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Region VII Area Agency on Aging is Hiring a Long Term Care Ombudsman Near Bay, MI
- Routinely visit residents of long-term care facilities and ensure timely access to representatives of the Ombudsman program.
- Assist long-term care facility residents in understanding their rights.
- Assist individuals seeking placement in long-term care facilities in accessing needed services
- Represent interests of residents before government agencies and seek administrative, legal and other remedies to protect health, safety, welfare and rights of residents.
- Establish and maintain relationships with public and private guardians, state and local law enforcement agencies, legal assistance programs, courts of competent jurisdictions and other organizations providing support or assistance to long-term care facility residents.
- Crisis intervention by responding promptly and directly to crisis situations as they occur.
- Maintain confidentiality in accordance with State and Federal policies.
- Working with Wavier Providers for identifying Nursing Facility Transitions (NFTI).
- Assist older adults and their families in understanding, identifying, locating, evaluating, and/or obtaining long-term care services also linking this population to necessary and wanted community resources once LTC residents.
- Recruit, train, supervise and otherwise support activities related to volunteer advocates assigned to assist residents of identified long-term care services.
- Ensure compliance with all State and Federal service standards, program guidelines and reporting requirements.
- Certification by the State Long Term Care Ombudsman as a Local Long Term Ombudsman or the qualifications and willingness to obtain certification.
- Must have reliable transportation and valid driver’s license.
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Gerontology or related field with a minimum of two years experience in human services serving aging or disabled people, required, or comparable combination of education, experience and training.
- Legal background helpful.
- Two years experience providing client advocacy, elder abuse and recipient rights counseling to older or disability adults is preferred.
- Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits (Premiums 100% Employer Paid)
- Health Savings Account (Employer Contributing)
- 401(k) w/generous Company contribution
- Short Term Disability & Long Term Disability (Employer Paid Premiums)
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays (13 annually)
- Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
Job Summary
Full Time
Social & Legal Services
$67k-84k (estimate)
05/10/2024
07/09/2024
region7aaa.org
BAY CITY, MI
50 - 100
Private
ROBERT BROWN
$10M - $50M
Social & Legal Services
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