Director - Case Management

Acadia Healthcare•Reading, PA

About The Position

Overview PURPOSE STATEMENT: Direct and provide clinical leadership to the continuing care and care management function at a facility. Responsibilities ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Responsible for planning, staffing and budgets for the care management function. Manage resources and expenses, recommend and implement changes to the processes/methods utilized by the care management team. Execute the model and framework for the facilities continuing care services. Facilitate the operation of the continuing care program in collaboration with the leadership of the facility by using evidenced-based guidelines and medical criteria. Review initial clinical information format and presentation and evaluates the continuing application of these guidelines. Facilitate active patient and family participation in the treatment process. Maintain documentation in a timely, thorough and accurate manner. Hire, supervise and evaluate continuing care staff. Establish policies and procedures for continuing care program. Collaborate with facility leadership in the implementation of outcome studies for the continuing care program. Responsible for community outreach and marketing activities for the facility as required. Participate in quality improvement, program services review and consistently reviews client programming for best outcomes. OTHER FUNCTIONS: Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or Nursing (NP or Master’s level RN with emphasis in Psychiatric Nursing) required.
Six or more years’ clinical experience in care management, utilization review or case management required.
Prior leadership experience in a behavioral health setting with demonstrated expertise considering patient’s age, gender, developmental level and cultural/religious issues required.
Licensure or certification for counseling, as may be required by the state in which the facility operates.
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, staffing and budgets for the care management function.
Manage resources and expenses, recommend and implement changes to the processes/methods utilized by the care management team.
Execute the model and framework for the facilities continuing care services.
Facilitate the operation of the continuing care program in collaboration with the leadership of the facility by using evidenced-based guidelines and medical criteria.
Review initial clinical information format and presentation and evaluates the continuing application of these guidelines.
Facilitate active patient and family participation in the treatment process.
Maintain documentation in a timely, thorough and accurate manner.
Hire, supervise and evaluate continuing care staff.
Establish policies and procedures for continuing care program.
Collaborate with facility leadership in the implementation of outcome studies for the continuing care program.
Responsible for community outreach and marketing activities for the facility as required.
Participate in quality improvement, program services review and consistently reviews client programming for best outcomes.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.