Specialized Case Manager - Psychiatric Support Services
About The Position
Adult Psychiatric Support provides supportive services including, but not limited to, crisis counseling, short-term and center-based case management, case coordination, and medication refill assistance. Assessments and referrals to other programs are made based on client need and recommendations from LCI psychiatrists and APRNs. The purpose of case management is to assist clients in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services. The primary goal of case management is to optimize the functioning of individuals who have complex needs by coordinating the provision of quality treatment and support services in the most efficient and effective manner. The desired outcomes for persons using the service system are self-sufficiency, and satisfaction in the living, learning, work and social environments of their choice.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with a major in counseling, social work, psychology, criminal justice, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field (a related human services field is one in which major course work includes the study of human behavior and development).
- Must have a minimum of one (1) year of full time or equivalent experience working with: children and/or adults experiencing serious mental illness.
- OR Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college and three (3) years full time or equivalent experience working with: children and/or adults experiencing serious mental illness.
- Must be able to travel locally to clients’ homes, training locations and other locations as necessary.
- Must complete approved mental health targeted case management training within three months of initially providing case management services.
- Must have knowledge of available resources in the service area for adults with serious mental illness.
- Must have knowledge of and comply with state and federal statutes, rules and policies that effect the target population.
- Must be able to use a computer.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.
- A Level II background screening is required.
Responsibilities
- Assist clients in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services.
- Optimize the functioning of individuals who have complex needs by coordinating the provision of quality treatment and support services in the most efficient and effective manner.
- Provide crisis counseling.
- Provide short-term and center-based case management.
- Provide case coordination.
- Provide medication refill assistance.
- Make assessments and referrals to other programs based on client need and recommendations from LCI psychiatrists and APRNs.
- Provide individualized, integrated mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring services to meet the needs of individuals served and their families.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic Life and AD&D
- Voluntary Term Life
- Employer Paid Long Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account
- Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Accident Insurance
- Group Critical Illness Insurance
- Individual Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Identity Theft Protection
- Employee Discount Program
- Teladoc
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
