Case Manager PRN - Master's Level

Acadia Healthcare; Kingswear; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a transformative team dedicated to making a difference in mental health care. This role involves managing cases and providing therapeutic services to clients in a supportive environment. You will coordinate care, conduct assessments, and ensure compliance with treatment plans. An established mental health treatment center offers a collaborative atmosphere where your expertise will contribute significantly to the well-being of diverse patient populations. If you are passionate about behavioral health and eager to make a positive impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field required.
• 1+ years’ experience in behavioral health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and care coordination services for clients.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and individual/group sessions.

Skills

Case Management

Therapeutic Services

Psychosocial Assessment

Care Coordination

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work

Bachelor’s degree in Counseling

Job description

Overview

Join the transformative Southcoast Behavioral Health team and be part of a difference-making journey every day!

Southcoast Behavioral Health, located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, is a premier mental health treatment center with 192 beds. We serve pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, as well as adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Manage the client's/patient's/resident’s cases with a solid background of clinical knowledge and expertise and may be responsible for providing some therapeutic services to clients/patients/residents.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Provide case management and care coordination services for clients/patients/residents in the facility.
2. Responsible for coordinating continuum of care activities for assigned clients and ensuring optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements.
3. Responsible for psychosocial assessment and for conducting individual, family and group sessions.
4. Conduct various duties related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities, as needed.
5. Provide quality care through developing, implementing, managing and evaluating client/patient care plans.
6. Collect, correlate and provide clinical data to the treatment team.
7. Convey medical criteria and clinical information between the insurance provider and treatment team as warranted.
8. May also correlate clinical data for business office as required.
9. Coordinate in a timely manner, issues or activities relevant to the treatment team.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or related human service field required.
2. One or more years’ experience working in a behavioral health setting preferred.
3. Previous experience with the patient population served by the facility preferred.
4. Previous experience in case management and/or utilization review preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

1. Current license required within the state the facility is operating in if required.
2. CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
3. First aid may be required based on state or facility.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.