Children's Intensive CSS

Communicare; Oxford (MS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicare in Oxford, MS is seeking a dedicated professional to perform Community Support Services case management and related duties. The role requires obtaining CSS certification, managing a caseload, and coordinating with health and community service providers to meet clients’ needs.

Responsibilities include client assessment, treatment planning, housing and benefits assistance, and family counseling. The position entails travel and active participation in supervisory meetings and program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in social work, counseling, psychology, or a related field.
• Ability to relate effectively to severely mentally ill individuals.
• Must have and maintain a Communicare insurable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and maintain proper CSS certification and take full ownership of this process.
• Meet productivity requirements by planning, scheduling, and seeking support to address deficiencies.
• Provide case management services for clients who meet Community Support Services criteria.
• Assess clients’ needs and develop appropriate treatment planning.
• Coordinate case management and mental health services with providers.
• Offer supportive counseling to clients and families as needed.
• Assist CSS clients with applications for benefits and housing.
• Assist clients in securing medications and developing management plans.
• Ensure access to mental health and community services for CSS clients.
• Provide home visits as determined by need.
• Advocate for CSS clients and provide family counseling and education on mental illness.
• Maintain assigned caseload with proper documentation and paperwork.
• Attend meetings and trainings related to CSS as designated, including staffing at North Mississippi State Hospital.
• Complete requested reports and daily progress notes in the EMR system.
• Participate in loss prevention tasks and communicate payor changes to treatment and billing teams.
• Attend supervisory meetings and treatment team discussions.
• Participate in grant-related activities and funding reporting as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Empathy for mentally ill individuals

Valid driver’s license

Reliable transportation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related field

Job description

Description

Duties

• Obtain and maintain proper certification to perform CSS, taking full ownership of this process. This includes completing required annual training, maintaining supportive documentation, and submitting applications independently and timely.
• Meet the set productivity requirement by planning ahead, developing a schedule, and seeking support from office manager and/or CSS Director when deficiencies are anticipated.
• Provide case management services for the clients who meet the criteria for Community Support Services.
• Provide ongoing assessment of clients’ needs and develop appropriate treatment planning.
• Coordinate case management and mental health center services provided to clients, with services provided by other agencies.
• Provide supportive counseling to clients and their families as needed.
• Provide assistance to CSS clients in making applications for benefits and assistance.
• Provide assistance to clients regarding housing.
• Provide assistance to clients in securing medications and developing medication management plan.
• Assure access for CSS clients (when needed) to receive mental health and other community services.
• Provide home visits as determined by the level of need of each client.
• Provide advocacy services for CSS clients.
• Provide family counseling and education concerning mental illness to family members of CSS clients.
• Maintain a case load as assigned including proper documentation and paperwork.
• Attend meetings and training related to CSS as designated by the Director of Community Support Services including weekly staffing meetings at North Mississippi State Hospital.
• Complete and turn in to the Director of Community Support Services any reports as requested.
• Complete and turn in progress notes daily in electronic medical record system to Supervisor.
• Attend to tasks related to loss prevention such as verifying active Medicaid via Envision, ensuring appropriate prior authorization is in place, and communicating any payor changes with the treatment team and billing department prior to service provision.
• Attend and actively participate in supervisory meetings as requested including office staffing and treatment teams.
• Participate in grant specific activities, including, but not limited to assisting with continuation of funding requests, meeting program objectives within funding restraints, coordinating and reporting on Outpatient Commitment Orders, compiling and submitting any reports requested by DMH, actively engaging in networking opportunities with area hospitals and AMAP team.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or a related field.
• Ability to relate effectively to severely mentally ill individuals.
• Have transportation, hold a valid driver’s license, have automobile insurance, and have a safe driving record
• Must have, and maintain, a Communicare insurable driving record