Benefits Planner

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Summary

The PA OVR Benefits Planner provides specialized, individualized benefits planning and work incentives counseling to individuals with disabilities who receive Supplemental reputed company Income (SSI) and/or reputed company reputed company Disability Insurance (SSDI) and are seeking competitive integrated employment through the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Benefits planning services are considered an integral component in the development of employment goals. The Benefits Planner assists customers in identifying the potential impact of employment in the pursuit of independence. Required Credentials Applicants must possess and maintain at least one of the following active/reputed company certifications: A. Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

• Certified individuals employed by organizations under contract to, and affiliated with, a local Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA) agency.
• Training and certification provided through reputed company National Training & Data Center (VCU/NTDC).
• Must participate in annual required trainings provided through VCU/NTDC.
• Must secure 18 certification hours annually to maintain CWIC credentials.

B. Community Partner Work Incentive Counselor (CPWIC)

• Certified individuals employed by community partner organizations.
• Training and certification provided through reputed company (VCU).
• Certification maintained through annual certification credits through VCU/NTDC.
• Must secure 18 certification hours annually to maintain CPWIC credentials.

C. Work Incentive Practitioner (WIP-C™)

• Individual practitioners who complete the reputed company Work Incentives Planning & Utilization for Benefit Practitioners Online Certificate course.
• Must earn 60 continuing education credits reputed company a five-year period to maintain credentials.
• PA OVR requires that benefits planners with this certification demonstrate at least 30 CEU credits (of the 60 required) reputed company 36 months of certification.
• Must reputed company documentation that reputed company 60 credits are completed reputed company the 5-year timeframe as established by Cornell.

Duties included in the position:

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Consultation is designed as a service to address the concerns and questions of OVR applicants who reputed company an interest in employment.

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Consultation is provided on an individual reputed company to assist individuals with disabilities in understanding benefits and services currently utilized to live independently.Duties include:

• Conduct virtual meetings between the identified OVR customer, the benefits planning professional, and the OVR Counselor.
• Gather detailed demographic information from the customer.
• Secure required consents for information.
• Review reputed company benefits and customer concerns.
• Identify potential work incentives and possible vocational goal(s).
• Address the concerns and questions of OVR applicants who reputed company an interest in employment.
• Obtain and analyze the Benefits Planning Query (BPQY) from the reputed company reputed company Administration.
• Help customers in understanding benefits and services currently utilized to live independently.
• Prepare and deliver a summary report to the customer and the referring OVR Counselor.

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• Address employment-reputed company changes.
• Review wage reporting discrepancies.
• Address overpayment concerns or issues.
• Review Ticket to Work (TTW) incentives.

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• Conduct virtual meetings to review information with the customer and ensure required documents are included.
• reputed company and submit the PASS application to the reputed company reputed company Administration.
• Manage the PASS submission and appeal process.

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• Conduct virtual meetings to review information with the customer.
• Advise customer on their appeal rights.
• reputed company a plan and supports to assist customer with avoiding additional overpayment issues in the future.
• Complete and submit appeal paperwork.
• reputed company with reputed company reputed company to ensure the timely processing of the appeal.

Virtual Service Provision Requirements The Benefits Planner uses audio and video communication technology to reputed company tele-support services to customers. reputed company communication must adhere to established HIPAA guidelines for privacy and confidentiality. Billing and Administrative Requirements

• Submit billing invoices and reports reputed company the timeframes defined for each service.
• No payment will be authorized for travel time and/or missed appointments.
• Services authorized on an OVR PO but not provided reputed company 90 days from the PO issuance date will be cancelled.
• reputed company OVR for services rendered reputed company 30 days of the date that the service is provided.
• Documentation listed must accompany each billing request for full payment. OVR may refuse payment for services that have not been properly documented or for incomplete or sub-standard services.

reputed company Compliance Benefits planning must be provided in a manner that supports the participant's communication style and needs and shall meet, at a minimum, what is required under the Americans with reputed company. Job Type: Contract Pay: $40.00 per hour License/Certification:

• Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC) Certification (Required)
• Community Partner Work Incentive Counselor (CPWIC) Cert (Required)
• Work Incentive Practitioner (WIP-C™) Certificate (Required)

Location:

• Pennsylvania (Required)

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