Case Manager MHAR - Appleton - Rogers Behavioral Health

Description

Case Manager Job Description

The Case Manager plays a vital role in supporting patient care by coordinating and arranging continuing care and basic needs resources per patient. This involves communicating with collateral partners and the treatment team to identify any barriers to care and ensuring that clinical programming is supported through group programming and individual programming as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Care Coordination:
• Assess patient/support system needs for resources based on medication management, psychotherapy, ongoing medical care, housing, financial support, community support, and county-based resources.
• Ensure discharge planning begins at admission and obtain collateral input from providers and supports.
• Transition and Discharge Planning:
• Develop and implement transition, discharge, and aftercare plans prior to discontinuation of behavioral health services.
• Schedule aftercare appointments for patients with PCPs, psychiatrists, next-level therapy programs, living arrangements, etc.
• Contact referral sources and/or other treatment providers within designated time frames and document accordingly.
• Therapeutic Services:
• Provide cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy-focused, behavioral activation, interpersonal psychotherapy, and other group and individual therapeutic services to patients.
• Implement goals, objectives, and interventions as specified in the patient's individual treatment plan.
• Milieu Management:
• Maintain safety of the area and provide a structured therapeutic milieu where positive patterns of social, educational, and personal behavior are taught, reinforced, and enhanced.
• Professional Development:
• Demonstrate organizational skills, effective communication, and punctuality.
• Participate in training, in-services, seminars, and performance improvement teams to increase knowledge and awareness of regulations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in human services or equivalent strongly preferred.
• State appropriate substance use credential required or obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Minimum of two years' work experience serving persons with mental health and substance use disorders.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification or American Red Cross Professional Rescue required within thirty days of date of hire.