Case Manager II, Pathways, MHA, Pos. #82, Corpus Christi, TX

Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement plan

PTO and holidays

Mileage reimbursement

Educational assistance

Job summary

Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is seeking a Case Manager II for Pathways in Corpus Christi, TX. This on-site, full-time role supports crisis services, assessments, treatment planning, and discharge planning.

Responsibilities include screenings, linking to services, and monitoring progress with client goals in a flexible schedule. Travel may be required; a valid Texas driver’s license is needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s or advanced degree in one of the listed fields.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention and case management guidelines.
• Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively.
• Understanding of trauma-informed care practices.
• willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical screenings, assessments, and crisis interventions.
• Determine service eligibility based on consumer needs.
• Coordinate and link to needed services and monitor progress toward goals.
• Develop treatment and discharge plans in collaboration with the consumer.

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, or early childhood education

Job description

Case Manager II, Pathways, MHA, Pos. #82, Corpus Christi, TX

This is an on-site position and does not offer remote work.

Are you looking for an exciting new venture that can truly make a difference in people's lives?

Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is your place.

The Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (MHID) is dedicated to helping the residents of Nueces County who are living with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve over 10,000 people each year with psychiatric and behavioral health care outpatient services, counseling, training, employment assistance, housing support, homeless outreach, children's mental health care and more.

*This position will remain open until filled.

Hourly/Non-Exempt: $22.20
Full-Time, 40 Hour Work Week, Paid Bi-weekly

General Description

Under the general direction of the Crisis Services Program Manager, responsible for clinical screenings, assessments, crisis intervention, and determining service eligibility based on consumer needs. Coordinates and links to needed services, provides skills training and psychosocial rehabilitation as appropriate, and monitors consumer progress with meeting treatment goals. Delivers interventions such as crisis de-escalation, case management services, treatment planning and discharge planning. Provides clinical interventions to address the need for on-going outpatient services and/or inpatient admission. This position requires travel and flexible hours.Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Primary working hours 8:00am to 5:00pm but flexible.

Must have reliable transportation. May use personal vehicle for Center business. Must have a valid Texas driver's license, liability insurance and a good driving record.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or university with a major in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education or early childhood intervention.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstration of the clinical competencies required by agency-approved, standardized training
• Ability to participate as a team member
• Basic understanding of mental illness, common signs and symptoms, and able to identify difficulties with coping in community settings
• Considerable knowledge of assessment techniques and tools
• Knowledge of client care techniques, and of treatment, therapy and of developmental programs
• Ability to develop an individualized treatment plan with consumer
• Ability to work with others and to gain and retain the confidence of persons being instructed, guided, or directed
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to formulate, organize, and implement a plan of action.
• Local community resource knowledgeIn the course of being employed, understands and implements trauma informed care practices.
• In the course of being employed, understands and implements trauma informed care practices.

MHID cares about the health and well-being of our employees, we are dedicated to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.

We offer a very competitive benefits package

• Excellent health, hospitalization, dental and vision insurance plans
• Life Insurance, $25,000 provided at no cost to employees
• Very generous retirement plan- MHID contributes 6% of employee annual salary on the first day of employment and the employee contributes 1%
• Employee referral program
• 16 hours of paid time off (PTO) each month, with increases
• 10 holidays plus 2 personal holidays each year
• Career ladder incentives/opportunities
• Mileage reimbursement if personal vehicle is used for work
• Employee appreciation events and annual employee recognition banquet
• MHID offers flex scheduling for educational assistance to full-time employees