CDCA Case Manager

Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions•Lancaster, OH

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About The Position

Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions provides a continuum of behavioral health and substance use disorder services. The Case Manager (CDCA) provides support services and fosters community by assessing clients’ needs and developing and implementing comprehensive plans to address them. This role reports to a Case Management Supervisor and serves clients with substance use disorder and mental health needs, coordinating care and connecting clients with community resources.

Requirements

CDCA certification.
Current State of Ohio driver’s license and active insurance.
Must pass a BCI check, all Corporate Compliance checks, and an employment drug screen.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Job and Family Services procedures.
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a directly related human service field.
Two years of relevant experience in case management, social services, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and provide safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, culturally sensitive, and client-centered care.
Manage case assignments and assess clients’ barriers to recovery across life domains.
For substance use disorder clients, develop case-management service plans as appropriate and review progress toward case-management goals.
For mental health clients, coordinate treatment planning, including goals for CPST services, and collaborate with clinical counselors, psychiatrists, and nurse practitioners.
Review clients’ diagnostic assessments, including diagnoses, symptoms, risk, functioning, identified needs, Z-Codes, eligibility, and level of care.
Follow up with clinical and medical providers and contribute observations to treatment-plan development.
Provide care-management activities consistent with Lighthouse protocols and clients’ treatment plans.
Follow up with clients and make appropriate referrals to community resources.
Coordinate services across systems to support continuity of care and efficiency.
Link clients to and assist them in accessing inpatient or more restrictive treatment when medically necessary.
Stay current with best practices in intervention modalities and provide medically necessary care management aligned with client-specific treatment plans.
Evaluate daily living functioning and help clients develop goals to improve it.
Complete billing and documentation accurately and promptly.
Meet with clients weekly or as clinically appropriate to their level of care.
Ensure community activities comply with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and applicable mental health confidentiality laws and regulations.
Maintain knowledge of community resources and make timely referrals to meet client needs.
Coordinate and collaborate with community agencies regarding client treatment.
Participate in community collaboration meetings.
Advocate for clients and raise awareness of community and local services that can meet their needs.