Adult Specialty Targeted Case Manager - PT hours

Socket.dev; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Louisville, Kentucky is seeking a Part-time Case Manager to evaluate client needs, coordinate services, empower independence, and manage daily activities under supervision.

Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing service plans, arranging resources, tracking progress, advocating for entitlement services, maintaining compliant records, and providing psychosocial education to clients and families, with required education and experience in adult human services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, or related field as approved by Medicaid or funding source.
• Completion of state-required case management/service coordination course within six months of employment.
• Adult division experience: at least 1 year post-bachelor’s in a human services setting working directly with adults or ACT population.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and documents comprehensive assessment of client and/or client’s needs.
• Participates in development of client’s service plan, consistent with assessment.
• Arranges for delivery of needed services identified in assessment.
• Assists client in accessing needed services through referrals or linkages.
• Monitors client’s progress by tracking appointments, referrals, and periodic reassessments.
• Performs advocacy activities to expedite entitlement payments and supports client in self-advocacy.
• Prepares and maintains case records in accordance with standards.
• Provides case consultation with service providers and collaterals.
• Communicates with supervisor about case management, resources, and development of new resources.
• Provides psychosocial education to clients and/or family members.
• Performs crisis assistance and makes emergency referrals as needed.
• May serve as Primary Case Coordinator (PCC) with duties depending on skill and autonomy.

Skills

Case management

Documentation

Communication

Crisis intervention

Advocacy

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work/related field

Tools

MS Office

EMR systems

Job description

Job Description:

PURPOSE

Under routine-to-moderate supervision, provides case management or service coordination services, promotes clients’ independence in performing activities of daily living, and empowers clients to manage their symptoms, typically completing work independently, in accordance with instructions, policies and procedures, previous training, and accepted practices, but consulting regularly with supervisor on particularly complex or otherwise challenging situations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Conducts and documents comprehensive assessment of client and/or client’s needs.

2. Participates in development of client’s service plan, consistent with assessment.

3. Arranges for delivery of needed services, as identified in assessment.

4. Assists client in accessing needed services through, for example, referrals or linkages.

5. Monitors client’s progress by making referrals, tracking client’s appointments, performing follow-up on services rendered, and performing periodic reassessments of client’s changing needs.

6. Performs advocacy activities on behalf of client (e. g., writing letters to expedite entitlement payments, encouraging client or family members to advocate on own behalf).

7. Prepares and maintains case records documenting contacts, services needed, reports, client’s progress, etc., in accordance with SCS and regulatory standards.

8. Provides case consultation (i. e., consulting with service providers/collaterals in determining client’s status and progress).

9. Communicates with supervisor about issues related to case management, resourcing, service collaboration, and development of new resources.

10. Provides psychosocial education to clients and/or family members to increase their understanding of client’s illness, physical condition, or social situation.

11. Performs crisis assistance (i. e., intervention on behalf of client, making arrangements for emergency referrals, coordinates other needed emergency services).

12. May serve as Primary Case Coordinator (PCC), with volume and complexity of PCC assignments depending on incumbent’s skill and autonomy.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, or related field as approved by Medicaid, or as required by applicable funding source.

Completion of state-required case management/service coordination course within six months of date of employment.

EXPERIENCE

ADULT DIVISION: At least one (1) year of full-time employment experience post Bachelor’s working directly with adults or ACT population (with direct daily contact) in a human service setting, with relevant Master’s degree, no experience.

Time Type:

Part time