Case Manager - Early Intervention

WELLNEST EMOTIONAL HEALTH & WELLNESS•Los Angeles, CA

6d•$23 - $25

About The Position

Case Managers provide an array of services and activities in support of access to access medical, educational, social, prevocational, rehabilitative, or other needed community services for eligible clients and families. The Case Manager conducts groups for children, high-risk teens and adult parents of young children. These groups focus on building healthy relationships and promoting positive parenting. The Case Manager promotes a strengths based approach to service that empowers families, supports a community based philosophy of service, and ensures that all services and community events case managers attend while representing Wellnest are aligned with our mission, vision, and core values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or other mental health related discipline.
Must possess and maintain a valid CA driver’s license and insurable driving record that meets Wellnest’s insurance carrier’s criteria for liability coverage.
Use of a personal vehicle is required to complete the essential duties of this position.
In keeping with Company policy for all employees, the successful applicant must also complete a test for Tuberculosis (TB), and fingerprint clearance by the Department of Justice.
Proof that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and boosted per eligibility guidance by your employment start date. Per the CDC and Department of Public Health, individuals are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19: two weeks or more after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna or vaccine authorized by the World Health Organization), or two weeks or more after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson and Johnson [J&J]/Janssen). The Company will provide exemptions in accordance with applicable law.

Responsibilities

Conducts comprehensive needs assessments with families and assists them in obtaining needed resources such as health insurance, housing, and low-cost child care through referral and linkage.
Provides individual and group rehabilitation services under Department of Mental Health contract or other agency funding.
Meets agency’s productivity standards for client service hours.
Completes and submits progress notes in a 24-hour timeframe utilizing the agency’s electronic health record system (EXYM) and collaborative documentation while serving clients; discusses and receives proof of insurance / Medi-Cal information in the field and submits to the TQM and/or IS Support Team.
Provides guidance and assistance to parents/caretakers on managing child’s behaviors successfully.
Provides guidance and assistance to parents/caretakers on managing familial stressors effectively and successfully.
Assists family with identifying internal resources to assist with multiple stressors such as extended family members, grandparents.
Develops and provide client rehabilitation services which assist in improving, maintaining, or restoring daily functioning at home, school, and community in accordance with treatment goals and in collaboration with treatment team (i.e., therapist, psychiatrist).
Provides interagency and intra-agency consultation, communication, coordination and referrals.
Identifies and communicates to therapist obstacles preventing families from connecting with program and/or referral services.
Takes initiative to represent the Clinic while supporting the mission by engaging actively in community events, including events related to recruitment of clients and funder activities and, on weekends.
Attends community meetings as requested by program director.
Represents the agency at community resource fairs.
Follows up with families that drop out of treatment.
Provides services in the communities (in client’s homes, school or other field-based settings).