Targeted Case Manager - Adults Downtown

Seven Counties; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Seven Counties seeks a qualified case manager in Louisville to assess client needs, develop service plans, and coordinate available supports for adults in need.

Responsibilities include documentation, referrals, crisis assistance, and collaboration with supervisors and providers to empower clients under Medicaid and funding guidelines.

A Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field is required with relevant experience in adult services and advocacy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, or related field as approved by Medicaid or funding source.
• Completion of state-required case management/service coordination course within six months of date of employment.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and documents client needs and progress per standards.
• Develops and updates client service plans aligned with assessments.
• Coordinates delivery of services and referrals to fulfill identified needs.
• Documents case activity and maintains records per regulatory standards.

Skills

Case management

Documentation

Crisis intervention

Client advocacy

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, or related field

State-required case management/service coordination course within six months

Job description

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Conducts and documents comprehensive assessment of client and/or client's needs.
• Participates in development of client's service plan, consistent with assessment.
• Arranges for delivery of needed services, as identified in assessment.
• Assists client in accessing needed services through, for example, referrals or linkages.
• Monitors client's progress by making referrals, tracking client's appointments, performing follow‑up on services rendered, and performing periodic reassessments of client's changing needs.
• Performs advocacy activities on behalf of client (e.g., writing letters to expedite entitlement payments, encouraging client or family members to advocate on own behalf).
• Prepares and maintains case records documenting contacts, services needed, reports, client's progress, etc., in accordance with SCS and regulatory standards.
• Provides case consultation (i.e., consulting with service providers/collaterals in determining client's status and progress).
• Communicates with supervisor about issues related to case management, resourcing, service collaboration, and development of new resources.
• Provides psychosocial education to clients and/or family members to increase their understanding of client's illness, physical condition, or social situation.
• Performs crisis assistance (i.e., intervention on behalf of client, making arrangements for emergency referrals, coordinates other needed emergency services).
• May serve as Primary Case Coordinator (PCC), with volume and complexity of PCC assignments depending on incumbent's skill and autonomy.
• Must have reliable transportation and valid driver's license.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, or related field as approved by Medicaid, or as required by applicable funding source.
• Completion of state-required case management/service coordination course within six months of date of employment.

EXPERIENCE

ADULT DIVISION: At least one (1) year of full-time employment experience post Bachelor's working directly with adults or ACT population (with direct daily contact) in a human service setting, with relevant Master's degree, no experience.

Time Type

Full time