Case Manager Assertive -Psych Admin - Rivington - Full Time Day (M-F 9am-5pm)

Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

20d

About The Position

Assists project staff in facilitating linkage of clients from intake process to outpatient treatment

Requirements

• High School or equivalent
• Prior experience with ACT team, Mobile Crisis or similar community outreach service for persons with severe mental illness or experience with community-based approaches to substance abuse treatment necessary.

Nice To Haves

• BA Preferred
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) preferred.
• Issuing Agency: New York State

Responsibilities

• Engages new clients in supportive group treatment
• Participate as group therapist in ongoing treatment of clinic clients
• Participates with team in delivering supportive psychiatric/substance abuse treatment to assigned clients
• Maintains contacts with all appropriate agencies as necessary to sustain continued engagement and progress in treatment
• Successfully tracks all assigned client's in the community and facilitates coordinated treatment for client's in contact with multiple agencies
• Conducts community outreach visits with client's in residences, shelters, etc. to insure continued viability in outpatient treatment
• Maintains supportive therapeutic contacts with otherwise resistant patients
• Assists team in crisis intervention
• Maintains accurate and up to date records
• Documents all subject contacts, outreach visits and urine toxicology screens on a timely basis

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees