Home Care Specialist - West Nyack, United States - BRIDGES

Description

Homecare Specialist

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BRIDGES operates a variety of programs guided by the Philosophy of Independent Living to provide services and supports for individuals with disabilities to experience autonomy in all areas of living_.

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BRIDGES acts as a Fiscal Intermediary in a NY State Agency with Choice model, that allows people with disabilities who are Medicaid and long term care eligible to recruit, interview, hire, train and dismiss their own employee known as a Personal Assistant (PA).

The Program Specialist assumes responsibility for time and attendance functions for consumers, personal assistants and Veteran care givers.


QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual a plus
• Familiarity with the overall concept of Medicaid and the home care industry
• Familiarity with the Independent Living Philosophy and CDPA
• Capable of communicating with and in a manner that is culturally sensitive to individuals with disabilities
• Must be able to travel locally and regionally for meetings and worker enrollments when needed
• Must be able to maintain solid documentation on all people served
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written and oral communication skills; able to interact with all levels of associates in a respectful, confidential manner
• Effective and collaborative team player
• Maintain strong work ethic and strict adherence to code of ethics, standards of conduct and confidentiality requirements.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage all new referral paperwork to properly onboard caregiver and veteran.
• Communicate with VDS Case manager on any updates or changes in s[pending plan.
• Create and distribute wage notices to Caregivers in the Veteran Directed Services group
• Support homecare team ensuring they stay within their approved budget.
• Assist veterans with hiring care attendants.
• Assist care givers when they have issues with timekeeping, etc.
• Conduct monthly monitoring calls to program participants when needed.
• Prepare and maintain data in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Review veteran's budgets monthly to ensure they are within their budget. Consult with VDC manager when an overage is identified.
• Review team's monthly monitoring reports to ensure they are complete.
• Manage and maintain monitoring schedules to ensure reports are completed by established deadlines.
• Manage and upload documents to shared platforms
• Familiarity with the overall concept of Medicaid and the home care industry
• Maintain agency compliance as presented in the employee handbook.
• Monitor daily entries into the electronic visit verification system
• Maintain strict confidentiality and protect Agency operations by keeping information confidential and secured
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Monthly calls to PA's ( Personal assistants under the CDPA program)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software, including Excel, Word and Power Point.

Pay:

$41, $43,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• West Nyack, NY required)

Work Location:

In person