Job Title: Case Manager
Reports to: Executive Director
Position Overview
A Case Manager’s primary goal is to ensure that an individual reaches their optimum level of wellness and functionality within his/her environment. Case Managers assess the needs of the individual and family and coordinate care services. This can include counseling, nutrition, rehabilitation, transportation and educational services. Case Managers also work to ensure that care is provided in the most comprehensive and cost-effective manner for the individual and their insurance providers. Case Managers then monitor the continuity of care and serve as an advocate for the individual.
Functions
- Monitor client’s progress throughout treatment.
- Begin working with client upon admission and maintain support through discharge.
- Provide support for client through primary therapist direction and treatment planning.
- Determine any needs the client may have while in treatment and report pertinent clinical information to the treatment team.
- Participate in treatment team meetings to best assure continuity of care between clinical staff and the needs of the client.
- Assist clients with any specialized needs they may have while in treatment i.e. paying bills, family coordination, schooling, finding sober living and IOP programs, and any other direction given from primary therapist.
- Participate in weekly clinical team meetings to gain insight and oversight from the Clinical Director.
- Complete treatment plans, biopsychosocial assessments, and pre-certs under the supervision of a licensed counselor.
- Performs self-audit of charts
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
- Must be at least 25 years of age.
- Must hold at minimum a high school diploma.
- Must hold a minimum of 18 hours of behavioral health-related education.
- Minimum 2 years of behavioral health and or case management experience required.
- Ability to write professional correspondence and reports free from grammatical and spelling mistakes.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret emails, letters, policies, procedures, etc.
- Professional and/or personal experience with substance abuse treatment highly preferred.
- Valid Driver’s License with clean driving record, as determined by Virtue’s insurance carrier.
- Knowledge of Windows, basic email, Microsoft Word, timekeeping software, and basic computer navigational skills.
- Shift Flexibility, Team player.
- High level of patience, Self-motivated and self-directed.
- Active CPR and First Aid certification required.
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret human service periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and analyze policies and procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to lead a team and communicate effectively with employees, clients and leadership.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic computer skills. Basic understanding of Microsoft word suite.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
● Stand, walk and sit during assigned shift hours.
● Ability to manually handle patient belongings with gloved hands.
● Be able to manually assess a patient as part of a physical exam.
● Reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
● Speak and have access to the special senses within normal limits (hearing, taste, smell, etc.) as it applies to patient care.
● Capable of lifting 50 pounds.
● Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Ambience Recovery Center is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Ambience Recovery Center makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For more information, please reach out to our Human Resources Department for our EEO Policy.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $23.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person