What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager position at Beacon Specialized Living Services?
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a related human services field from an accredited college or university and two years of work experience working directly with persons with disabilities or
- Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university and four years of work experience working directly with persons with disabilities;
- Must be at least 21 years old;
- Valid Pennsylvania Drivers License with acceptable driving record as determined by Motor Vehicle Report and insurance guidelines.
Essential Functions
- Responsible for the overall coordination of care, along with some responsibility for the overall and long term elements of the program;
- Develops Individual Service Plans with client, family, funding agency representative, and members of treatment team;
- Facilitation of Individual Service Plan/Individual Treatment Plan meetings and Interdisciplinary Team Meetings, in cooperation with the Funding agency representative; and meets deadlines for completion of necessary documentation including but not limited to progress/status summaries, progress notes, and monthly/quarterly updates.
- Designated as contact for monitoring visits.
- Serves as a primary contact for families, agencies, and other professionals involved in clients’ care;
- Maintains regular contact with client;
- Coordinates services among providers to ensure continuity of care;
- Attends professional meetings as needed to represent the client and Keystone Community Resources;
- Schedules, attends, and transports clients to appointments including medical, counseling, court, supervised visitation, psychiatric appointments etc.;
- Advocates for the safety and welfare of clients;
- Coordinates admission and discharge process with Program Coordinator and Residential Manager;
- Communicates regularly with Residential Manager to ensure implementation of treatment goals in the residence; regularly updates Manager on any changes;
- Practices safe and sound crisis prevention and intervention strategies by promoting and teaching the use of preventative strategies, therapeutic activities and recreation, and early intervention techniques;
- Provides necessary coverage in homes, in emergency situations, to ensure safety and welfare of clients;
- Assume on-call coverage as assigned;
- Participates in required in-service training for continuing professional development;
- Responsible for the overall maintenance and quality of the clients’ residential file.
Work Environment
- Office environment combined with Program environment, which includes community and recreational activities;
- May experience exposure to body fluids and the need to provide personal, private care to individuals;
- Varied shift hours will be required;
- Driving up to 2 hours or more for court/family meetings
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