Case Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Case Manager will provide financial oversight, compliance, and administrative reporting duties for Native Connection grant. This position will consult and network with the Bay Mills Boys and Girls Club. It will also improve relationships between Bay Mills, outside agencies, including schools. The Case Manager is responsible for providing outreach and prevention services in the community. This position may also provide individual and group counseling as well as casework services to clients.
Responsibilities may include assessing patients' safety, developing public awareness activities, providing transportation and coordinating training and/or cultural events. During crisis intervention sessions, the provider must assess the mental status through interviews or observations, and then linking and coordinating to the appropriate services. The Case Manager will assist clients in supportive programs and other resources that may benefit and enhance their life in the community.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Provides oversight for the Native Connections grant.
2. Offers consultation on substance abuse and mental health promotion education to local schools, community members, Tribal Court, and other agencies as requested.
3. Compiles and submits appropriate data or reports to assist in program review, planning, and/or grant writing.
4. Participates in multi-disciplinary teams and community groups, which address substance abuse, mental health issues, suicide and trauma.
5. Provide case management services to those clients meeting criteria for Substance Abuse and Mental Health services.
6. Link and coordinate all clients to appropriate providers and/or other agencies as needed.
7. Maintains all records with accurate and timely documentation in chart per agency guidelines.
8. Participate in the preparation of public awareness, coordinating trainings, provide support, education and transportation.
9. Inform clients of their rights and ensure that clients understand.
10. Adhere to the Federal Register of Department of Health and Human Services 42CFR part 2, the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records.
11. Keep an ongoing active file on each client.
12. Organize and/or assist in providing group services.
13. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
14. Other duties may be assigned within the scope and complexity of this position’s essential functions.
15. Must attend any and all mandatory trainings designated by your Department Director and/or Health Director.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work or similar field with a clinical background working with children, adolescents and their families is required.
2. Required to have knowledge of the current: State of Michigan Mental Health Code, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, psychosocial assessment / treatment components, best practices, and ethics common to mental health services.
3. State of Michigan licensure as a Psychologist, Social Worker or Limited License, or be eligible to obtain licensure (or file a developmental plan) within six months of employment is desired.
4. Must have experience and skill with a broad range of clients and treatment modalities particularly working with trauma, sexual abuse, and intergenerational issues.
5. Must have knowledge of how systems work and how to network effectively.
6. Must be culturally sensitive to Native American issues and how those impact mental health practice.
7. Must have the capacity and the willingness to function both independently and cooperatively with others in diverse settings.
8. Must have the ability to engage positively with a wide range of persons and agencies.
9. Must be free of any criminal record, which would impact their interactions with children, families and adult individuals and the community, submit to appropriate background investigation, and not have any record of clinical malpractice.
10. Must be willing to perform other duties as assigned.
11. Must be able to travel when required.
12. Excellent communication skills required.
13. Must have an excellent past work record.
14. To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each function listed under the essential functions and physical demands categories of this position description.

Pursuant to Bay Mills Indian Community Policies and Procedures §202.6, preference will be given to those of Native American descent.