Case Manager

Mental Health Association • Clifton, NJ

110d • $45,650 - $47,300

About The Position

The Mental Health Association (MHA) is seeking a full-time Case Manager for its Integrated Case Management Services Team. The role provides intensive, community-based services to individuals facing challenges associated with mental illness and addiction recovery. The position requires travel between Essex and Passaic Counties and comfort moving throughout the communities where consumers live. The Case Manager establishes therapeutic relationships and manages a caseload of up to 20 consumers with mixed risk levels.

The role includes developing and implementing service plans, coordinating access to services and public entitlements, integrating services from multiple providers, monitoring changing needs, advocating for consumers, and maintaining required records. Holiday, weekend, and on-call coverage may be assigned. The Case Manager reports to the Program Director or Program Coordinator, Integrated Case Management Services.

The annual base salary range is $45,650–$47,300. MHA describes its workplace as supportive and team-oriented and identifies itself as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health field from an accredited institution and one year of relevant post-degree experience; or an associate degree in a direct-care field from an accredited institution and two years of relevant post-degree experience; or four years of relevant work experience with individuals who are or have been primary consumers of mental health services.
• Genuine desire to provide ICMS in vivo and comfort moving about in consumers’ communities.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evening, weekend, and holiday hours.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain ongoing therapeutic relationships and case manage up to 20 consumers with mixed risk levels.
• Provide intensive community-based services to maximize consumers’ access to services, ability to function, and integration into the community.
• Provide holiday, weekend, and on-call coverage as assigned.
• Develop and implement service plans and complete other required documentation.
• Facilitate access to appropriate services, including transportation to services and activities when necessary, and assist with applications for and receipt of applicable public entitlements.
• Coordinate and integrate services from multiple providers through the consumer’s discharge from ICMS, including coordinating meetings with community service providers.
• Monitor service delivery to address consumers’ changing needs and advocate as necessary.
• Identify consumer resource gaps and service-delivery problems.
• Provide direct-service support to consumers’ natural support systems, including family, friends, employers, and self-help groups.
• Maintain records required by funding sources or accreditation agencies, including case notes, group notes, progress notes, service plans, termination summaries, correspondence with insurance providers, and outcome data.
• Meet expected productivity levels for direct service provision to consumers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director.

Benefits

• Fully paid medical coverage for eligible staff.
• Generous 401(k) match.
• Paid holidays, vacation, personal time, and sick time.
• Retention incentive after completion of the six-month anniversary.
• MHA is an approved site for the New Jersey Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan Redemption Program.
• Excellent benefits package available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time