Care Design New York Is Hiring A Care Manager

Join Our Team as a Care Design New York Care Manager! 🌟

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by guiding them toward their goals through personalized care planning and dedicated support.

Overview

As a Care Design New York Care Manager, your role is to assist people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in defining and achieving their long-term and short-term objectives by creating, executing, and monitoring their person-centered Life Plans. These plans empower our members to live their best lives, leveraging your exceptional relational and organizational skills. We welcome individuals from diverse backgrounds, all receiving top-tier training to excel in this rewarding profession.

This dynamic position operates in a hybrid environment, which includes:

• Required visits to members' homes and their families
• Periodic trainings and meetings in the office
• Work-from-home flexibility

Supporting members outside of New York City requires a driver’s license, reliable transportation, and appropriate insurance.

We value diversity and encourage bilingual candidates to apply, offering additional compensation for fluency in languages such as Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Yiddish, Hebrew, and ASL.

Our full-time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid time off
• $3,000 annual tuition reimbursement
• Up to $250 for professional development courses

Additionally, CDNY qualifies for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Click here to view our current benefits summary.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for members to ensure informed decision-making, consent, and guardianship.
• Coordinate and lead meetings and assessments with members and their interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive, person-centered Life Plans aligned with individual needs and preferences.
• Implement, update, and monitor Life Plans, facilitating reviews and approval processes.
• Integrate support services such as medical, behavioral, social, habilitation, dental, psychosocial, community-based, and long-term facility services.
• Maintain ongoing communication with key individuals in members’ lives.
• Ensure timely documentation submission, including Life Plans and progress notes.
• Assist members with benefits like Social Security, SSI, Medicaid, Medicare, and Food Stamps.
• Support problem resolution related to housing, utilities, legal matters, and safety.
• Report abuse or neglect immediately when observed or reported.

Additional details may be provided during the interview process.

Qualifications

To qualify, Care Managers serving individuals with I/DD should meet the following criteria:

• A Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience, OR
• A License as a Registered Nurse with 2+ years of relevant experience, which can include a variety of employment experiences beyond case management, OR
• A Master’s degree with 1+ year of relevant experience.

Essential skills include:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational abilities

We are committed to equal employment opportunities and celebrate diversity. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds, including people of color, gender-diverse individuals, neurodiverse candidates, and those with varied life experiences, to apply.

Compensation

Starting at: $27.75 / hour

Maximum up to: $33.49 / hour