Family Case Manager
Children’s Life Fund Authority
JOB DESCRIPTION
CONTRACTUAL POSITION
Qualified nationals of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, nationals of CARICOM and/or persons with legal status to live and work in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago are invited to submit their application for consideration for employment on contract with the Children's Life Fund Authority at Wendy Fitzwilliam Paediatric Hospital, EWMSC.
JOB TITLE: Family Case Manager
Job Summary:
The incumbent shall be responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising activities within the Life Unit. He/she manages the day to day operations of the Unit, supervises all personnel, and promotes the work of the Unit. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring a Clinical Assessment of the patient is prepared by a specialist review team to identify the best case management option.
Reports to: The Chief Executive Officer
Supervision given to: Case officer/ Staff as required
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Submits to the Chief Executive Officer an Assessment Report based on the results of the assessments.
• Manages and increases the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services (HR, IT and Finance), through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions.
• Assists with long-term planning for the Unit, including any initiative geared towards operational excellence.
• Assists with the management of the Unit’s budget in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer.
• Disburses authorized checks for Authority/Unit expenses.
• Organizes fiscal documents.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
RESPONSIBILITIES: A. FISCAL MANAGEMENT
• Assists Chief Executive Officer with the annual budgeting and planning process for the Authority.
• Develops and manages annual budget for the Unit.
• Generates year-end and quarterly reports.
• Assists Chief Executive Officer and Board in creating annual organizational budget and monitoring cash flow.
• Maintains Case files.
• Assists with the monitoring of the accounting systems and procedures capturing all pledges, billings and receipts and for the recording of all revenue transactions, recommend and implement improvements to systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES: B. ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
• Receives and oversees the processing of applications.
• Provides technical support to the Clinical Assessment Team.
• Prepares assessment reports and submit recommendations to the Chief Executive Officer.
• Liaises with foreign hospitals as necessary to make arrangements related to care of patients using the services of the Fund.
• Prepares quarterly reports for the Chief Executive Officer on the functions and operations of the Unit.
• Prepares quarterly reports on cases managed for submission to the Chief Executive Officer and the Ministry of Health
• Increases the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services as well as coordination and communications activities.
• Drives initiatives in the management team and organization that contribute to long-term operational excellence.
RESPONSIBILITIES: C. ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
• Contribute to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the management team.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
KNOWLEDGE:
• Considerable knowledge of the Children Life Fund Authority and understanding of its processes and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of the psychosocial model of health .
• Some knowledge of managing health-services organizations.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Strong leadership and management skills in a small-team context.
• High competency in conducting the patient/case interview process and generating case reports in healthcare.
• Ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Ability to assimilate information for the purpose of communications.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
• Five (5) years of experience managing or leading in a health or related organization/sector, including three (3) years of experience generating case reports/documentation for decision making in a health or related organization/sector.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a health-related field or the Social Sciences.
• Any relevant combination of experience and training
1. The deadline for submission of applications is Sunday 3rd April 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
2. Applicants are kindly requested to upload CVs using the following format: Firstname Lastname