Adult Case Manager EMPACT

La Frontera Arizona; Apache Junction (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

10 paid holidays per year

Medical plans

Dental plans

Life/AD&D and Long Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Licensure Reimbursement

Elder Care assistance

Pet Insurance

Job summary

La Frontera Arizona in Apache Junction is seeking a Case Manager to deliver coordinated behavioral health services to adults, children, and families across home, office, and community settings. You will support clients through crisis intervention, transportation, and education, aligned with the Arizona Practice Model and 12 Principles.

The role requires meeting BHT requirements or equivalent, maintaining complete documentation, and collaborating with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Must meet BHT requirements as stated.
• Fingerprint clearance card or eligible to obtain one.
• Valid AZ driver's license with no major infractions in the past 3 years.
• Regular access to reliable transportation.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish).
• At least 21 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct in-home, in-office and community services including crisis intervention and transportation.
• Coordinate Child and Family Team Meetings and Adult Recovery Team Meetings; document and share outcomes.
• Maintain client records per RBHA, state and federal requirements; ensure thorough clinical documentation.
• Attend regular weekly supervision and meet productivity standards with defined direct client contact.

Skills

Bi-lingual (Spanish)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in behavioral health

Associate degree in behavioral health

High school diploma with 4 years behavioral health experience

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Active Regular Full-Time EM - Apache Junction, Apache Junction, AZ, US

Who we are:

EMPACT- Suicide Prevention Center, part of the La Frontera family, is an industry leading non-profit organization dedicated to providing valued community services and resources for behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention since 1987. We are an EEO/AA Employer.

We are looking for a candidate to join our team as a Case Manager, at our Apache Junction office, to work with our General Mental Health Adult population. This position is full time and will require flexibility with scheduling a client and family's needs. This position will provide case management and coordination services to include: direct service, crisis intervention, transportation, and education to adults, children, and their families. This position is responsible for the coordination of services in accordance with the Arizona Practice Model and the 12 Principles.

• Ensure quality service delivery, including clinical care and all associated duties. Provide direct in-home, in-office and community services. These services will include, but not be limited to, crisis intervention, transportation, maintaining established client stabilization, additional client supervision, behavior management and support needed to maintain client in the community.
• Facilitate, schedule, and provide follow upon Child and Family Team Meetings/Adult RecoveryTeam Meetings. Complete written documentation of this meeting and provide a copy to allteam members. Engage and invite natural supports as identified by the client. Develop andmaintain effective working relationships with other agency stakeholders. Make referrals tocollaborating partners and other community services, as client needs indicate.
• Deliver at least40 hours of work per week, with a goal of 30 hours of direct client contact. Productivity standards established at a minimum of once a year and as needed due to contract changes. Complete all tasks agreed upon by timelines given.
• In collaboration with each child and family, support services to families, youth, and adults, that meet the following 12 Arizona Principles: Collaboration with the family, youth, and adult; Emphasis on achieving functional outcomes; Collaboration with others, including participation in unified assessment, planning and service approaches when families, youth, and adults are involved with multiple systems; Access for families, youth, and adults to a comprehensive array of sufficient behavioral health services to meet their needs; Best practices; Most appropriate setting; Timeliness; Services tailored to the family, youth, and adult; Stability in placements; Respect for the family's, youth’s, and adult’s unique cultural heritage; Independence, and; Connection to natural supports. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all related state, community mental health, and contracting organizations.
• Maintain all client records incurrent status and in accordance with agency policies and procedures, as well as RBHA, state, and federal requirements. Produce complete, timely, thorough, quality clinical documentation of all services rendered, both billable and non-billable, as required. The documentation must include sufficient information about the activity being documented and the client’s participation in, and response to, the activity.
• Attend regular scheduled weekly supervision. Seek out additional supervision as needed.

What you’ll provide:

• Must meet BHT requirements with either a bachelor’s degree or higher and one year of behavioral health experience OR an associate’s degree and two years of behavioral health experience OR a high school diploma AND four years of behavioral health experience.
• Need to have flexible work hours and ability to meet with individuals in their home, community or office.
• Must have Fingerprint clearance card or be eligible to obtain one.
• Must have a valid AZ driver's license with no major infractions in the past three years.
• Must have regular access to reliable transportation.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) Diff per hour available.
• Must be at least 21 years of age at time of employment.

What we’ll offer:

• Generous PTO
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Medical plans (4 choices)
• Dental plans (2 choices)
• Company paid Life/AD&D and Long Term Disability
• Voluntary additional Life and Short-term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Licensure Reimbursement
• Elder Care assistance
• Pet Insurance and much more!

EMPACT-SPC is licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, and accredited by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

EMPACT-SPC/La Frontera Arizona provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

All employees of EMPACT-SPC and La Frontera Arizona are employees "at will" as that term is understood in the State of Arizona. This means that employment may be terminated at any time without prior notice and for no stated reason.

EMPACT-SPC/La Frontera Arizona reserves the right to modify position descriptions as needed and without notice. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.