Case Manager
About The Position
The Case Manager will ensure Medical Needs are met and maintained for youth. This includes ensuring Foster Parents are trained on Medication Policies and Procedures, including the TFC Medication Manual, and providing additional re-trainings as needed. The Case Manager will work closely with the prescriber to communicate any psychiatric or behavioral concerns regarding the consumers in care. They will schedule monthly medication monitoring for incoming consumers and ongoing monitoring for those prescribed psychotropic medications. The role involves maintaining communication with outside agencies and/or other parties involved, attending Treatment Team meetings to provide medical information/support and therapeutic input, and providing therapeutic support to clinicians. The Case Manager will also serve as on-call staff to provide therapeutic support to foster parents with crisis after hours, assist with consumers at SCIP/Crisis Unit on an emergency basis, and assist with consumers in home or in office when behavioral issues arise. Responsibilities include maintaining electronic medical records, completing required annual trainings, resolving pharmacy issues, assisting with the intake process as needed, providing transportation as needed (for medical appointments and other), educating consumers regarding proper hygiene, completing incident reports, medication maintenance at intake and discharge, and medication disposal as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in mental health field, social work, or related field
- Case management services required
Responsibilities
- Ensure Medical Needs are met and maintained for youth
- Ensure Foster Parents are trained on Medication Policies and Procedures including TFC Medication Manual
- Provide additional re-trainings as needed regarding the medical/ medication needs to Foster Parents
- Work closely with the prescriber to communicate any psychiatric or behavioral concerns regarding the consumers in care
- Schedule monthly medication monitoring for incoming consumers as well as ongoing for consumers who are prescribed psychotropic medications
- Maintain communication with outside agencies and/or other parties involved
- Attend Treatment Team meetings to provide medical information/support as well as add therapeutic input
- Provide therapeutic support to clinician
- Serve as on-call staff to provide therapeutic support to foster parents with crisis after hours
- Assist with consumers at SCIP/Crisis Unit on an emergency basis
- Assist with consumers in home or in office when behavioral issues arise
- Maintain electronic medical records
- Complete required annual trainings
- Resolve pharmacy issues
- Assist with intake process as needed
- Transportation as needed (medical appointments and other)
- Provide education to consumers regarding proper hygiene
- Complete incident reports
- Medication maintenance at intake as well as discharge
- Medication Disposal as needed
Benefits
- 3.2 weeks of Paid Time Off during the first year
- Medical, vision, dental and life insurance
- 9 Agency-paid holidays
- 403(b) match and employee participation
- Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year of employment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
