Case Manager
Company: Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Description:We are committed to supporting at risk children and
families providing them with tools and resources to help prevent
children from experiencing child abuse, neglect and abandonment. We
are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission, we
provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families
in need.In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian
Children's Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and
services in 28 locations, in Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana, which
provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased
self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agency's commitment
to The PCHAS Way which inspires the agency to be strength-focused,
family-centered, and goal driven with every client. Benefits of
serving children and families in need through PCHAS include
competitive salaries, flex work schedules, paid time off, medical,
dental and vision insurance options, voluntary life insurance
options, paid holidays, and a very generous retirement plan (after
one year of service and working 1,000 hours the agency matches an
employee 200% up to a 3% retirement contribution). Status:
Non-ExemptWorking Conditions: Works in a typical office setting and
from employee's home, or other community location as established by
flexible work agreement, to complete paperwork, documentation, and
other indirect service tasks. Meets clients in home, foster home,
residential facility, hospital, or other community locations as
needed; drives an automobile on a routine basis in all types of
areas; must have reliable transportation. Requires sitting,
standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 25
pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard
office machines such as computers, copiers, calculators, the
telephone and other office equipment. Requires normal range of
hearing and vision. MIS manages their own schedule, ensuring that
they are in the office(s) as needed to complete tasks and attends
all required meetings.Position Summary: The Medical Information
Specialist (MIS)/Medical Case Manager is responsible for
coordinating/monitoring the medical needs of children in foster
care in the St. Louis Region who are case managed by the Missouri
Alliance Permanency Program (MAPP) Consortium partners. Primary
tasks include ensuring that these children receive the required
physicals, immunizations, dental, vision, and hearing screenings
and timely documentation of these events.Essential Job
Functions
- Provides supplementary support to case management, focusing on
the medical needs of children in foster care in the St. Louis
Region.
- Coordinates, schedules, and monitors compliance with physicals,
immunizations, dental, vision, and hearing screenings. Coordinate
consults provided by outside specialties such as psychiatry,
podiatry, dentistry, etc. Provides information on and referrals to
outside resources as needed.
- Stays up to date on Children's Division medical, dental, and
informed consent policy and procedures. Ensures any consents needed
are obtained through the appropriate channels in a timely manner.
Ensures that these events are documented in a timely manner.
- Collects/gathers medical information on cases, through the
state medical database and/or through medical records
requests.
- Communicates with the assigned FCCM case manager (CM) on a
regular basis, ensuring that the CM is aware of all appointments,
medical needs, and diagnoses. Works collaboratively with the
assigned FCCM case manager, family, placement provider, and Family
Support Team, as needed.
- Provide resources regarding transportation to medical
appointments as needed. Plans, arranges, and/or assists with last
minute medical intervention services as needed. Provides
transportation to medical appointments only with the approval of
FCCM Supervisor and/or Director.
- Interacts with community and medical professionals as required
including personnel from the offices of the Children's Division,
Department of Mental Health- Comprehensive Psychiatric Services and
Regional Center, Juvenile Court, schools, psychiatry, and other
community providers. Requirements:Medical Information Specialist
(MIS)/Medical Case Manager shall possess a bachelor's degree in
social work, psychology, counseling, education, criminal justice,
or a related human services field; master's degree is preferred.
Minimum of two (2) years of relevant child welfare experience
needed with a bachelor's degree or one (1) years' experience with a
master's degree. Knowledge and/or experience working with medical
providers, such as a medical social worker,
preferred.Skills:Represents Presbyterian Children's Homes and
Services (PCHAS) to the professional community. Must have strong
verbal and written communication and ability to represent the
agency well. Builds and maintains positive community relationships
with MAPP and Children's Division personnel, placement and
treatment providers, schools, and agency partners. Builds and
maintains rapport with children, parents, and families; actively
managing and resolving conflicts. Excellent time management,
organization, planning, and assertive communication skills. Works a
flexible schedule, as approved by the Regional Director, to be
available at varying times to meet the needs of the family
(potentially outside of normal working hours). Plans, arranges,
and/or assists with last minute medical intervention services as
needed. Maintains confidentiality and HIPAA standards for all
assigned clients and families.Must be able to operate computer
using agency approved software programs, and other office machines
such as copier, calculator, telephone, etc. Must have the ability
to navigate multiple data entry systems.Must be able to analyze
many variables and choose the most effective course of intervention
at any given point in time. Must handle novel and diverse work
problems on a daily basis. Personal maturity is an important
attribute. Must be able to resolve problems, handle conflict and
make effective decisions under pressure. Must have a long attention
span in order to listen to people, perceive the real problems and
successfully conclude the issues. Must have the ability to work
with people from various ethnic groups in a culturally competent
manner. OTHER REQUIREMENTS:Must hold a valid driver's license, have
and maintain a risk-free driving record. Must be willing to undergo
initial and periodic child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual
offender, and child care/elder care disqualification list
screenings as conducted by the Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services utilizing the Family Care Safety Registry. As
requested, must submit fingerprints for review by the Missouri
State Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment
physical with the results showing no evidence of communicable
disease. Must be American Red Cross first aid and CPR certified at
all times. Christian Commitment: Presbyterian Children's Homes and
Services is a faith-based Christian organization. We provide
Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need.
We strive to serve like Jesus. We meet our clients where they are
and treat them with respect. We focus on our clients' strengths
rather than their problems. And we encourage our clients to focus
on their future rather than their past. When we do this well, we
help our clients find hope and know the love of
God.PM20PI201781900
Keywords: Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services, St. Louis , Case Manager, Executive , Saint Louis, Missouri
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