Developmental Disabilities Professional: Case Manager Position Available In Whitfield, Georgia

Developmental Disabilities Professional:

Case Manager Highland Rivers Community Service Board – 2.0

Dalton, GA Job Details Estimated:

$39.4K – $45.4K a year 2 days ago Benefits Paid holidays Paid time off Vision insurance Loan forgiveness Retirement plan Qualifications Bilingual Working with people with developmental disabilities Mid-level Bachelor’s degree Human Services 1 year Full Job Description There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health! Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities. Are you ready to make a Difference?

JOB SUMMARY

: The Developmental Disability Professional (DDP) maintains a caseload of Intellectual Developmentally Disabled individuals. The DDP is an advocate for the individual’s wants and needs. The DDP is responsible for advocating at the individuals at ISP meetings, SIS meetings, etc. The DDP is a liaison for family members, support coordination, host home providers and the community.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

Advocate for individual’s wants and needs on caseload. Responsible for participating in the individual’s meetings (ie.

ISP, SIS

etc) Make face to face contact with assigned individuals on their caseload monthly. Monitor the individual’s progress toward goals and complete a monthly note in the electronic health record to reflect the progress or lack of progress toward goals. Participate with other treatment team members in identifying individual’s strengths, obstacles and developing an ISP. Monitor the individual’s progress towards treatment goals and objectives. Communicate with individual, Support Coordination, family members, host home providers, and community resources to ensure that individual’s needs are met. Ensure supervised staff has a clear understanding of results that are required, and outcomes expected. Monthly home visits are completed, and home visit form completed. If corrective action plan needs completed for items identified on home visit DDP’s are to make sure the home provider has a copy and that CAP items are addressed and completed. Monthly DDP review of everyone on caseload must be completed. HRST is reviewed and updated monthly as needed. Monitor SETHRA accounts and help individuals manage their funds so they don’t exceed the $2,000 maximum allowable amount. Visit individual while hospitalized to assure their needs are being met. All training required must be completed. On Call Duties including staffing group home as necessary Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc. Retirement Plan with employer matching 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service 10 paid holidays 1 personal day Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties. Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track. Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or another related helping field 1 year experience in working with individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Bi-Lingual abilities a plus Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability. Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.