Clinical Case Manager I/II - Franklin, Miller & Monroe House Denver

Wellpower; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 63,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WellPower in Denver is seeking a Clinical Case Manager to provide comprehensive psychosocial case management across a continuum of services designed to improve or maintain people’s ability to function in the community.

The role includes arranging transportation, documenting care, and assisting with applications for benefits. Candidates need a Bachelor or Master degree and a current Colorado driver’s license. Salary ranges reflect bi-lingual language differential and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor (CM I) or Master (CM II) degree in psychology, social work, or related human services field.

Responsibilities

• Help people we serve meet basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, personal safety, and general medical and dental care, and assist with applications for income, medical, housing, or other benefits.
• Identify people we serve for whom a protective payee-ship is necessary and arrange this assistance.
• Ensure access to needed services and community resources by arranging transportation or taking people we serve to services in a personal vehicle.
• Provide comprehensive psychosocial services across high and low intensity levels to improve or maintain functioning in everyday life.
• Help clients evaluate strengths and symptoms, set goals, and plan appropriate services.
• Instruct clients in daily living skills (medication use, diet, exercise, personal hygiene, budgeting, housing, transportation, etc.).
• Help clients develop social skills and activities for participation and sense of personal worth.
• Assist clients in finding employment opportunities or supportive housing as appropriate.
• Engage families, friends, landlords, and community partners to maximize benefits and minimize problems.
• Identify and work with natural support systems like neighborhood networks and community organizations.
• Reach out to eligible people we serve to inform and educate them about WellPower services.

Education

Bachelor (CM I) or Master (CM II) Degree in psychology, social work, or other related human services degree

Job description

WellPower envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support.

• Person Centered. We honor people’s identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve.
• Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery.
• Integrity. We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do.
• Organizational Resilience. We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Clinical Case Managers provide comprehensive psychological and behavioral case management services within a continuum of high to low intensity services designed to improve or maintain each person we serve’s abilities to function in the community. Assesses, monitors, and follows up with person we serve’s ability to meet basic needs in moving toward recovery. Responsible for all clinical documentation of consumer interaction.As a Clinical Case Manager you will be providing transportation the people we serve in your vehicle(additional cost for insurance reimbursed).

Location: This position will serve 3 locations:

• 1730 Franklin St - Franklin House

Schedule: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

Compensation:

• CMI -$30.12/hr - $62,650 annually (Bachelors Degree)
• CMII -$31.25/hr. - $65,000 annually (Master’s Degree)
• Language Differential - $1hr - $2.50/hr for bilingual proficiency in Spanish & ASL

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Help people we serve in meeting basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, personal safety, and general medical and dental care, and assist them with applications for income, medical, housing, or other benefits which they may need and to which they are entitled.
• Identify people we serve for whom establishment of a protective payee-ship is necessary and arrange this assistance.
• Ensure people we serve access to needed services and community resources by arranging for transportation, or if necessary, by taking the people we serve to the service in personal vehicle
• Provide comprehensive psychosocial services that include and continuum of high and lowintensity services designed to improve or maintain people we serve’ abilities to function in normal
• social roles.These will include, but be limited to, services which:
  • Help people we serve evaluate both their strengths and symptoms, and facilitate inpeople we serve setting their own goals, and plan for appropriate services;
  • Guide and instruct people we serve in daily living skills such as medication use, diet, exercise, personal hygiene, shopping, cooking, budgeting, housekeeping, use of transportation, and other community services;
  • Help people we serve develop social skills, interests, and leisure time activities to provide a sense of participation and personal worth, including opportunities for age appropriate, culturally appropriate daytime and evening activities.
  • Help people we serve find and make use of appropriate employment opportunities, vocational rehabilitation services, or supported work environments where appropriate;
  • Assist people we serve who need special living arrangements in locating a rehabilitative or supportive housing arrangement. The choices should be broad enough to allow each consumer and opportunity to live in an atmosphere offering the degree of support necessary, while also providing incentives and encouragement for people we serve to assume increasing responsibilities for their lives.
  • Offer support, assistance, consultation, and education to families, friends, landlords, employers, community agencies, and others who come into contact with people we serve, in order to maximize benefits and minimize problems associated with the presence of these persons in the community;
• Identify and work with potential natural support systems such as neighborhood networks, churches, and community organizations.
• Make full utilization of the consumer’s support systems in order to encourage treatment program engagement.
• Reach out to program eligible people we serve, inform them of and educate them about available services at Wellpower and in the community.
• Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Bachelor (CM I) or Master (CM II) Degree in psychology, social work, or other related human servicesdegree.

Experience

• One year experience in mental health or human services preferred.
• Must have valid Colorado Driver’s license and a recent clean driving record. Ability to transport thepeople we serve in your vehicle.
• Ability to obtain and carry Business Use coverage on your auto policy (additional cost is reimbursed)

TYPICAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

Ability to sit, stand, bend and reach, drive a vehicle, operate standard office equipment such as phone,computer, facsimile, copier/printer, and other business machines. Occasional lifting up to 40 lbs

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

WellPower is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing - TB screening and testing, is required and must be completed prior to hire ( i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment