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Care Manager Assistant
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Supervise Senior Care Manager and Care Managers in:
- Advances the mission and values of the Capitol County Children’s Collaborative on behalf of staff, children and families
- Due diligence protocol (i.e. set up 72 hour face-to-face for Supervisor and family, send out letters as required, make phone calls and conduct home visits per protocol.
- Prepares folder for Supervisors for the first face-to-face meeting with the family.
- Sets up charts for new enrolleees and send out ISP’s when approved by Perform Care.
- Assist Care Manager Supervisor/Care Managers in their responsibility to complete all required duties including contacting, schedules visiting families, documents contacts, provides transportation when necessary, report production, organizes material for transfers and assist in scheduling and transporting youth and families for psychiatric appointments under the direction of the Chief Operations Officer.
- Assist with the maintenance of accurate, timely and comprehensive records for each child and family.
- Assist in the preparation of reports under the direction of the Chief Operations officer.
- Perform other administrative duties as required by the Chief Operations Officer.
QUALIFICATIONS
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REQUIRED:
- Must possess a valid driver’s license
- Must be able to pass a criminal background check
- Must be able to pass a motor vehicle check
REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s level degree
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and assessment skills
- Energetic, creative, able to work under supervision and a part of a community team and be culturally competent/responsive.
- Ability to prepare oral and written reports
- Computer literate, preferably including Microsoft Word, Excel and Access
- Bilingual language skills (Spanish or other language in addition to English)
Please submit a cover letter and resume to Capitol County Children’s Collaborative Human Resources Department at employment@capitolkids.org.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Health/Wellness Specialist/Educator
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Supervise Senior Care Manager and Care Managers in:
- Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Advances the mission and values of the Capitol County Children's Collaborative on behalf of staff, children, and families.
- Participates in the Wraparound Model of collaboration within the Child Family Team (CFT) model as it pertains to the development of self-management health goals to be included in the service plan.
- Provides wellness education, specific and general, to chronic conditions of assigned youth including but not limited to: obesity/weight issues, eating disorders, nutrition and fitness issues.
- Provides education to children and their parents on health promotion planning and activities, including motivating/intervening to increase treatment and medication compliance and support of lifestyle change.
- Facilitates regular contact via phone calls and face-to-face meetings with assigned youth and their families to monitor progress, provide support to the self-management goals included in the service plan, and participates in transitional care and follow-up on assigned youth.
QUALIFICATIONS
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REQUIRED:
- Must possess a valid driver’s license
- Must be able to pass a criminal background check
- Must be able to pass a motor vehicle check
- Must be able to travel during work hours throughout Mercer County, New Jersey and other New Jersey locations. (Required)
- Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) (A Plus).
- Bilingual language skills (Spanish or other language in addition to English) (Strongly Preferred).
REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Relevant majors for the Bachelor's degree include: Health Education, Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field. (Required)
- 2 or more years work experience with young children through adolescents in areas such as diet and nutrition, exercise and fitness, and/or wellness/preventive health measures. (Required).
- Interest in children through adolescents and their well being. (Required)
- Computer literacy with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Outlook. (Required)
- Excellent writing and verbal communication (including teaching) skills. (Required)
Please submit a cover letter and resume to Capitol County Children’s Collaborative Human Resources Department at employment@capitolkids.org.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Nurse
In 2015, we expanded our services to include children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions along with their mental health challenges (Behavioral Health Home). We are seeking candidates to fill one full-time Nurse position as part of this continuing expansion. This Nurse will report to the Health Home Manager (who is a Registered Nurse) for Capitol County Children’s Collaborative.
Job Responsibilities
- Individual case load will include assessing children and providing referrals to appropriate healthcare providers and specialists.
- Partner with Care Management team to enable Capitol County Children’s Collaborative to provide holistic support and treatment to children and families.
Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in Nursing or related field required. (Bachelor’s degree in Nursing strongly preferred).
- Active Registered Nurse (R.N.) License in State of New Jersey required.
- Two or more years of working experience as a Nurse required.
- Experience working with children at risk strongly preferred.
- Supervisory/people management experience strongly preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook required.
- Ability to work some evening hours in addition to weekday work schedule required.
- Must hold valid driver’s license and be able to travel to residences, educational institutions, and businesses throughout Mercer County, New Jersey and other New Jersey locations.
- Bilingual language skills (Spanish or other language(s)) in addition to English strongly preferred.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and other supporting documentation to employment@capitolkids.org.
Additional information about Capitol County Children's Collaborative and this opening may be found on our website www.capitolkids.org.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Care Manager (multiple openings)
We are seeking candidates for Care Managers. These positions are responsible for working with children, families, providers & the community throughout Mercer County, New Jersey, to coordinate care in multiple systems. Care Managers report to Care Manager Supervisors.
Job Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate service utilization, needs, gaps, and linkages in conjunction with the Community Resource Manager.
- Complete all required documentation, plan development and target performance goals as defined by the contract and the internal QAPI plan established by the Capitol County Children's Collaborative.
- Assist the Care Manager Supervisor(s) and/or Senior Management Team in securing data and report production when deemed appropriate.
- Empower youth and families, emphasizing informal support development and community resources.
- Develop a strength based family driven plan utilizing both formal and informal resources to stabilize and sustain healthier family functioning.
- Titrate services and transition families assessing community resources within a sound clinical framework and adherence with the quality of functionality using the Strength and Needs Assessment as a measure.
- Identify all services to families in the ISP and ensure that authorization is obtained from Perform Care, the Care Manager Supervisor and/or Chief Operations Officer.
- Serve as a role model for other Care Managers in Capitol County Children's Collaborative and to children and their families being served by Capitol County Children's Collaborative.
- Assist family in obtaining Medicaid/3560 by completing PE Application and submittal.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (Required); Master's degree (a plus)
- One or more years of experience in a related position, preferably with at-risk children & families. (Required)
- Prior experience in managing wraparound/individual services. (Required)
- Developmental Disabilities (DD) or Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) experience. (Strongly Preferred)
- Substance Abuse experience. (Would be a plus)
- Valid driver's license. (Required)
- Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, organizational, and assessment skills. (Required)
- Possess energy, creativity, and cultural competence. (Required)
- Able to work under supervision and as part of a team. (Required)
- Bilingual language skills (Spanish or other language(s)) in addition to English strongly preferred.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and other supporting documentation to employment@capitolkids.org.
Additional information about Capitol County Children's Collaborative and this opening may be found on our website www.capitolkids.org.
Equal Opportunity Employer
