Community Mental Health NCM-2

Minimum Starting Salary- $77,136 - $80,641 annually

The Community Mental Health Nurse Care Manager is a key member of an integrated health care team and instrumental to its success. The primary focus for this position is providing care management to targeted patients with serious mental illness at the Stephen Klein Wellness Center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary care coordinator between high risk patients with serious mental illness, the behavioral health providers, dentists, hospital-based service providers, financial assistance specialist, residential/community/behavioral health case managers, peer specialists, visiting nursing agencies, community health workers, the Project HOME Health Services nursing/medical team and/or other specialists.
• Manages the prior authorizations, scheduling and administration of antipsychotic injections for all patients at SKWC.
• Helps with care management and scheduling for patients with serious mental illness living in Project Home Residences in coordination with the Mobile Nursing Team and psychiatric care providers.
• Demonstrates excellence in clinical care.
• Educates and counsels patients and their families about issues related to serious mental illness.
• Demonstrates excellence in care management by coordinating care with intensive emphasis during care transitions.
• Participate in the Quality and Risk Management Committee as designated.
• Develop and maintain activities to achieve Patient Centered Medical Home as required.
• Assists with clinical procedures.
• Documents clinical and care management activity in NextGen.
• Provides nursing assessments and triage to walk-in patients as well as handles in-coming ?sick? calls from high risk patients per the Stephen Klein Wellness Center triage protocol.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• 3 years of prior experience as a nurse care manager
• Active RN license in Pennsylvania
• BLS certification

Preferred Qualifications

• One or more years' experience working as an RN with the target population.
• Prior experience delivering nurse care management services to patients with complex care concerns
• Public Health degree a plus
• Knowledge and prior practice of trauma informed care
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook
• Prior experience as a Nurse Care Manager in a primary care setting.
• Prior experience delivering services to patients who have experienced homelessness, mental illness, and/or substance dependence, often complicated by histories of trauma.
• Strong computer, organizational and administrative skills.
• EHR experience

Physical Requirements

• Minimal lifting, 10 pounds or less

Benefits

Project HOME offers a competitive compensation package which includes health, prescription, dental, and vision coverage at minimum cost to our employees, company funded life and disability insurances, paid parental leave, spending accounts, and 401K plan with 100% matching contributions up to 5% of compensation. Additionally, we offer generous PTO accruals which includes paid sabbatical leave.

Project HOME provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Project HOME prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.