complex care coordination to ensure quality support and adherence to waiver requirements. The Innovations Waiver Care Manager will assist with integrated care management through multi-disciplinary collaboration and referrals, with a primary focus on members who have Intellectual Developmental Disability, serving children, adolescents, and adults.

Requirements

Must meet QP status.
Fully licensed by the NC governing board regulating Human Services professions; OR Fully licensed RN who is licensed to practice in the state of NC by the NC Board of Nursing who also has four (4) years of full-time experience with the MH/DD/SA population served.
A graduate of a college or university with a Master’s degree in a human service field and has one year of full-time, pre or post-graduate degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the MH/DD/SA population, or a substance abuse professional who has one year of full-time, pre or postgraduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.
A graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field and has two years of full-time, pre or post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the MH/DD/SA population, or a substance abuse professional who has two years of full-time, pre or post bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.
A graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a field other than human services and has four years of full-time, pre or post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the MH/DD/SA population, or a substance abuse professional who has four years of full-time, pre or post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.
If serving members with LTSS needs, the care manager, must meet the minimum QP requirements defined above (A-D) and shall additionally have at a minimum two (2) years of prior LTSS and/or HCBS coordination, care delivery monitoring and care management experience. This experience may be concurrent with the years of experience required to become a Qualified Professional.
License and/or certification may be accepted as noted above.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must reside within Trillium’s Southern Region, which includes the following counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Hoke, Lee, Moore, New Hanover, Robeson and Scotland.
Must be able to travel within catchment as required.

Responsibilities

Utilize person centered planning methods/strategies to gather information, to get to know the members supported and to adequately address specific needs of the individual.
Provide education and support to members in learning about and exercising rights and responsibilities.
Consistently complete Discovery activities (information gathering and assessment) as a component of the planning process.
Ensure that members/legally responsible people are informed of services available (all types of Medicaid and state-funded services), service options available (e.g. Individual/Family Direction for Innovations participants), processes (e.g. requirements for specific service), Natural and community services, and so forth.
Assist members/legally responsible people in choosing service providers, ensuring objectivity in the process.