Adolescent Case Manager PRN

Southcoast Behavioral Health • Dartmouth, MA

19h • $33 - $49

About The Position

Join the transformative Southcoast Behavioral Health team and be part of a difference-making journey every day! Southcoast Behavioral Health, located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, is a premier mental health treatment center with 192 beds. We serve pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, as well as adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Looking for Master's Level candidatesRates between $32.50 - $48.50/hr (depending on experience and education) PURPOSE STATEMENT: Manage the client's/patient's/resident’s cases with a solid background of clinical knowledge and expertise and may be responsible for providing some therapeutic services to clients/patients/residents. Caseload of 12Team approach: Work closely with another Case Manager, two attending providers, nurses and BHA’s on the unit to engage the patient in treatment and provide a safe and adequate discharge planCompleting treatment plans, psychosocial assessments and 2x weekly meetings with each patient.Collaborate with families and community providers including DMH to coordinate care and discharge plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or related human service field required.
• One or more years’ experience working in a behavioral health setting preferred.
• Previous experience with the patient population served by the facility preferred.
• Previous experience in case management and/or utilization review preferred.
• Current license required within the state the facility is operating in if required.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and care coordination services for clients/patients/residents in the facility.
• Responsible for coordinating continuum of care activities for assigned clients and ensuring optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements.
• Responsible for psychosocial assessment and for conducting individual, family and group sessions.
• Conduct various duties related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities, as needed.
• Provide quality care through developing, implementing, managing and evaluating client/patient care plans.
• Collect, correlate and provide clinical data to the treatment team.
• Convey medical criteria and clinical information between the insurance provider and treatment team as warranted.
• May also correlate clinical data for business office as required.
• Coordinate in a timely manner, issues or activities relevant to the treatment team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees