Crisis Case Manager

BJC HealthCare • Farmington, MO

12d • Onsite

About The Position

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system. The Crisis Case Manager is responsible for responding to crisis situations and stabilizing the situation, working with a variety of individuals including youth and adults. This role involves supporting individuals presenting in crisis, and providing clinically appropriate crisis intervention and risk assessments through appropriate platforms: phone, Teladoc, face-to-face interactions. The role does not involve a caseload. The Clinical Case Manager is responsible for providing case management services to maximize opportunities available to people living in the community who are trying to recover from the catastrophic effects of a serious mental illness.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work
• 2-5 years of experience
• Class D (IL) or Class E (MO) license
• LCSW or LPC certification

Nice To Haves

• 5-10 years of experience

Responsibilities

• Authorizes, coordinates, monitors, and adjusts services with contract providers.
• Identifies, develops, and maintains good relationships and linkages with a wide range of community resources.
• Ensures follow through with appointments by assisting clients to keep appointments.
• Provides collaborative clinical case management services.
• Inform, outreach, screen for services, and successfully refer people to the appropriate services within the organization and larger community in a manner that is timely and respectful.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level