Care Manager

Cedar Creek Integrated Health•St Ignatius, MT

22d•$18 - $20

About The Position

The Adult Services Coordinator (“Service Coordinator”) or Case manager will provide case management services to adults with addiction issues, serious emotional disturbances and severe and disabling mental illnesses under the supervision of the Program Supervisor. Service Coordinators will assess and mutually determine a treatment plan with consumers, schedule and invite team members to treatment team meetings, monitor treatment plan implementation, adjust goals as indicated, and mutually establish criterion for discharge with consumers. Service Coordinators will also provide illness management and recovery skills groups and other recovery focused groups, as requested. Case management services will be provided to assist adult consumers to gain access to needed medical, emotional, social, educational, vocational, recreational, and other services as requested or needed. Caseload and/or billing expectations and requirements must be met on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. The employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his/her supervisor.

Requirements

Associates Degree in Social work, or related field helping people.
Ability to assess and to respond to the needs of adults
Understanding of community resources and knowledge of how to access services
Understanding of the issues and relationships with a diverse group of people and demonstrates healthy interpersonal skills, a sense of humor, adaptability, and models a positive self-concept
Empathy and adequate communication skills (both verbal and written) to establish trusting relationships with consumers

Responsibilities

assess and evaluate adults to determine the appropriateness and need for case management services
assist the consumer’s entry into service and monitor services provided throughout the service system
provide coordination and comprehensive development of an Individual Treatment Plan (ITP) and monitor that plan as required by established policy and procedure
coordinate treatment team meetings and ensure that treatment plans are outcome based
work positively with team members within the agency and with community providers
educate consumers about recovery markers and utilize these markers in evaluating progress on the treatment plan
facilitate illness management and recovery groups and other skills groups as requested
follow State of Montana and Recovery Centers of Montana policies, procedures, and guidelines as they apply to services provided
assure that consumers served are screened for and assisted in enrollment in the Mental Health Access Plan, when applicable
prepare reports, applications, and supporting documentation on the established timelines
attend workshops, conferences, meetings, etc. as agreed upon with the supervisor and be prepared to present learning to other Service Coordinators and Recovery Centers of Montana employees as requested
meet with supervisor bi-weekly or as necessary to discuss individual consumer cases and services provided
participate in training required by Recovery Centers of Montana
caseload and/or billing expectations and requirements must be met on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis
maintain assigned consumer caseload as determined by the agency
travel within the geographical area of the assigned caseload to provide needed services
provide the bulk of services out in the community rather than in the office
provide transport to consumers as requested
perform other duties as assigned