Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Job Description
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.