Renaissance Behavioral Health (RBH), a leading community mental health provider in northeast Ohio is excited to announce Qualified Mental Health Specialist (QMHS)/Case Manager opportunities at our Midtown Cleveland office.

DESCRIPTION

The successful candidate will provide case management services to promote recovery and wellness in adults and children with mild to severe mental illness and/ or chemical dependencies. Our Case Managers work as an integral part of an inter-disciplinary team to provide community-based support, including resource development, crisis intervention and treatment planning for successful goal attainment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Developing an Individualized Service Plan (ISP), a process of assisting a recipient of service with identifying goals they want for themselves in their life, and the skill supports and resources they will need to reach them.
• Performing a case management function, linking, coordinating and managing the delivery of services to the client in relation to the established goals in the ISP.
• providing training and facilitating linkages for the use of community resources; monitoring service delivery; obtaining or assisting individuals in obtaining necessary services.
• Establishing, organizing and leading skill development groups.
• Coordinating client assessments, treatment planning and crisis intervention services.
• Facilitating client’s utilization of community resources as appropriate by accompanying and/or coordinating transportation services for those resources as necessary.
• Provide crisis intervention when authorized as appropriate and necessary.
• Provide and engage in other services necessary to support treatment to clients such as clinical case meetings, staff development, maintaining clinical and administrative records per agency requirements.
• Monitoring medication compliance and support.
• Assist clients with understanding, providing, and using health insurance benefits, including the use of publicly funded services.
• Maintains documentation per Practice quality assurance procedures and established performance standard.
• Works to develop rapport and trusting relationships with clients served.
• Assists client in learning about substance use disorder and/or dual diagnosis disorder symptoms.
• Works with client to problem solve barriers to care.
• Connects clients to resources in the community, such as doctor appointments, social security, Medicaid, therapy appointments, self-help meetings, etc. that assist client in remaining stable and managing illness.
• Facilitates mental health and/or substance use disorder groups.
• Collaborates and consults with treatment team regarding treatment of client.
• Manages caseload and maintains clinical documentation within the client record and billing for services.
• Follows agency policies and procedures and maintains compliance with accreditation bodies – CARF and OMHAS.

SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of a Bachelors preferred.
• LSW/LPC, CDCA, CDCI I or II strongly preferred.
• Experience with this population preferred.