Case Manager

Charles River Recovery • Weston, MA

81d

About The Position

The Case Manager will provide case management services and work with the clinical staff to coordinate care and assist with treatment plans for clients.

Requirements

• High School Diploma and minimum of one (1) year of professional experience in Behavioral Health or Psychiatric is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a social work field is preferred.
• Knowledge of health care, detoxification process, addiction, co-occurring disorders, DSM Criteria, and terminology.
• Ability to read and interpret written information; write clearly and informatively; edit work for spelling and grammar.
• Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listen and get clarification; respond well to questions; demonstrate group presentation skills; and participates in meetings.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the assessments and developments of the service plan.
• Implements services to patients in accordance with their individualized service plan (ISP).
• Collaborates with the patient and patient’s family or significant others to implement an effective service plan, explaining the available clinical options to the team, including the advantages and disadvantages of each option.
• Communicates and documents patient’s progress toward their recovery.
• Maintains the patient’s comprehensive clinical record, including documentation of activities performed as part of the service delivery process (e.g., assessments, provision of services, coordination of care, discharge planning).
• Works collaboratively with the clinical team to engage, educate, communicate, and coordinate care with patient, their family, behavioral and general medical and dental health care providers, community resources and others to ensure that all services prescribed in the individualized service plan (ISP) are implemented.
• Provide assistance in maintaining, monitoring and modifying covered behavioral health services.
• Seeks out necessary resources other than covered services to meet basic needs.
• Ensures all appropriate referrals for identified services on the service plan are made and coordinated with service providers via contracted network providers or community resources; Ensures all covered services identified on the service plan are evaluated and updated monthly.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED