Social Worker – Case Manager | Hybrid/Work From Home After Training

Best Benefits Package Available

CMPDD pays 100% of employee-only health, dental, and vision insurance premiums. During the first year of employment, employees accrue more than 30 paid days away from work through our generous vacation, sick leave, and holiday benefits.

The Central Mississippi Planning and Development District has promoted regional excellence since 1968. We work with participating governments and community partners to develop creative regional solutions to relevant and emerging issues.

Job Description

Classification: Non-Exempt
Department: Medicaid Waiver
Reports To: Case Management Director
Work Arrangement: Field-based hybrid position with potential work-from-home eligibility following successful completion of the initial three-month training period

Summary/Objective

The Social Worker – Case Manager works collaboratively with a Registered Nurse Case Manager to provide case management services to individuals participating in home- and community-based services programs. Responsibilities include pre-admission screening, psychosocial assessment, service planning, care coordination, monitoring, and arranging appropriate services in a timely and cost-effective manner.

The employee maintains regular contact with program participants, family members, service providers, healthcare professionals, community organizations, and the public.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

• Works with a Registered Nurse Case Manager as part of an interdisciplinary team to screen referred individuals and determine program eligibility.

• Conducts required in-person visits in participants’ homes and other community settings.

• Assesses participants using prescribed assessment tools and professional social work knowledge.

• Evaluates participants’ psychosocial, functional, environmental, economic, and support-system needs.

• Identifies barriers, risks, available supports, and community resources that may affect participants’ ability to remain safely in a home- or community-based setting.

• Collaborates with the Registered Nurse Case Manager to identify health-related needs and incorporate appropriate services into each participant’s plan of care.

• Develops individualized plans of care based on assessed needs, program requirements, participant preferences, and available resources.

• Implements plans of care after eligibility is established and required approvals are received.

• Monitors participants at least monthly, or more frequently when required, to evaluate services, identify changes in condition or circumstances, and determine whether the plan of care remains appropriate.

• Coordinates services and communicates with participants, family members, providers, healthcare professionals, and other involved parties.

• Provides technical assistance to service providers involved in participants’ care.

• Advocates for participants and assists them with accessing appropriate benefits, services, programs, and community resources.

• Assists with resource development and service coordination to reduce unnecessary duplication, appropriately target services, and maximize the effective use of available resources and information systems.

• Responds appropriately to concerns involving participant safety, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or other risks in accordance with applicable reporting requirements and CMPDD procedures.

• Maintains complete, accurate, timely, and confidential case records in accordance with program requirements and CMPDD policies.

• Attends required meetings, training sessions, conferences, and case consultations.

• Complies with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, program requirements, confidentiality requirements, and CMPDD