Dedicated Functional Screener My Choice Family Care 9 reviews - Wauwatosa, WI 53226 Position Title: Dedicated Functional Screener Reports To: MCO Co-Lead Functional Screener Position Type: Full-Time Start Date: July 2018 Location: Wauwatosa, WI Organization Overview: My Choice Family Care (MCFC) is growing and succeeding! Were pleased to announce a new opportunity for a highly organized and inspired career leader. Our mission is to help frail elders and adults with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities live full and independent lives. We are a leading Managed Care Organization (MCO) currently serving 26 counties in Wisconsin. MCFC is a robust and thriving operation celebrating 18 years of successfully serving more than 27,900 Family Care Members! Company Competencies * Adaptability: Adapts to the situation * Client Focus: Responds to immediate client needs * Ensuring Accountability & Ownership: Promotes accountability within teams * Fostering Communication: Fosters two-way communication * Problem Solving: Solves basic problems * Teamwork: Proactively assists and involves others Position Summary My Choice Family Care (MCFC) is hiring Dedicated Functional Screeners for its expanding Adult Long-Term Care Functional Screen (LTCFS) Dedicated Screener department. The Dedicated Functional Screener is responsible for completing the LTCFS for MCFC members, as required and outlined in the Wisconsin LTCFS Instructions. This includes annual rescreens, change in condition screens, collateral contacts, and verifying diagnoses with physicians or SSA. Positions will report to the MCO Co-Lead Functional Screeners, under the LTCFS Program Manager. The Dedicated Screener is responsible for screening members in Milwaukee and surrounding counties, and for LTCFS quality assurance/improvement activities for the MCO and contracted Care Management Units (CMUs). Essential Duties and Responsibilities * Upon assignment, schedule appointments with members to complete an annualredetermination of functional eligibility, or a redetermination of eligibility based onchanges in functional abilities reported by the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), to becompleted in the members home * Use the Wisconsin LTCFS to gather information about each members functionalabilities, health status, and personal and professional supports. Complete LTCFS ina collaborative manner with the member, family, his/her other informal/formalsupports, and the members IDTCoordinates with the IDT to ensure new enrollment and change in condition screensare completed when warranted and that there is consistency between data gatheredduring the functional assessment and member-specific data contained in themembers record. * Reviews results of LTCFS with other MCFC staff, as necessary when changes incondition occur that may affect the level of care. * Use spreadsheets to track and ensure adherence to LTCFS timeframes. Reviewand track annual screens due, Level of Care and condition changes for MCFCmembers, including follow-up consultation with Grievance and Appeals orEnrollment/Eligibility/Fiscal staff. * Enter information gathered into an internet-based program that, based on the datacollected during a face-to-face interview, calculates a level of care for the individual. * Provide appropriate notice of Member Rights, in accordance with contractualrequirements, to members who experience a change in level of care that may impactthe benefit package or overall program eligibility.