Case Manager IV - OKDHS Only

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT OKDHS EMPLOYEES ONLY.

This position is located in McAlester, Oklahoma.

Case Manager IV - H21D

Annual Salary: $53,213.66 + Full State Employee Benefits

Travel is EXTENSIVE. Must possess a valid driver's license and must maintain required car insurance.
 

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in a human service field* and four years of professional experience working with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in social work, case management, special education, psychology, counseling, vocational rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, program coordination, nursing or a closely related field. 
•  OR a Bachelor’s degree and four years of professional experience in social work, case management, special education, psychology, counseling, vocational rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, program coordination, nursing or a closely related field and one year of experience working with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. 
• OR possession of a valid permanent Oklahoma license as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to practice professional nursing and four years of professional nursing experience working directly with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

*For purposes of the Case Manager job family “a Bachelor’s degree in a human services field includes any degree from an accredited college or university except for a degree in a physical, natural or biological science or mathematics.

 

Job Responsibilities

• This position is the supervisory position for professional field staff. It has responsibility for the implementation of program and policy changes within the unit as well as resolution of problems at the local level. It is one of several positions of the same classification that are supervised by the field manager.
• Providing technical assistance and guidance to subordinate staff to ensure health and safety of service recipients, to resolve identified problems, to effectively communicate policy and procedure changes, interpret policy and practice to a wide variety of stakeholders, ensure appropriate and complete documentation of targeted case management services.
• Provides technical assistance, support, guidance and supervision for eight professional field staff; ensure adherence to policy, standard operating procedures, consent decree when applicable, all federal and state laws and guidelines.
• Monitor documentation to include but not limited to contact notes, Individual Plan documents, service plans, documents to support service justification, etc., to ensure the needs of the service recipients are addressed; address inadequate, incomplete or missing documentation.
• Complete step 2 of the problem resolution process; intervene with providers and others as needed to ensure appropriate implementation of plans.
• Conducts and participates in staff training and meetings. Completes auditing tool and provides leadership coaching to staff.
• Works with others (DDS staff, other DHS staff, staff from other state agencies, other stakeholders as needed)to ensure proper linkage with DDS.
• Ensures completion of training requirements by subordinate staff as outlined in the Case Management Competency Checklist and policy. Completes performance evaluations.

If you have questions, please contact [email protected]

OKDHS is a Fair Chance Employer.

This is a position in the Oklahoma Civil Service.

Announcement Number: 25-JD209

83011781/JR50322