Community Living Manager - Warren

SUMMARY:

The Home Care Services Manager is responsible for operational over-site of the home care PACE nursing assistants. In addition, the Home Care Manager is responsible for facilitating specified Interdisciplinary Team meetings.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:

- Supervises and coordinates Home Care Activities at PACE Southeast Michigan (PACE SEMI), - In collaboration with the Center Manager and IDT, facilitates the Participant-Centered Planning meetings, as well as complex Care Plan Development/Enrollment meetings, to assure consistency in care planning and service authorization for participants enrolled at PACE SEMI. - Assists the Medical Director as requested in duties related to clinical and operational issues and special projects as may be required. - Provides home care authorizations for external vendors as needed based on staffing to ensure participant needs are met - Teach, coach and mentor schedulers along with Direct Care staff. - Communicates with the Director of Home Care regarding case management/homecare operations and issues. - Facilitates administrative, quality and performance improvement requirements, such as reports and statistical records. - Provides weekly report to schedulers regarding staff productivity. - Participates in and/or facilitates Quality Assurance projects resulting from data results. - Ensures adherence to departmental and external standards in the provision of quality focused care by attendance at professional meetings/committees and review of national standards of practice. - Ensures adherence to budgetary guidelines. - Other duties as assigned. - Interview, hire, onboard staff.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

- Bachelor required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. - Preferred three years of clinical long-term care experience, including one year with frail elderly population, and two years of supervisory experience. - Has ability to lead and direct other licensed staff in the delivery of care. Only acts within scope of his/her practice. - Must meet a standardized set of competencies (approval by CMS) before working independently. - Must be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all immunizations up-to-date before engaging in direct participant contact. - Must meet State Licensure requirements (be legally authorized to practice in Michigan, and only act within the scope of his/her authority to practice). - Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary; must have strong interpersonal skills. - Role model the 10 Principles of Leadership and PACE values

WORKING CONDITIONS:

- Ability to work under pressure, flexible, with imagination and group leadership skills. - Possible exposure to communicable disease.