Case Manager I

Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc•Los Angeles, CA

7d•$28 - $31

About The Position

Provides case management services to patients assigned to an individual caseload. The position is within Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc., a nonprofit corporation providing behavioral healthcare services, including chemical dependency. The schedule is 8 hours per day, 5 days per week.

Requirements

For AOD programs: enrollment in an academic Addiction Studies program and registration with CCAPP, CAADE, or CADTP.
One year of experience in a behavioral healthcare setting; for HIV programs, this is specified for all other programs.
For DV-specific staff in other programs: DVSS Certification.
For AOD programs: registration or certification with a DHCS-approved state-level counselor certification agency.
Valid driver’s license and insurance.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

Conduct oneself professionally in dress, language, attitude, and behavior.
Understand and support the agency’s philosophy and objectives, and maintain professional ethics policies.
Inform patients about other Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. services that may be appropriate for their family members.
Attend in-service trainings, educational workshops, and required staff meetings.
Communicate and cooperate with staff regarding patient behavior, progress, activities, and related matters.
Work with multidisciplinary team members as appropriate to develop comprehensive individualized treatment plans and address identified problems.
Assist with employment and vocational referrals and provide vocational counseling, including resume preparation and job-interviewing guidance.
Provide outreach and follow-up to patients in and out of treatment to check progress, offer services, support reengagement in treatment, and make referrals.
Facilitate discharge planning from admission for assigned patients, including housing, employment, medical and psychiatric care, finances, and aftercare.
Contact agency staff and outside entities as appropriate to help patients resolve legal, financial, housing, medical, psychiatric, and discharge-planning issues.
Maintain regular, comprehensive progress notes in patient medical records documenting contacts, progress toward goals, program participation, referrals, discharge planning, and other case-management activities.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Director and/or Administrator.