Case Manager

Acadia Healthcare; Faunce Corner (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare seeks a dedicated case manager to join our behavioral health team. You will manage client cases, coordinate care, and support discharge planning in the facility.

You will conduct psychosocial assessments, lead individual and group sessions, and collaborate with treatment teams and insurers to ensure quality, compliant care and seamless transitions.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and care coordination services for clients/patients/residents in the facility.
• Coordinate continuum of care activities for assigned clients and ensure optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements.
• Conduct psychosocial assessment and conduct 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 the insurance provider and treatment team as warranted.
• May correlate clinical data for business office as required.
• Coordinate in a timely manner, issues or activities relevant to the treatment team.

Skills

Case management

Care coordination

Psychosocial assessment

Group sessions

Education

Bachelor's 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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