Therapist Case Manager

HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS INC; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS INC is seeking a licensed social worker to provide direct behavioral health therapy and intensive case management for adults experiencing homelessness. You will develop individualized treatment plans, coordinate with landlords and care teams, and support housing stability through evidence-based practices.

Ideal candidates hold an MSW, are LMSW/LCSW-C licensed, and have access to a vehicle for community visits in Maryland.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree from an approved School of Social Work.
• Current LMSW or LCSW-C license.
• Personal vehicle and valid Maryland driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health therapy and intensive case management to adults experiencing homelessness.
• Conduct home and community visits and accompany clients as needed.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team and external agencies.
• Develop integrated treatment plans using SMART goals with clients.
• Ensure authorization and billing processes are completed per guidelines.
• Document in the electronic health record clearly and timely.

Skills

Licensed social work professional

Trauma-informed care

Harm Reduction

Case management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Crisis assessment

Communication skills

Cultural humility

Education

MSW degree

LMSW or LCSW-C license

Maryland driver’s license

Job description

Overview

This position provides direct mental health therapy and case management services to adults experiencing homelessness with various disabling conditions and psychosocial stressors who are living independently in the community. The overall purpose of this role is to assist these individuals in obtaining or maintaining their housing placements as well as achieving other goals set forth by the individual.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Demonstrates positive regard and respect for clients through speech and actions. Utilizes a client-centered, non-judgmental, trauma informed approach.
• Provides behavioral health assessments and diagnosis, individual and group therapy, and intensive case management services to support the client’s overall health and housing stability.
• Performs home visits, community visits and escorts independently and in accordance with the client’s plan of care.
• Collaborates with other providers in an integrated, interdisciplinary care team. Coordinates care with other providers across the agency and with external agencies, attending interdisciplinary meetings and engaging in problem solving.
• Collaborates with the client in the development and implementation of an integrated treatment plan using SMART goals.
• Acts as a liaison between clients and landlords/property managers.
• Ensures that relevant authorizations are completed according to established guidelines in order to facilitate billing for therapy services.
• Completes documentation within the client’s electronic health record in a manner that is easy to understand and in accordance with established formats and required timeframes.
• Provides representative payee services to select clients, including assisting with creating a monthly budget, ensuring monthly expenses are paid, distributing funds for individual use, and providing financial literacy education

Knowledge, Experience, and Skills

Formal Education and Training

• Master’s Degree from an approved School of Social Work
• Current license as an LMSW or LCSW-C
• Personal vehicle and valid Maryland driver’s license required

Experience

• One year experience providing therapy to individuals with substance use and mental health disorders preferred
• One year experience providing case management services to individuals with substance use and mental health disorders preferred

Skills

• Knowledge of assessment and treatment planning
• Knowledge of liberation-focused frameworks and anti-oppressive methods; able to describe how they support and uplift BIPOC and TGNC individuals and communities in their work
• Willingness to integrate principles into practice such as Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing and Housing First
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Able to cope with interruptions and be a team player
• Flexible approach, working with several cross-disciplinary teams in a collaborative style
• Approaches change with a positive, open-minded attitude
• Able to work with clients who have significant mental health challenges, manage crisis situations and assess for safety
• Able to work with ill, disabled, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile clients

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

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| Activity | Some | Freq | Work Position % |
| Lift | 0-50 lbs. | X |

| Sitting | 50% |
| Carry | 0-50 lbs. | X |

| Walking | 25% |
| Push | 0-50 lbs. | X |

| Standing | 25% |
| Pull | 0-50 lbs. | X |

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| Stoop, Kneel |

| n/a |

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| Crawl |

| n/a |

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| Climb |

| n/a |

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| Balance |

| n/a |

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| Physical Requirements | Hazards |
| Mark with an X if this is a physical requirement for this job. | Mark with an X if this is a potential hazard for this job. |
| X | Manual dexterity (eye/hand coordination) |
| Use of Latex Gloves |
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| Perform shift work |
| Exposure to toxic/caustic/chemicals/detergents |
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| Maneuver weight of patients |
| Exposure to moving mechanical parts |
| X | Hear alarms/telephone/tape recorder |
| Exposure to dust/fumes |
| X | Reach above shoulder |
| Exposure to potential electrical shock |
| X | Repetitive arm/hand movements |
| Exposure to x ray/electromagnetic energy |
| X | Finger Dexterity |
| Exposure to high pitched noises |
| X | Color Vision | X | Exposure to communicable diseases* |
| X | Acuity — far | X | Blood born pathogen exposure |
| X | Acuity — near |
| Gaseous risk exposure |
| X | Depth perception | X | Exposure to bugs |
| X | On Call | X | Exposure to client death |

*May be exposed to infectious disease with little likelihood of harm if established procedures are followed