at Holcomb Behavioral Health System in Newark, Delaware, United States
Job Description
Join Chimes - and go further to help others go far! Chimes is a not-for-profit organization that assists people with intellectual and behavioral challenges to achieve their fullest potential.Our vast array of services - educational, employment, vocational, residential, habilitative and behavioral health - are delivered through a network of national and international affiliates. This allows us to take a comprehensive, holistic approach to improving the lives of every person we serve - those who receive and those who reap the benefits of our innovative, responsive solutions.Job Description: The Case Manager will provide community-based services to individuals identified as eligible for behavioral health services, including assessing and monitoring resources that help the client live in the community in a stable and safe mannerSchedule Details: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5 pm with on-call rotationLocation: Kent CountyProgram: Behavioral Health ServicesPay Rate: $17.00/hourJob Functions:
- Carry a caseload of up to 30 clients
- Perform case management duties for consumers involved in Behavioral Health Services
- Provide services based on Recovery Model principles
- Develop individualized, strength-based service plans that are measurable and lead toward targeted outcomes
- Assists consumer service needs and assists consumers in assessing appropriate mental health services
- Assist consumers in obtaining and maintaining basic needs such as housing, food, healthcare, employment, and socialization
- Assist consumers through assertive and creative efforts to gain needed resources and services identified in the service plan
- Monitor the consumer's participation in the recovery plan and support services
- Provide effective crisis assessment and crisis intervention to consumers when necessary
- Maintain professional relations with the consumer, their families, payers, community support service representatives, coworkers, and other agencies
- Ensure appropriate communication and coordination of effort between all the consumer's service providers and support systems
- Act as an effective "single point of contact" for multiple health and social services linkages
- Provide all authorized client service and provide supporting documentation for re-authorizations, as necessary, in a timely manner
- Submit accurate and timely payroll and billing documentation
- Need to be available for an on-call rotation 24/7
Minimum Requirements:Education/Experience/Licensure (Must Meet One of the Following Criteria):
- A bachelor's degree with major coursework in sociology, social work, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, political science, history, criminal justice, theology, nursing, counseling, or education
- Be a registered nurse
- A high school diploma and 12 semester credit hours in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, or other social science, and 2 years experience in public or private human services with 2 years in direct client contact (1 year for Lehigh and Northampton counties)
- A high school diploma and 5 years of mental health direct care experience in public or private human services with employment as a case management staff person prior to April 1, 1989.
Clearances: Pennsylvania Child Abuse, Criminal and fingerprint-based federal criminal history; Verification that employee is not on any Medicaid/Medicare Exclusion listNote: At the discretion of the Personnel...
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
