Community-Based Children's Behavioral Health Case Manager

merakeycareers; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plan

DailyPay

Job summary

Merakey is seeking a Case Manager to support the Children's Behavioral Health Program in New Castle County, Delaware. The role involves coordinating resources and discharge planning with families and working across community settings such as client homes and schools.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of experience with children/adolescents, plus a valid driver’s license. Some evenings/weekends and on-call coverage may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 1 year of experience working with children/adolescents.
• Valid Driver's License and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate resources and information pertinent to client needs.
• Effectively and efficiently documents all coordination of resources.
• Coordinate referrals for client specific discharge planning; ensuring that the family actively participates in creating a multi-faceted discharge plan; one which represents the family’s choice for service providers, and community resources.
• Monitor record keeping, compliance and authorized units remaining, ensures that client charts are up-to-date and include all necessary documentation, including documentation of significant incidents within 24 hours as needed (incident reports).
• Monitor/assess documents safety
• Complete necessary documentation of each case, which complies with the standards set by Merakey, county MHDS/CASSP, OMHSAS, and other licensing/regulatory/payor organizations.
• Case sessions are primarily delivered in the community (client homes, schools, etc.), case management can be in an office environment or community. May at times be required to work evenings and/or weekends to meet the needs of the clients. This position may require on-call coverage.

Skills

Case management

Child/adolescent experience

Driving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Merakey is seeking a Case Manager to support the Children's Behavioral Health Program in New Castle County, Delaware. The role involves coordinating resources and discharge planning with families and working across community settings such as client homes and schools.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of experience with children/adolescents, plus a valid driver’s license. Some evenings/weekends and on-call coverage may be required.