Case Manager at Meridell Achievement Center Liberty Hill, TX

Overview

Case Manager job at Meridell Achievement Center. Liberty Hill, TX.

Meridell Achievement Center is a nationally recognized 134-bed private residential treatment facility that specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents who have emotional, behavioral and neurobehavioral problems. Meridell has been providing exceptional care for our patients for 60 years. We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients.

Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients. Our mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment.

Meridell is a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. UHS has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune;

in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Meridell is looking for an experienced Case Manager to work with a supportive team.

The case manager is responsible for working closely with the therapist(s) to coordinate services for residents within the facility and to assist with the resident’s transition from the facility. Ensures intake is completed for new admissions to include psychosocial assessments, initial treatment plans, and outcome measures. Ensures discharge planning for all residents is initiated upon admission to the facility and works closely with the therapist to ensure aftercare services are planned for in anticipation of and in advance of discharge.

Works closely with Utilization Review staff and program therapists to maintain status of authorization and anticipate discharge planning needs. Completes master treatment plans for new admissions. Ensures aftercare provider appointments are secured within required time frames. Facilitates screenings for admission to aftercare providers to include partial hospital programs, residential treatment centers, group homes, etc.

Meridell provides:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401 K Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Extended Leave Bank (ELB)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Education: Must have Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health field and a current State of Texas license as a PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMSW, LMFT-A, or LPC-A, obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Experience: Four years work experience in mental health or related field preferred. Two years direct practice experience and/or clinical (graduate, continuing ed., etc.) training specific to individual, family and group therapy (if specialized issues group, training must be specific to issue).

Skills: Must have good verbal and written communication skills in order to communicate in a clear and concise manner with children and adolescents, families, all members of the interdisciplinary team and with managed care representatives. Must have good clinical skills to assess dynamics accurately and develop effective treatment strategies within the context of the overall treatment plan. Must have good analytical ability to evaluate information reported by all members of the treatment team and revise treatment…