Case Manager- Sheridan Outpatient Clinic

Overview

$55K annual starting salary!

Full benefit package- Medical, Dental, Vision and more!

Up to 34 Paid days off 1st year!

CCBHC is an integrated community behavioral health model of care intended to provide integrated, evidence-based, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented and person-and-family-centered care. The CCBHC offers the full array of CCBHC-required mental health, substance use disorder (SUD) and primary care screening services. The Certified Behavioral Case Manager will work in partnership with others as part of a structured inter-disciplinary team, within a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) model, to provide a set of social service functions that helps clients access the resources they need to recover.

Case manager is responsible for case management and engagement on a team to provide high quality targeted case management services that will assist individuals connecting to services and meeting basic needs, including arranging, coordinating, planning, advocacy, linkage, referral, education, crisis diversion, resource acquisition, and monitoring in a culturally sensitive way. Services are predominantly delivered to an adult population who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability, carry a serious mental illness, substance abuse, co-occurring and/or medically co-morbid diagnosis.

Services are provided in the office or community and may include some evenings and weekend activities.

• Attend and participate in daily organizational meetings and treatment team meetings with multi-disciplinary team to utilize a team based care approach when working with clients.
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods and procedures.
• Demonstrate understanding of various best-practice treatment models to work with individuals with Severe Mental Illness, Co-occurring disorders, and trauma.
• Understand the wrap-around focus of CCBHC services, assisting clients in multiple life areas through multi-disciplinary teamwork and community referral.
• Obtain and maintain professional licenses and certifications required for the position through attending required trainings, tracking CEU’s, and submitting renewals in a timely manner.
• Be familiar with CCBHC standards, understand the history, philosophy, structure and purpose of CCBHC and demonstrate fidelity to the model.
• Effectively complete and submit all clinical documentation with established agency timelines.
• Plan, coordinate, advocate, and provide care coordination, case management, and rehabilitation services using a strengths based, welcoming, recovery oriented, client driven approach for a specified group of clients. (EBP)
• Coordinate care across the spectrum of health services, including access to high-quality physical (both acute and chronic) and behavioral health care.
• Include the consumer and family members in comprehensive treatment planning. With the adult consumer’s consent, encourage participation of family members and other designated persons in treatment planning and care.
• Participate in daily/weekly treatment teams. (daily huddles)
• Coordinate care with external health care providers such as pharmacies, PCPs, FQHCs, and DCOs, as well as with behavioral health referrals.
• Complete initial wrap plans, strengths and culture discoveries, and intakes as needed. Update and modify wrap and treatment plans as needed, or on a scheduled basis.
• Promote access on demand to intervene when a client is at risk for harm to self or other, hospitalization, or involvement with law enforcement. Respond to crises and provide intervention.
• Track consumers’ admissions and discharges from psychiatric and medical hospitalizations.
• Participate in hospital and emergency department discharge processes to transition consumers to a safe community setting according to CCBHC protocols. Ensure timely transfer of medical records, prescriptions, and active follow-up.
• For consumers at risk for suicide, coordinate consent and follow-up within 24 hours and implement a continuing plan for suicide prevention and safety and linking to services.
• Monitor individual health status and service use to…