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We are currently looking to fill the position of Part Time - ADvantage Case Manager. Below is an explanation in detail what an ADvantage Case Manager is and does. Staff person, employed by the ADvantage service case management agency, who is a licensed nurse or has completed curriculum requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Social Sciences, Nursing, Health, or a related field, who has two years' professional experience with aging and/or disability populations or programs, or equivalent training or certification. (An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.) All case managers have completed a competency- based case management training approved by the Long Term Care Authority of Tulsa. The case manager assumes the following roles within the long-term care service delivery system: a) as a service coordinator, the case manager facilitates interdisciplinary team processes to: (1) identify Consumer needs and strengths; (2) identify and coordinate service delivery; (3) arrange for and initiate service implementation, and; (4) monitor service delivery; b) as an advocate, the case manager ensures that: (1) Consumers receive appropriate, quality services; (2) services are modified to meet changing Consumer needs; (3) interventions are made to ensure the system is responsive to Consumers; and (4) the plan of care is progressively moving the individual toward self-care and preventing further loss of function; ADvantage Case Management Standards 05.08.07 Case Management Process c) as a Consumer consultant, the case manager: (1) assists Consumers to recognize and identify their service needs; (2) educates Consumers on the quality and appropriateness of services; (3) supports Consumers to take responsibility for their own care to the greatest extent possible; and, (4) when necessary, represents Consumers in interactions with DHS program administration; and d) as a gatekeeper, the case manager assures level of care and program appropriateness: (1) only those Consumers appropriate for Medicaid case management receive the service through the DHS programs; (2) to the extent possible, methods are built into the service plan to progressively move the Consumer toward independence and the use of informal, family and volunteer services; (3) expenditure of funds is justified; and (4) costs are monitored and contained The purpose of case management is to empower people to assume responsibility for decisions that affect their lives and to assist, complement, or create informal and formal support systems that enhance independence in the least restrictive setting possible. This is accomplished through: a) an all-inclusive analysis of the person's needs and resources; b) linking the person to a full range of appropriate services; (1) using all available resources; and (2) monitoring the care over an extended period of time to determine whether the outcomes are progressively moving the Consumer toward independence and/or prevention of further loss of function. A case manager and interdisciplinary team, which includes the Consumer (or legal representative), are responsible for the education, analysis, planning and oversight of service delivery, and for evaluation of Consumer outcomes resulting from the care received.