Adolescent Case Manager

Acadia Healthcare; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare is seeking a qualified professional to manage cases and coordinate care for clients in our behavioral health facility. The role emphasizes psychosocial assessments, individual/family/group sessions, and discharge planning to ensure seamless treatment continuity.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling or a related field, plus 1+ years' experience in behavioral health. Licensure and CPR/de-escalation certs are required where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Social Work, Counseling or related human service field required.
• One or more years experience in behavioral health preferred.
• Experience in case management and/or utilization review preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and care coordination for clients in the facility.
• Coordinate continuum of care activities and ensure optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements.
• Conduct psychosocial assessment and individual, family and group sessions.
• Coordinate treatment and discharge activities as needed.
• Develop, implement, manage and evaluate client/patient care plans.
• Collect, correlate and provide clinical data to the treatment team.
• Convey medical criteria and clinical information between insurance providers and the treatment team.

Skills

Case management

Behavioral health

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelors degree in Social Work, Counseling or related human service field

Job description

Overview

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:

• Provide case management and care coordination services for clients/patients/residents in the facility.
• 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.
• Responsible for psychosocial assessment and for conducting individual, family and group sessions.
• Conduct various duties related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities, as needed.
• Provide quality care through developing, implementing, managing and evaluating client/patient care plans.
• Collect, correlate and provide clinical data to the treatment team.
• Convey medical criteria and clinical information between the insurance provider and treatment team as warranted.
• May also correlate clinical data for business office as required.
• Coordinate in a timely manner, issues or activities relevant to the treatment team.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

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

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

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

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