Benefits Entitlement Associate- Community Guardian Program

pspan data-pasted="true" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: ; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: ; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-weight: 700;"Shift Schedule:/spannbsp;/spanspan style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: ; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; float: none; display: inline;"Monday-Friday: 9AM-5PMbr style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: ; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;"span style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-inset: ; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; font-weight: 700;"Hours Per Week:/span 35/span/ppspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongGeneral Responsibilities:nbsp;/strong/span/ppspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"The Community Guardian Program (CGP) Benefits and Entitlement Associate is responsible for managing the/span/ppspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"full Medicaid eligibility and benefits process for CGP clients, including collecting and reviewing financial/span/ppspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"documents, screening for eligibility, filing and tracking applications and conversions, and coordinating with/span/ppspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"DSS, MLTC plans, families, attorneys, and financial institutions. The role also resolves issues such as NAMI/span/ppspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"calculations, income redirects, fair hearings, and recertifications, ensuring residents maintain appropriate/span/ppspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"coverage and that all financial and legal requirements are met accurately and on time./span/ppspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongPrimary Responsibilities:/strong/span/pulli style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Conduct financial interviews and obtain all required authorizations and documentation for Medicaid applications./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Processes all initial applications for benefits and entitlements in a timely manner./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Participate in relevant training and seminars to stay informed about current trends and changes within the benefits/entitlements system./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Prepare, file, and track Medicaid, Medicare Premium applications, and annual recertifications./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Communicate and follow up with CGP and DSS caseworkers; complete budget corrections when needed with CGP case workers./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Escort clients to various government and city agencies (Social Security Administration, HRA-/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Public Assistance, Medicaid and Food Stamp offices./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"File and attend Medicaid fair hearings when necessary./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Educate CGP caseworkers on income obligations, payer requirements, and signature needs./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Monitor new developments and remain abreast of public policy issues relevant to changes in client benefits and entitlements./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Participate in CGP Interdisciplinary Team meetings to support care planning and discharge needs./li/ulpspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strongQualifications:/strong/span/pulli style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"An undergraduate degree in business, social work, social or human services, or a related field./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Strong organizational and documentation abilities./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Working knowledge of Medicaid eligibility rules, including income/resource limits, spend-down rules,/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"allowable and non-allowable asset transfers, and documentation requirements./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Familiarity with Medicaid and other entitlement applications, recertifications, notices, and workflows/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"used by HRA and NYS county DSS offices./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Understanding of payer sources used in long-term care, including Medicare, MLTC, MMC, private/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"insurance, and HMOs./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Basic familiarity with guardianship, and representative authority and their relevance to Medicaid/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"applications./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Ability to interpret financial notices, verification requests, and budget calculations issued by DSS/HRA./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Understanding of fair hearing processes, including filing, preparation, and support./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Prior experience in Medicaid, benefits coordination, or long-term care eligibility required; experience/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"in long-term care strongly preferred./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Computer proficiency, including case management systems./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Strong written and verbal communication skills./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Ability to interact with families, colleagues, and external partners professionally and courteously./lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"Commitment to equity, inclusion, and cultural competence when serving diverse older adult populations./li/ulpspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"br/span/ppspan style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" data-pasted="true"JASA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law./span/p