Casemanager

Horizon House Careers•Philadelphia, PA

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

Horizon House, a non-profit organization, has been widely recognized for its services as a provider of community-based behavioral health, intellectually disabled, and homeless services in Eastern Pennsylvania and the state of Delaware. Each year, Horizon House provides a continuum of services at over 100 sites to over 4,5000 adults with psychiatric or developmental disabilities, drug and alcohol addictions, and/or homelessness. A pioneer in the field of community-based rehabilitation, Horizon House is widely recognized for its innovative approach to the delivery of services in a community setting. Currently, we are seeking a full-time Case Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with concentration in sociology, social work, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, criminal justice, theology, nursing, counseling or education.
Must be able to communicate both verbally and in written form with every level of the behavioral health system and maintain effective professional relationships with associates in the Agency/community at large.
Skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and respect for participant rights and personal preference in treatment are essential.
Ability to work independently and as part of a focused team.
Working knowledge of Outlook, MSWord and Excel.
Ability to maintain daily productivity standards.
Must possess a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Nice To Haves

Fee-for-service and electronic health record experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Providing engagement and case management support including home-based visitations and other services within the Philadelphia community. Approximately 75% of work is in the community.
Interacting with members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that participants receive the individualized services designed to help them successfully maintain their permanent housing.
Providing services in compliance with contract and Agency regulations.
Conducting and coordinating outreach activities designed to locate and engage TCMU authorized participants.
Providing clinical services to participants as needed in their natural environment or in their program housing or assist participants to access mainstream clinical services.
Working with participants to develop, implement and monitor their personal goal plans to enable them to stabilize and retain housing on a permanent basis.