CFCM Case Manager

JOB SUMMARY

The Case Manager is a Mental Health Professional (MHP), who is responsible for providing direct care services to adult clients in the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic including providing supportive services, either individually or in a group, as specified by the Intake Coordinator or Director of Mental Health. Clinician will be responsible for providing offsite and onsite services to adults within the Division of Mental Health’s Adult Outpatient Clinic. Provide counseling with an emphasis on prevention of relapse. Work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health. Assist individuals with co-occurring disorders; family, parenting, and marital problems; suicide; stress management; problems with self-esteem; and issues associated with mental and emotional health. Reports to the Program Supervisor.

JOB DUTIES

• Provide billable Medicaid services to all assigned clients/ residents; and services to clients that are unfunded
• Completes Mental Health Assessments through a formal process of gathering information regarding a client's mental and physical status and presenting problems resulting in the identification of the client's mental health service needs and recommendations for service delivery;
• As a member of an interdisciplinary team develop comprehensive Treatment Plans within the required timeframes;
• Assure the participation of team members, the individual, the guardian, the family and necessary; professionals in the treatment process, unless the individual is not legally disabled and does not desire the involvement of the family or the family refuses to participate;
• As indicated and within the confines of confidentiality counsels family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting clients.
• Meet with families, probation officers, police, and other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
• Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
• Initiate and coordinate the interdisciplinary process as often as specified in the services plan or when required by problems or changes;
• Provide intensive stabilization, assessment, crisis intervention and case management;
• Participate in all required training as offered in the mental health division;
• Ensure that client records are maintained in accordance with Section 115.300(I);
• Provide individual, family and group therapy to assigned clients to promote emotional, cognitive, behavioral or psychological changes as indicated;
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current counseling interventions and clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
• Modify treatment activities and approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
• Learn about new developments in their field by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, and establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
• Actively discuss with individual clients their plans for life after successful discharge from the program.
• Gather information about community mental health needs and resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.
• Provide psychosocial rehabilitation services and community support group services to clients within the day treatment program;
• Provide psycho-educational services to family members of assigned clientele as warranted or indicated;
• Ensure that all requirements for case management activities and supports related to Permanent Supportive Housing (Bridge) clients are adhered to in a timely and efficient manner;
• Schedule, coordinate, and facilitate housing opportunities for consumers through housing development activities;
• Help complete applications of various rental housing resources including print media and Internet sources;
• Help consumers meet tenancy obligations such as timely rent payments and other lease requirements;
• Assist consumers with housing-related issues relevant to fulfilling lease requirements such as initial household setup, budgeting, housekeeping, house rules, contacting the landlord about repairs and other problems in the home, health and safety (including fire emergency plan and other safety and security concerns), and other issues;