Primary Purpose of Position :

As a behavioral health case manager, your responsibilities include assessing clients and working with counselors to develop a treatment plan, choose the necessary resources for each Clients' mental health needs, and set up referrals. You are expected to follow up and document the progress made by each of your clients and provide behavioral health education for individuals and groups by developing educational materials. Additional duties of a behavioral health case manager include setting up meetings with providers and clients as needed and informing all necessary parties of the processes involved in each client's treatment and the plans for ongoing treatment. You keep updated records of each client, collect and analyze data to evaluate all treatment and recovery programs.

POSITION SUMMARY

QP will provide quality case management and professional supports and services to consumers as assigned by the Immediate Supervisor. QP will work with local agencies, service providers, and other healthcare agencies to facilitate sending and receiving collateral information, treatment referrals. and ongoing communications to support patient's successful in-patient treatment and discharge.

SKILLS:

Ability to create Treatment Plans/Person Centered Plans - REQUIRED Knowledge of developmental psychology and heeds of various populations Knowledge of short term/stabilization mental health treatment Professional verbal and written skills needed for communication the consumer status and treatment need to payers, families, professionals, paraprofessionals employees of the hospital, and members of the consumer's community. Ability to maintain professional and confidential records according to the payor source Ability to always maintain patient confidentiality and high ethical standards Ability to maintain professional relationships with patients, patient's family members, staff and community personnel and documentation of such contacts Knowledge of appropriate assessments. diagnoses, and interventions Knowledge of in lieu management

DUTIES:

Ensure PCPs are completed every 30 days - REQUIRED Ensure CFT meetings are held timely, and PCPs are completed and submitted for authorizations at least 14 days before Service authorizations end.

REQUIRED

Submit weekly behavioral reports on consumers to guardians, MCOs and team members. Maintain a professional environment in the Clinical office Ensure family visitations are scheduled according to work schedule of staff Responsible for assuring adherence to all policies and procedures of the facility as well as to the state requirements. Ensure the facility maintains a safe and secure environment for the residents and the staff Coordinate, Report, Document, and Schedule CFT Meetings for assigned Side Complete

NC TOPPS

Attend and participate in scheduled administrative staff meetings as directed by the Immediate Supervisor

HOURS OF WORK

: Monday through Friday; 8-5; 9a-5p; on call

MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Must meet the following criteria for "Qualified Professional" within the mh/dd/sas system of care: (a) an individual who holds a license, provisional license, certificate. registration or perm it issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession. except a registered nurse who is licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing who also has four years of full-time accumulated experience in mh/dd/sa with the population served. (b) a graduate of a college or university with a master's degree in a human service field and has one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated mh/dd/sa experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling. (c) a graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field and has two years of full-time. post-bachelor's degree accumulated mh/dd/sa experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling: (d) a graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a field other than human services and has four years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated mh/dd/sa experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has four years of fulI-time, post- bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.

SALARY:

DEPENDS ON EXPERIENCE

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person