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Acadia Healthcare; San Juan (PR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare in San Juan, Puerto Rico, seeks a qualified professional to manage cases for clients and residents with a solid clinical background. The role may involve providing some therapeutic services as needed within a behavioral health setting.

The position emphasizes coordinating care, risk assessment and discharge planning, with opportunities to contribute to treatment planning and data sharing with the treatment team. A license and CPR/de-escalation training are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling or related human service field is required.
• 1+ years' experience in a behavioral health setting preferred.
• Experience in case management and/or utilization review preferred.
• Current license within the state of operation if required; CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required; First aid may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and care coordination for clients in the facility.
• Coordinate continuum of care activities ensuring optimal resources and compliance.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and individual, family and group sessions.
• Assist with treatment planning and discharge activities as needed.
• Develop, implement, manage and evaluate client care plans.
• Collect and relay clinical data to the treatment team.
• Communicate medical criteria between insurance providers and the treatment team.

Skills

Case management

Care coordination

Psychosocial assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling or related human service field

Job description

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.

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.

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.

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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