Care Manager

Envision Unlimited; Tinley Park (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization is seeking a Care Manager to develop and implement service plans for clients with disabilities. The role involves collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, educating clients, and facilitating their transition to independent living. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree in a related field and experience with mental health or substance use disorders. Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical Coverage

Dental and Vision Insurance Options

Flexible Spending Accounts

Company paid Life Insurance

12 Paid Holidays

Paid vacation, sick time, and personal days

403B plan

Support for pursuing clinical licensure

Opportunity for career growth & development

Student Loan forgiveness participant program

Qualifications

• Three years of experience with clients having serious mental illness or substance use disorders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor person-centered service plans for clients.
• Educate clients on medication management and psychosocial needs.
• Facilitate discharge planning and assist with housing searches.

Skills

Bilingual in Spanish & English

Education

Master's degree in social work

Master's degree in psychology

Master's degree in counseling

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Description

Envision Unlimited is a full spectrum of care organization serving people with disabilities from infants to 80+ years old regardless of race, gender, religion, or ability to pay. Founded in Chicago in 1948, Envision Unlimited has a legacy of evolving care delivered with empathy, every time and everywhere. Innovative services offered across Chicagoland and Central Illinois include community living options, novel day programs, behavioral health services, employment programs, respite for families, and foster care for children with disabilities.

Description

Envision Unlimited is a full spectrum of care organization serving people with disabilities from infants to 80+ years old regardless of race, gender, religion, or ability to pay. Founded in Chicago in 1948, Envision Unlimited has a legacy of evolving care delivered with empathy, every time and everywhere. Innovative services offered across Chicagoland and Central Illinois include community living options, novel day programs, behavioral health services, employment programs, respite for families, and foster care for children with disabilities.

Purpose

• Care Managers will develop an initial comprehensive person-centered service plan for each client together with periodic updates.
• Care Management staff are responsible for monitoring and implementing all service plans. This status needs and preferences, to ensure changes are made where necessary to benefit the client.
• Care Manager will Educate Clients in areas identified in the Service Plan such as medication management, Healthy lifestyle, psychosocial needs and Self-Management skills.
• Care Manager will collaborate with the Clients, the interdisciplinary team members, other providers, health plan, and other supports to ensure the Service Plan is being appropriately followed.
• Provide linkages to needed treatment (i.e. Substance Use, trauma treatment, individual therapy
• Facilitate discharge planning with the Client, facility staff, Medicaid Managed Care health plan care coordinator, family/guardians, and other key stakeholders.
• Provide brief, supportive goal directed counseling to clients experiencing difficulty or ambivalence about making choices.
• Aid client in obtaining new living arrangements by accompanying them on housing searches for potential apartments.
• Facilitate move to the community which includes but is not limited to assisting with the purchase of household items, arranging transportation, setting up utilities, applying for SNAP benefits and transportation assistance.
• Serve as liaison to a clients managed care company ensuring services and medications are authorized.
• Facilitate and attend medical and psychiatric appointments as needed.
• Provide post-discharge monitoring in client's home.
• Implement strategy to aid clients in improving or achieving independent living skills.
• Care Management staff must engage in ongoing learning and professional development and seek appropriate certifications as needed.
  
  

Other Expectations

Employees shall respect the diversity of all individuals (e.g., clients, co-workers, stakeholders) and refrain from any form of discrimination and/or harassment based on religious, marital, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, or other differences.

Employees share the responsibility of creating and maintaining a welcoming and supportive work environment.

Requirements

The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION, SKILLS, And/or EXPERIENCE

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling and related Field.
• Three years of experience working with clients who have serious and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders and/or medically complex needs.
• Bilingual in Spanish & English preferred
• LCSW or LCPC preferred but not required.
  
  

Envision Unlimited 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.

Envision Unlimited offers competitive salaries and a generous benefit package to our professionals:

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, PPO, HSA

Dental and Vision Insurance Options

Flexible Spendings Accounts

Company paid Life Insurance

12 Paid Holidays

Paid vacation, sick time, and personal days

403B plan

Voluntary Life, STD And Other Benefits

In house training and CEU's

Employee Assistance Network

Support for pursuing clinical licensure (financial and time off)

Opportunity for career growth & development

Student Loan forgiveness participant program

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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