Mental Health Case Manager- Wooster

SUMMARY: The Case Manager with Encompass Christian Counseling provides mental health case management services to children adolescents and their families. (This is not a nurse/RN Case Manager role)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: It is the responsibility of each employee to be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ and to adhere to the Statement of Faith/Standard of Moral Conduct. Further each employee is responsible for dealing with others with a Christlike attitude while helping them experience their worth in Christ and demonstrating behaviors reflecting CCHOs core values of Relentless Commitment Selflessness and Kindness.

Jobspecific essential functions include the following:

• TEAM FIRST: Makes every effort to maintain a team first spirit and atmosphere within the workplace environment maintaining appropriate working relationships and promoting collaboration.
• Case Management services are focused on the clients ability to succeed in the community; to identify and access needed services; and to show improvement in school work and family as well as integration and contribution within the community.
• Duties of the Case Manager may be conducted in person or by phone and will include those designated by the Ohio Code as abbreviated below:
  • Ongoing needs assessment.
  • Assistance in achieving personal independence in managing basic needs.
  • Facilitation of development of daily living skills.
  • Symptom monitoring.
  • Coordination and assistance in crisis management and stabilization.
  • Advocacy and outreach.
  • Education and training specific to the needs of the client and family.
  • Interventions that eliminate barriers to seeking or maintaining education and employment.
  • Activities that increase the clients capacity to positively impact his/her environment.
• Completes or assists with treatment plans (ITPs) in collaboration with client formulating goals objectives and interventions relevant to clients diagnoses and reviews at least quarterly ongoing medical necessity of those goals and diagnoses in conjunction with clients progress in treatment.
• Aids clients in making and carrying out objectives in accordance with their mental health treatment plan as appropriate for Case Manager role.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities including but not limited to peer and case record reviews.
• Provides input and feedback based on observation of clients to contribute to Therapists development of mental health assessments and ITPs.
• Completes timely and wellwritten documentation in the CareLogic EHR for all clients.
• Attends wraparound meetings and family team meetings as needed.
• Attends agency meetings as needed including but not limited to staff meetings clinical and/or small group supervision as required to increase & maintain competencies in mental health field.
• Engages in ongoing training and maintenance of licensure and/or mental health credentials.
• Provides oncall services as needed.

Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Performs clinical supervision duties as requested.

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Ability to define problems collect data establish facts draw conclusions. Ability to apply common sense.
• Ability to respond to questions from managers clients parents etc.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to use medical terms related to mental health and psychiatric care. Ability to write progress notes and all other necessary mental health paperwork for clients charts.
• Competency with Microsoft Office Suite and the internet. Ability to use or be trained in other software including but not limited to electronic health record systems.

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

• High School diploma required. Bachelors degree preferred Social Work or Psychology strongly preferred.
• Three years of experience in mental health or related field strongly preferred (required without Bachelors degree); experience working with children and families strongly preferred.
• Valid Ohio Drivers License and driving record that allows employee to be covered on agency policy.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to talk and hear required. Ability to sit for up to 60 minutes at a time.
• Frequently required to walk including a requirement to stand or walk for extended periods of time.
• Often required to use hands/fingers handle or feel; reach with hands and arms climb or balance and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required include close vision distance vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly able to lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to regularly and efficiently use a computer to complete clinical notes in EHR for the purposes of Medicaid and other billing.
• Must be able to drive a vehicle legally and safely in the state of Ohio or have reliable transportation to travel to see and/or transport clients.
• Ability to cope with and tolerate moderate levels of stress.
• The noise level in the working environment is varied.

CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI): All Agency staff are expected to focus on Quality improvement as a part of their job responsibilities in an effort to make the Agency a safe and healing environment for clients and staff. This expectation includes but is not limited to teamwork improving service delivery fulfilling department goals and other jobspecific tasks that encourage excellence.

INDCCHENCC

This position is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check and drug test satisfactory reference checks (emails were previously sent to the 3 references listed on your application) as well as the completion of a satisfactory Department of Justice National Sex Offender search and Ohio Alleged Perpetrator Search as required by our licensing agency.

Candidates must be 21 or older to apply. References background checks and drug screenings will be completed on all potential candidates. Must have valid Ohio Drivers License and maintain a driving record that allows that individual to be insurable. EOE.

Required Experience:

Manager