Case Manager
JOB TYPE: FULL TIME
Summary:
LifeSpan Resources is the designated Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) for Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Scott counties. The Case Manager will be trained to fulfill the agency’s function of being the intake point for the Indiana Division of Aging’s Home and Community Based Service programs, and includes other agency collaborations such as private pay initiatives, federal programs and care transition activities. The Case Manager ensures accurate, consistent, and efficient access to quality home and community based services.
Specifically:
The Case Manager is responsible for educating, advocating and working with individuals of all ages, their caregivers and representatives to create person centered plans. Screening and assessment tools are used to discover individual’s strengths, values, preferences and eligibility as required by various programs; with the goal of maintaining independence in the community. Case Managers may work in a variety of settings that include in-office, client home setting, hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
Skills/ Abilities:
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with good interviewing skills. The ability to assess specific needs both in person and on the phone. Ability to empathize and understand individual behaviors. Knowledge of options, funding sources, services, resources and information available in the community.
Education Requirements:
A Bachelor’s Degree in social work, gerontology, psychology, counseling or nursing; OR sociology with two years case management experience.
OR A registered nurse currently licensed to practice in Indiana with one-year experience in a human service setting; OR
Bachelor’s Degree in any other field with a minimum of two years full-time, direct service experience with the elderly or person with disabilities. This experience must include assessment, care plan development and monitoring; OR
Master’s Degree in a related field may substitute for the required experience.
Benefits: 401 (K), health and life insurance, paid holidays, vacation/sick/personal days.
Send resume and letter of interest to:
Case Management Supervisor
LifeSpan Resources
P O Box 995
New Albany IN 47151
Send by fax to: Fax: 812-206-7923
Download and complete our application: LSR Job Application and return it to our offices.
We will keep it on file for when positions become available.
LifeSpan Resources, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.