Case Management Specialist
Case Management Specialist
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Job Description
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Manage the clients/patients/residents cases with a solid background of clinical knowledge and expertise and may be responsible for providing some therapeutic services to clients/patients/residents.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Acts as the primary case manager/discharge planner including the provision of: daily psycho-education groups
individual patient sessions by a licensed clinical staff member family sessions with supervision by a licensed clinical staff member and patient advocacy.
Effectively assesses patients therapeutic needs and communicates these through the development and completion of: treatment plan data gathering for Bio-psychosocial assessments discharge plans and other assessments as available and needed.
Effectively charts on daily groups sessions and other significant patient issues.
Effectively communicates and records significant patient occurrences to the nursing staff physician and utilization review coordinator.
Works cooperatively with the therapeutic team (social workers nursing physicians etc).
Effectively communicate with and involve in the treatment of patients appropriate family members and other significant persons/agencies responsible for the care of the patient.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors degree in Social Work Counseling or related human service field required. One or more years of experience working in behavioral health setting. Experience with the patient population served by the facility preferred. Previous experience in case management and/or utilization review preferred
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
