Case Manager - ACUTE

Camber Mental Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Wellbeing program

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Camber Mental Health in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Case Manager responsible for advocating for patients and coordinating services outlined in treatment plans. The role emphasizes collaboration with the care team and timely resource access.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science, a valid driver’s license, and experience in social services or trauma-informed settings. The ideal candidate brings strong communication, organization, and customer service skills and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science or related field.
• Experience in social services, residential treatment, education, or trauma-informed environments.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, and email applications (Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Ensures resources/services are available for patients and documents those resources/services.
• Facilitates communication and reporting among all team members.
• Engages in crisis intervention with youth.
• Meets with youth weekly or as specified.
• Coordinates admissions, discharges, and transfer of caseload.

Skills

Customer service

Time management

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

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MO SLC ACUTE Full Time Camber-SLC, St. Louis, MO, US

Full Time

St. Louis, MO, US

Join Us to Build Healing and Hope Together!

As leaders in children’s mental health and wellness, St. Louis Children’s and KVC Health Systems Youth Mental Health Care have partnered to create one of the nation’s most innovative and transformative youth mental health and wellness campuses. The partnership includes a 77-bed acute care hospital and outpatient programs. Located on the KVC Missouri Children’s Mental Wellness Campus conveniently located in Webster Groves, Missouri, the peaceful environment and broad continuum of care allow children and families to access the appropriate level of treatment throughout their healing experience. The new campus is slated to open in late 2026. Learn more at stlouischildrenskvc.org. Join us and be a part of this journey of healing and hope for thousands of children and teens.

Job Summary

The Case Manager position advocates for the patient and ensures the patients are receiving all needed services and resources, as outlined in the treatment plan or plan of service, and ensures those services are efficiently coordinated.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science or related degree

Licensure/Certification: Valid Driver’s License and auto insurance with good driving record. Able to obtain a class E driver’s license and meet KVC’s requirement for auto insurance

Experience: Experience in social services, residential treatment, education, or another related field. Previous experience working with children/families in a trauma informed environment

Preferred Experience/Skills: Requires intermediate skills in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook email. Strong customer service focus, excellent time management, organizational, oral and written communication skill. Must be proficient in Word, Excel, and email applications

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures resources/services are available for the patients as outlined in the patients’ plan and documents those resources/services
• Facilitates communication and reporting amongst all pertinent team members, both internal and external
• Engages in crisis intervention with youth
• Arranges or provides transportation youth to community appointments
• Meets with youth at least weekly or as specified
• Maintains and documents weekly contact with agencies/parents
• Coordinates and communicates with other departments for scheduling and treatment
• Maintains an updated agency mailing list
• Prepares information for psychiatric medication reviews
• Schedules staffing reviews for all youth on the caseload as specified. Clearly communicates the schedules to all treatment team members, both internal and external
• Participates in team meeting, department meetings, etc.
• Coordinates admissions, discharges, and transfer of caseload
• Meets with parents, caseworkers, and guardians to complete paperwork as well as conducts assessments, gathers patient documentation, distributes patient information to the appropriate staff, and enters client data into electronic health record. Ensures patient is supported through transition into the program.
• For discharges, ensures all paperwork and notifications are in order
• Other duties as needed for the betterment of Camber.

Additional duties may be assigned based on organizational needs and staff qualifications.

Physical & Work Environment

The conditions described are representative of those required to perform this role, with reasonable accommodations available. This position involves regular standing, walking, and communication, with frequent use of hands and occasional bending, kneeling, or climbing. The role may require lifting up to 10 pounds regularly, 25 pounds frequently, and 75 pounds occasionally. Standard visual abilities are required. Work is performed in a moderate noise environment with occasional exposure to outdoor conditions.

Benefits & More

Employee benefits and culture fall under the KVC Health Systems umbrella. KVC is a family of private, nonprofit organizations that strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help people achieve mental health wellness. Through our broad continuum of care, we are proud to be a national leader in mental health, child welfare, and health and human services transformation.

At KVC, we offer a positive, supportive workplace where each person can do work they love. In fact, we’re so proud of our culture that we see it as our top competitive advantage in the health and human services field. Based on the voice of our employees, KVC has an incredible 83 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, a rating so high and rare that it places KVC among the top 1% of employers nationally. KVC was also named #15 on Glassdoor’s Best-Led Companies 2025 list, a recognition achieved entirely based on anonymous employee reviews. In addition to being mission-driven, we offer employees an unparalleled level of flexibility, wellbeing, learning, inclusion, recognition, and rewards.