Child Health Home Care Manager - St.
Lawrence County Level 1 Pay Rate is $18/hour! Level 2 Pay Rate is $20/hour! Northern Rivers Children's Health Homes program is seeking a full-time Care Manager .
This position is responsible for engaging children, youth, and families via outreach and enrollment activities for successful enrollment in a children's health home and the subsequent provision of... health home services.
The Care Manager position maintains full caseloads of families and meets with each on a monthly basis.
The goal is to rapidly engage and sustain engagement of the families throughout course of treatment using assessment tools appropriate to the position.
As part of a care-based treatment team, this position will identify and discuss the strengths, risk factors, and service needs that may impact the health and safety of the client/family, as well as develop and document progress on treatment goals and methods.
What a Children's Health Home Care Manager with Northern Rivers can expect:

• Gather assessments and enter documentation that confirms eligibility and identifies area(s) requiring support services.
• As part of the treatment team, this position will identify and discuss the strengths, risk factors, and service needs that may impact the health and safety of the client/family, as well as develop and document progress on treatment goals and methods.
• Work with children, youth, families and support service providers to create a comprehensive Plan of Health Care including social, physical and behavioral needs.
• Identify and engage additional providers (e.g., natural supports, parent advocates, primary care physicians) with children, youth and families as necessary.
• Coordinate the continuing involvement of families and service providers in the execution of the plan.
• Convene and conduct quarterly meetings to review progress updating Plan of Care, identifying progress and confirming ongoing eligibility.
• Document progress and arrange for eventual transitions between systems, placements, health homes, and /or various levels of care following changes in eligibility.
• Flexible work schedule and WFH when not completing home visits.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
Level I:
Provides care management services to low; which receives a minimum of one required core service each month and medium acuity members receives a minimum of two core services each month, one of which is to be face to face contact with clients Level II:
Provides care management services to low, medium, and high acuity members:
which receives a minimum of two core services each month, one of which is to be face to face contact with clients
• Engage children, youth, and families via outreach and enrollment activities for successful enrollment in a children's health home
• Gather assessments and enter documentation that confirms eligibility and identifies area requiring support services
• Work w/children, youth, families and service providers to create a comprehensive Plan of Health Care
• Identify and engage additional providers ( e.g.
natural supports, parent advocates, primary care physicians') with children youth and families as necessary
• Coordinate the continuing involvement of families and service providers in the execution of the plan
• Convene and conduct quarterly meetings to review progress updating Plan of Care, identifying progress and confirming ongoing eligibility
• Convene and conduct quarterly meetings to review progress updating
• Document progress and arrange for eventual transitions between systems, placements, health homes, and /or various levels of care following changes in eligibility.
• Use state and health home information systems to input required health home documentation
• Complete all required and recommended trainings
• Successfully complete CANS-NY training and pass the required testing with a minimum score of 70%.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Level 1 Requires an Associate's degree in Social Work or a related field, with 2 to 5 years of experience providing direct services to persons diagnosed with mental disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, or substance abuse.
Level 2 Requires a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a related field, and two years of experience providing direct services to persons diagnosed with mental disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, or substance abuse.
All positions Requires the ability to drive, must possess a valid driver's license and automobile that is insured in accordance with New York State Requirements Must be able to work well with individuals of various Company Description
With an almost 200-year heritage behind it, Northern Rivers Family of Services is a leader in the field of human service agencies in New York State by providing innovative, comprehensive and life changing care for over 18,000 children, adults and their families throughout 41 counties in New York.
We are dedicated to helping families where they need it most - in their own homes and communities, unless they need safer more comprehensive care.
Then we intervene with our network of foster care homes, residential havens and crisis stabilization services.
rnNorthern Rivers and its member agencies Northeast Parent & Child Society, Parsons Child & Family Center and Unlimited Potential, provide help and hope to children who struggle with past abuse, mental health challenges and educational difficulties to nurture and empower them and their families to brighter futures and stronger communities.
We also assist adults with impairments who need career training, employment and service navigation through our advocacy programs.
rnIf you want to change lives, including yours, we believe theres no better place for you to start or continue your career than with Northern Rivers.
We strive to deliver innovative care in terms of vocation, rehabilitative services, and trauma informed solutions to ensure our clients live their best lives.
With more than 60 programs and services, along with administrative and support functions, theres a place here for everyone.
rnFor more information, visit northernrivers.org.
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