Consejero(a) en Abuso de Sustancias

Acadia Healthcare; Río Piedras (PR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare in Puerto Rico is seeking a dedicated Case Manager to coordinate care for clients in our behavioral health facility. You will conduct psychosocial assessments, support individual, family, and group sessions, and ensure seamless discharge planning and resource utilization.

Candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a related field and have experience in a behavioral health setting. CPR and de-escalation training will be required after hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field.
• 1+ years of experience in behavioral health settings preferred.
• Experience with case management and utilization review preferred.
• Current license as required by state regulations; CPR & de-escalation certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and care coordination services for clients in the facility.
• Coordinate continuum of care and ensure optimal resource use and compliance with requirements.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and individual/family/group sessions.
• Coordinate treatment and discharge activities as needed.
• Develop, implement, manage and evaluate client care plans.
• Collect and share clinical data with the treatment team.

Skills

Case management

Care coordination

Psychosocial assessment

Group sessions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Job description

Overview

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Manage the client's/patient's/resident's cases with a solid background of clinical knowledge and expertise and may be responsible for providing some therapeutic services to clients/patients/residents.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide case management and care coordination services for clients/patients/residents in the facility.
• Responsible for coordinating continuum of care activities for assigned clients and ensuring optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements.
• Responsible for psychosocial assessment and for conducting individual, family and group sessions.
• Conduct various duties related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities, as needed.
• Provide quality care through developing, implementing, managing and evaluating client/patient care plans.
• Collect, correlate and provide clinical data to the treatment team.
• Convey medical criteria and clinical information between the insurance provider and treatment team as warranted.
• May also correlate clinical data for business office as required.
• Coordinate in a timely manner, issues or activities relevant to the treatment team.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling or related human service field required.
• One or more years' experience working in a behavioral health setting preferred.
• Previous experience with the patient population served by the facility preferred.
• Previous experience in case management and/or utilization review preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current license required within the state the facility is operating in if required.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

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