Case Manager (Assertive Community Treatment Program)

Highland Rivers Health; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance through GA SHBP

Flexible benefits: dental, vision, and

Employer retirement plan with matching

4 weeks of Paid Time Off

10 paid holidays

1 personal day

Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking an ACT Case Manager to join our community-based treatment team. You will work with individuals with serious mental illness to coordinate services, develop IRPs, and connect them to housing, finances, education, and other supports.

Responsibilities include assessing, monitoring, and assisting clients, maintaining charts and documentation, and attending treatment team meetings.

Responsibilities

• Assists with/teaches activities of daily living and resource development
• Link and serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals
• Provides assistance and support in crisis situations
• Provides assessment, monitoring, and assistance to individuals
• Provides direct service to individuals; completes all necessary paperwork according to policy; ensures individual meet eligibility criteria or refers to appropriate provider in the community
• Manages a caseload by ensuring all services are authorized, chart paperwork is complete and current, and individual charts are closed according to policy
• Sees a caseload at the frequency defined in the service plan; documents attempts to contact individuals and ISP reviews; completes monthly caseload reports; track appointments and case management
• Meets weekly contact and productivity standards
• Attend treatment team meetings as directed by Program Supervisor
• Assist with service-related compliance
• Maintain confidentiality for all indirect/direct service in accordance with agency policies and HIPPA policies
• All other responsibilities and tasks as assigned

Job description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.Are you ready to make a Difference? PROGRAM SUMMARY:Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a 24/7 community based, multi-disciplinary team, serving individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) to help them reach their recovery goals in the least restrictive environment possible. The ACT case manager works with the individual and other supports and service providers to develop an Individual Recovery Plan (IRP) that includes the medical, behavioral, social, educational, vocational, housing, financial and other needs of the eligible individual. Services help individuals develop strategies and support to avoid out-of- home placement and reduce the need for more intensive services, and coordinate access to other needed community services and resources.

• Community based position.
• Assists with/teaches activities of daily living and resource development
• Link and serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.
• Provides assistance and support in crisis situations.
• Provides assessment, monitoring, and assistance to individuals.
• Provides direct service to individuals; completes all necessary paperwork according to policy; ensures individual meet eligibility criteria or refers to appropriate provider in the community.
• Manages a caseload by ensuring all services are authorized, chart paperwork is complete and current, and individual charts are closed according to policy.
• Sees a caseload at the frequency defined in the service plan; documents attempts to contact individuals and ISP reviews; completes monthly caseload reports; track appointments and case management.
• Meets weekly contact and productivity standards
• Attend treatment team meetings as directed by Program Supervisor.
• Assist with service-related compliance.
• Maintain confidentiality for all indirect/direct service in accordance with agency policies and HIPPA policies.
• All other responsibilities and tasks as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness