22-017 Case Manager

SOUTHWEST BEHAVIORAL CARE, INC.

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POSITION: Case Manager (Full-Time)- -Uniontown and Charleroi                                                  PAY GRADE:  12

                     Blended Case Management

WAGE:  $33,014 (Excellent Benefits Package and other incentives!)

→Agency paid health & dental plans.                                                →Retirement savings plan with Agency match.

→Paid holidays.                                                                                       →Generous paid time off plans.

→Opportunity for growth and advancement.                                 →Tuition discounts with participating colleges/universities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:     

 -     Provides case management services to assigned behavioral health consumers which may include cooperation with formal and informal supports.

-     Assists consumer with the implementation of Consumer’s Strengths Assessment Scale and Service Plan, and continually updates the CSAS.

-    Maintains accurate and detailed clinical records of assigned caseload, observes

progress and links consumers to services.

-     Advises supervisory/clinical staff of significant changes in consumer's behavior, issues and/or incidents, and responds appropriately to emergency situations, when necessary.

-     Provides service advocacy to consumers and their family and makes referrals to all appropriate social and medical service programs.

-     Assists all consumers in coordinating appointments to health and social services                                                                       appointments, and links the consumer with basic needs for food, shelter, etc.

-     Serves as a member of the BCM on call system.

-     Adheres to all policies, laws, regulations and codes of ethics and confidentiality

      as outlined by federal and state laws, and agency policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:            

 -     Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or Mental Health related field from an accredited

college or university.

-     Must successfully obtain Criminal History Clearance from the PA State Police, Child Abuse Clearance from the PA      Department of Human Services and FBI Fingerprint Clearance.

-     Must not be excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal health care program.

-     Demonstrated knowledge of mental health programs and available social services.

-     Ability to safely operate a variety of agency vehicles, as well as transport oneself and consumers, when necessary, in an insured personal vehicle.

-     Ability to observe and recognize verbal and non-verbal signs of physical or mental                                                             disorders.

-     Ability to meet the 75% direct service productivity mandated by the Department of Human Services.

-     Ability to lift and carry consumer’s personal effects weighing up to 45 pounds.

-     Ability to work independently following established policies and procedures,

including emergency situations.

QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS SHOULD VISIT OUR WEBSITE http://www.sphs.org/employment.html FOR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OR STOP INTO THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE AT 300 CHAMBER PLAZA, CHARLEROI, PA.    POSTING#22-017.

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