Case Manager (Intensive Case Management)

Highland Rivers Health; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible Benefits

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Personal Day

Student Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health seeks an Intensive Case Manager to join the ICM Team in delivering community-based services in Whitfield, Murray, and Gordon Counties.

The role focuses on developing Individual Recovery Plans (IRPs), coordinating medical, behavioral, social, housing, and other supports, and linking clients to community resources to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and improve recovery outcomes.

Qualifications

• This is a community-based case management role serving adults with mental illness and related conditions.
• Ability to develop and monitor Individual Recovery Plans (IRP) with client-centered goals.

Responsibilities

• Community based position.
• Provide transportation for individuals.
• Must visit individuals' homes.
• Assist individuals with service needs and coordinate rehabilitation services as specified in the IRP.
• Partner with the individual and CORE services provider in the IRP development.
• Link and advocate with other agencies to secure resources.
• Provide crisis intervention and ongoing assessment and support.
• Complete paperwork and ensure eligibility and charting compliance.
• Maintain caseload and document communications and service attempts.
• Attend treatment team meetings and support program supervision.
• Maintain client confidentiality per agency policies and HIPPA.

Job description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

This position will be required to work in Whitfield, Murray, and Gordon Counties!

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?

JOB SUMMARY: The Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Intensive Case Management (ICM) Team is a medium intensity Community-Based program for adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses such as Bi-Polar Disorders, Schizoaffective Disorders, and other Sub-Categories of thought disorders.

The 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.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Community based position.
• Provide transportation for the individuals.
• Must visit individual's homes.
• Assist individuals with service needs, developing strategies and supportive, social support networks and coordinating rehabilitation services as specified in the individual's Individual Recovery Plan (IRP).
• Partner with the individual and CORE services provider in the development of the IRP.
• Provide individual interventions to include identifying service needs; developing strategies and supportive interventions to avoid out of home placement or the need for more intensive services; assisting individuals to increase social support networks to ameliorate life stresses resulting from the individual's condition; and coordinating rehabilitation services as specified in the individual's IRP Partner with the individual and CORE service provider in the development of the individual recovery plan.
• 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.
• Meet 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.
• Other responsibilities and tasks as may be 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
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.