Care Manager-Naugatuck/New Britain

Reporting Office: Northwest (Watertown)

Covering Region/Community: Naugatuck/New Britain

Job Requirement: Must have BA Degree & minimum 2yrs of direct Case Management experience.

**Bilingual Preferred (Spanish)**

Mission

Connecticut Community Care helps people of all ages, abilities, ethnicities and incomes live their best lives at home with active and meaningful connections to their communities.

Summary

The Care Manager assists individuals in maintaining an interactive process of informed decision-making about Long-Term Services and Supports. Serves a key role in coordinating the efforts of formal and informal caregivers on behalf of clients. Care Management is a person-centered service that values the consumer’s choices and rights.

Essential Functions

• Conducts comprehensive, systematic, assessments that are person-centered with individuals, including family or representative as requested, in the person’s preferred setting for the discovery, use, and screenings for public programs.
• Educates individuals on the components of the program, service options, and DSS guidelines, including eligibility, costs, how each may work with the person’s formal and informal supports and resources, and the pros and cons/costs and benefits of each option.
• Promptly completes all client documentation, applications, forms, and additional documentation as required.
• Monitors and reviews continued cost effectiveness, quality and appropriateness of care plan/service delivery, service order entry and renewals, and the contractual obligations. Works with the individual to make revisions where necessary, at established intervals and as otherwise indicated, in conjunction with the service provider.
• Conducts person-centered telephone and in-person interviews with clients and their families, and other activities necessary for reassessment of clients and the monitoring and adjustment of care plans.
• Works effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team and in conjunction with other internal and external resources and committees. Participates in on-call services and acts as backup for emergency community coverage.
• May participate in mentoring new staff and additional continuing education services