SUMMARY:

Responsible for ensuring continuity of care through advocating, planning, linking, coordinating, and monitoring of services and resources to help improve the quality of life for individuals served.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Successful completion of Background, MVR and Drug Free Workplace Screenings.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Electronically documents case management activities according to Agency, State, Medicaid and other accreditation standards and policy and procedures.
• Provides program linkages with other agency programs and community resources to coordinate service delivery, remove impediments to effective care, and achieve established objectives.
• Advocates for and links the individual with identified needed services and resources. Coordinates all services ensuring individual's needs are being met toward completion of service plan goals.
• Works with the individual's family and natural support system in the individual's natural environment.
• Monitors and ensures compliance in service delivery and documentation.
• Participates as a team member and contributes to the enhancement of the department and agency.

Mental Health Court Case Manager Specialty/Population Specific Duties:

• Have knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Court program, handbook, and phases.
• Review and monitor all Mental Health Court participant's appointments with their medical providers, appointments with their therapists, weekly groups, and drug screenings.
• Coordinate with the Mental Health Court team including the medical provider, therapists, peer, court case managers, attorneys, and the judge.
• Facilitate the weekly Mental Health Court group module.
• Complete weekly court reports and input them into the DCCM website.
• Attend bi-weekly Mental Health Court hearings.
• Participate in the weekly SPBH MHC staffing.
• Complete medication counts and Urinary Drug Screenings as needed.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with emphasis in the areas of psychology, social work, health education or related human services field. Preferred one year of full time or equivalent experience working with adults who have serious mental illness and children who have serious emotional disturbances.. - OR-

Have a minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited university and at least three (3) years full time experience working with children who have serious emotional disturbances or two (2) years full time experience in working with adults who have serious mental illness.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Certification or certification-eligible by Medicaid as a Case Manager

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

There are no supervisory responsibilities for this position.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee may be required to perform some duties in the community where the individual's are living, employed, or attending school/training.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits:

• Health (85% company paid) /Dental / Vision / Insurance available @ 60 days
• Company Paid Qualified Supervision for Licensure
• 401k Matching plan
• 11 paid holidays
• Generous Time off Accrual

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions), national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.