PDS Case Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Include the following:

• Working with an individual and others identified by the individual as their team to develop an Individual Plan of Care (POC) budget and spending plan, and emergency backup plan.
• Utilize a person-centered planning approach to identify and implement all supports needed/wanted by the individual.
• Maximum caseload of 40 PDS clients
• Provide any needed assistance to a PDS participant with any aspect of PDS or blended services (i.e., recruiting/hiring/managing PDS providers, completing and submitting required forms.)
• Coordinate all services.
• Monitor a participant’s health, safety and welfare.
• Provide a monthly face-to face home visit.
• Be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, including holidays.
• Document each contact with the participant or on behalf of the participant and the progress towards outcomes/goals
• Resolve issues related to unmet consumer needs and/or health and safety are being jeopardized or funds in the consumer’s budget are not being utilized per the POC
• Each staff person has a legal responsibility to report any form of abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), neglect or exploitation
• Other duties as assigned