Description

We are committed to supporting at risk children and families providing them with tools and resources to help prevent children from experiencing child abuse, neglect and abandonment. We are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission, we provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need.

In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations, in Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana, which provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agency’s commitment to “The PCHAS Way” which inspires the agency to be strength-focused, family-centered, and goal driven with every client. 

Benefits of serving children and families in need through PCHAS include competitive salaries, flex work schedules, paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance options, voluntary life insurance options, paid holidays, and a very generous retirement plan (after one year of service and working 1,000 hours the agency matches an employee 200% up to a 3% retirement contribution). 

Status: Non-Exempt

Working Conditions: Works in a typical office setting and in clients’ homes; drives an automobile on a routine basis in both urban and rural areas.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Requires sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 25 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, fax machines, calculators, the telephone and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

TYPICAL MENTAL DEMANDS:

Must be able to analyze many variables and choose the most effective course of intervention at any given point in time. Must handle novel and diverse work problems on a daily basis. Personal maturity is an important attribute. Must be able to resolve problems, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. Must have a long attention span in order to listen to people, perceive the real problems and bring issues to a successful conclusion. Must have the ability to work with people from various ethnic groups in a culturally competent manner.

Position Summary: The Medical Case Manager is responsible for coordinating the medical needs of children in foster care in St. Louis City and County who are case managed by the Missouri Alliance Permanency Program Consortium partners. Primary tasks include ensuring that these children receive the required physicals, immunizations, dental, vision, and hearing screenings and timely documentation of these events.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides supplementary medical case management focusing on the medical needs of children in foster care in St. Louis City and County, Jefferson County and St. Charles County.
• Maintains a caseload of 60 to 65 children and their families.
• Facilitates, coordinates, and schedules physicals, immunizations, dental, vision, and hearing screenings. Ensures any consents needed are obtained through the appropriate channels in a timely manner. Ensures that these events are documented in a timely manner.
• Plans, arranges, and/or provides crisis medical intervention services as needed.
• Ensures community provider skills match those required by individual care plans.
• Ensures one’s own training requirements are completed and up to date and reported to the Medical Case Management Supervisor.
• Establishes a weekly work schedule; submits to the Medical Case Management Supervisor.
• Attends the monthly team meeting.
• Maintains and updates FACES information and other required documentation. 
• Attends staff meetings, Family Support Team meetings, training, conferences, etc., as required and/or requested.

Requirements

EDUCATION:

Medical Case Manager (MCM) shall possess a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related field. 

EXPERIENCE:

At least two (2) years prior experience providing Wraparound services, community-based services, and/or case management services. Knowledge and/or experience working with medical providers, such as a medical social worker, preferred.

SKILLS:

Must be able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing with professionals and client families; familiarity with medical terminology and knowledge of the health care continuum; ability to advocate for clients’ medical needs; strong psychosocial assessment skills; possess good understanding of various treatment methodologies utilizing strength-based clinical interventions; minimal supervision regarding decision-making and use of time; able to prioritize work assignments; persuasion and negotiation of conflicts and problems; understanding and following accreditation/licensing/government/contract regulations; willingness to work irregular hours, and under pressure conditions; and maintaining order in an environment of changing priorities.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

EQUIPMENT TO BE USED:

Must be able to operate computer using agency approved software programs, and other office machines such as fax, calculator, telephone, and so on.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Must hold a valid driver’s license, have and maintain a risk-free driving record. Must be willing to undergo initial and periodic child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and child care/elder care disqualification list screenings as conducted by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services utilizing the Family Care Safety Registry. As requested, must submit fingerprints for review by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment physical with the results showing no evidence of communicable disease. Must be American Red Cross first aid and CPR certified at all times. 

Christian Commitment: 

Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services is a faith-based Christian organization. We provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need. We strive to serve like Jesus. We meet our clients where they are and treat them with respect. We focus on our clients’ strengths rather than their problems. And we encourage our clients to focus on their future rather than their past. When we do this well, we help our clients find hope and know the love of God.