Case Manager

The case manager coordinates and monitors the assessment, treatment planning process and follow-up for each resident, and serves as an advocate and liaison for and on behalf of residents’ rights and benefits.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

·    Participates in client pre-placement planning. Conducts the orientation and initial, quarterly and annual assessment of individual client needs.

·    Ensures that all participants complete the individual plan for contracted mental health services.

·    Coordinates and chairs the interdisciplinary treatment planning meeting and writes the individual plan of service.

·    Facilitates community resource availability based on client needs (e.g., day program, guardians) to ensure maximum social integration.

·    Evaluates, facilitates and monitors services and clients’ progress in relationship to established goals and objectives. Documents monthly in the medical record.

·    Provides monthly monitoring overview and ensures that all services have been delivered and properly accounted for before submitting billings to fiscal office. Evaluates and signs approval of the monthly home occupancy report and invoice.

·    Evaluates the monthly personal care service log.

·     Evaluates and approves the personal allowance fund record.

·    Facilitates client benefits (e.g., SSI, Medicaid, SSB, Medicare).

·   Reviews and coordinates with the team and provider on decisions involving hospitalization, respite and transfers/level-of-care changes. Implements plan of action. Maintains ongoing dialogue with intake regarding status changes.

·    Completes discharge note in the medical record on planned discharges. Completes comprehensive discharge summaries on planned/unplanned discharges within 14 days.

·     Provides crisis intervention for assigned caseload.

·     Maintains assigned medical records as required by medical record procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in social work or human services field.
• 1 year work experience or Master's Degree in Social Work.
• Two to three years of experience working in community mental health.
• State social worker registration or equivalent license to be approved for eligibility as a qualified mental health professional.

COMPETENCIES:

·    Decision Making.

·    Leadership.

·     Ability to read, analyze, and interpret human service periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

·     Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, mean, mode and median.

·      Ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.

·      Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY

·  None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Physical demands described are representative of those that must be routinely met by and employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials duties.

·       Ability to lift minimum 25 pounds.

·      Ability to perform job responsibilities in a facility with multiple levels and without elevator or mechanical transportation.

·     Operates a computer and keyboard.

TRAVEL:

 None. 

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:

This is a full-time position. Hours are scheduled to adequately cover a 24/7 inpatient facility. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This job operates in an inpatient facility environment.  

 WORKING CONDITIONS:

Working conditions described are representative of those that must be routinely met by and employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

·   Smoke-free environment.

This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or a skill required for the job and is subject to review and change in accordance with the needs of OVP Health and contractual obligations.

EEO STATEMENT

OVP Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.  In addition to federal law requirements, OVP Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

OVP Health expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.  Improper inference with the ability of OVP Health employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.