What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager position at Edgewood Center for Children and Families?
NOTE: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued new requirements for health care and congregant care facilities to decrease the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. Based on the CDPH public health mandate, all candidates for positions at Edgewood Center must provide proof of vaccination. Edgewood Center will consider applicants with ADA and Title VII exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
Mission
Edgewood is the place to begin for any child or youth to get the mental health care ,social services, and academic support they need from highly trained welcoming professionals.
Vision Statement:
For everyone we serve to have the power to live life with understanding, confidence, strength, and joy.
Case Manager-This is a full-time position, Mon-Fri, 8-5- (occasional 5:30. and no weekends).
This is a hybrid and community-based position located in San Mateo.
Program Description
The Transition Age Youth Full Service Partnership (TAY FSP) Program provides intensive community-based services to 50 young adults (ages 16-25) identified as having the highest mental health-related needs in San Mateo County. The program relies on a diverse staff and innovative program model to effectively meet the needs of this underserved and often marginalized population. Specific supports and services provided by this team include: case management and care coordination, mental health treatment (assessment, therapy, medication management, and psychiatry), family support, crisis prevention and intervention, skill building (independent living, vocational, community safety, and emotional/behavioral), socialization and recreational activities, academic support and coordination, employment exploration, and housing support.
Position Description
Working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary leadership team the Case Management Supervisor provides direct supervision of case managers, oversight of the case management component of the program, and coordination of all new referrals. Additionally, this position shares responsibility of client charts and records with Clinical Supervisor; creates, plans and oversees content-specific trainings; facilitates team meetings; creates and implements program procedures and processes; and interfaces with county providers and system of care managers.
The Transition Age Youth Full Service Partnership (TAY FSP) Program provides intensive community-based services to 50 young adults (ages 16-25) identified as having the highest mental health-related needs in San Mateo County. The program relies on a diverse staff and innovative program model to effectively meet the needs of this underserved and often marginalized population. Specific supports and services provided by this team include: case management and care coordination, mental health treatment (assessment, therapy, medication management, and psychiatry), family support, crisis prevention and intervention, skill building (independent living, vocational, community safety, and emotional/behavioral), socialization and recreational activities, academic support and coordination, employment exploration, and housing support.
Position Description
Working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary leadership team the Case Management Supervisor provides direct supervision of case managers, oversight of the case management component of the program, and coordination of all new referrals. Additionally, this position shares responsibility of client charts and records with Clinical Supervisor; creates, plans and oversees content-specific trainings; facilitates team meetings; creates and implements program procedures and processes; and interfaces with county providers and system of care managers.
Essential Functions
- Sets strategic goals, create a plan, and leads the process to achieve these goals.
- Ensures direct reports complete their documentation and required paper work within established timelines, including meeting monthly efficiency as required for the position. Ensure that charts and documentation are organized and prepared for audits by agency, San Mateo County, Medi-Cal, and The Joint Commission.
- Completes role-specific documentation and paperwork thoroughly and in a timely manner, meeting expected timeframe and productivity requirements.
- Regards 16-25-year-old as persons with dignity and competence; encourage and mentor staff and county partners in viewing this population as full collaborators in service planning, delivery and evaluation.
- Effectively initiate, communicate, and collaborate with TAY FSP program leadership on program service delivery and components, training, evaluation and outcomes, new projects and team cohesion.
- Demonstrates a range of crisis prevention intervention approaches, providing leadership, consultation and training to staff and teams.
- Anticipate the implication and consequences of situations/ choices and take appropriate action to prepare for possible contingencies; tackle problem by using logical, systematic and strength-based approaches.
- Attends and participates in all mandatory meetings, including staff meetings, client team meetings, and treatment planning meeting.
- Understands and values cultural and racial differences, their alternative perspectives on mental illness, help-seeking and alternative healing practices, as well as lifestyles, goals, family, and community life.
- Consistently and effectively communicates with all team members (young adults, families, colleagues, natural supports, and providers), on an on-going basis, ensuring others have necessary and up-to-date information about client engagement, symptoms and behaviors, and progress towards goals.
- Completes individualized plans for each assigned client, ensuring goals, interventions, activities and progress are all monitored and documented.
- Cultivates and maintains a structured independent work schedule that allows accessibility to clients, team members and supervisor while in the field.
- Completes program and agency-specific documentation to meet San Mateo County, Medi-Cal and The Joint Commission standards.
- Facilitate a safe and welcoming environment in the workplace, community, and agency vehicles.
- Maintains confidential health records of young adults in compliance with the Edgewood, EPSDT, and San Mateo County Behavioral Health standards and regulations.
- Attends and actively participates in 1:1 supervision; enlists support, requests and integrates feedback.
- Maintains positive work relationships in a respectful and collaborative manner.
- Collaborate and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, in a manner that promotes: agency mission, vision, and values; agency, region, and area goals; consumer and family satisfaction; and highest quality care.
- Participate in week-long rotation of Manager On Call (MOC), providing direct support to crisis response workers who are covering the Full Service Partnership After-Hours Crisis Line.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Provide direct services as needed.
Applied Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
- Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree at least 3 years of experiences in direct services role; at least 2 of these years in a case management or care coordination role with high risk individuals or families.
- Will consider applicants who have not obtained a Bachelor’s Degree if there is the following experience:
- At least 6 years of experience in a direct services role; at least 4 of these years in a case management or care coordination role with high risk individuals or families.
- Experience with at-risk, disenfranchised, and/or marginalized populations.
- Strong leadership qualities: strengths-based, time management, organization, ability to coordinate and motivate others, team work and facilitation of team environment.
- Must have a dependable car, valid California driver’s license, and proof of insurance.
Salary Information
This position pays an hourly rate of $24.75-$27.23 depending on experience and bilingual language differentials. *Please note- the language differential is contingent on passing a language proficiency test.
As part of our team, benefits-eligible employees receive an excellent comprehensive benefits package:
- 16 days of PTO the first year and more thereafter
- Nine paid holidays
- Five health and wellness days off annually
- 10% additional pay for community-relevant second language fluency
- Medical/Dental/and Vision plans
- 403 B Retirement Plan with agency match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Medical and Childcare Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection Plan
- Paid employee referral program
- Flexible work schedules
- Career advancement opportunities
- Retention bonuses for many positions
- Continuing Education expense reimbursement
- Professional licensing fee reimbursement
- Professional Development reimbursement opportunities
- Verified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer
Equal Opportunity
Edgewood is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. People of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex are encouraged to apply. Edgewood maintains a policy of non-discrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment. No aspect of employment will be influenced in any matter by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, physical disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition, perceived physical disability, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by statute.
Salary : $25 - $27
