Case Manager

Acadia Healthcare; Fordyce (AR); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

MILARK is seeking a case manager to oversee client care within a behavioral health facility in Arkansas. You will provide case management, care coordination, and psychosocial assessments while coordinating discharge planning with the treatment team.

A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field is required, with 1+ year in behavioral health preferred and CPR/de-escalation certification desired. The role emphasizes collaboration, data sharing with the treatment team, and ensuring quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field.
• One or more years’ experience in a behavioral health setting preferred.
• Licensure/Certification as required by state and CPR/de-escalation certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and care coordination for clients in the facility.
• Coordinate continuum of care activities and ensure optimal resource use and compliance.
• Conduct psychosocial assessment and individual, family and group sessions.
• Coordinate treatment and discharge activities as needed.
• Develop, implement, manage and evaluate client care plans.

Skills

Case management

Counseling

Assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

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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