Residential Case Manager

Shift Details: Full-time – 40 hours/week

Compensation: $50,000-$53,000 annual salary

Location: Bar None Omegon - 22426 St. Francis Blvd NW, St. Francis, MN 55303

About the job:

The primary responsibility of the Residential Case Manager is to provide treatment-based case management services to assure each resident’s needs are met and the individual treatment plans are adhered to by the treatment team.

Essentials:

• Act as the primary point of contact for external care team, from scheduling admissions and discharges to post-discharge and aftercare follow up.
• Ensure all intake and discharge paperwork and tasks are complete and documented as assigned.
• Facilitate individual and group skills.
• Provide leadership and support to milieu team including consultation and guidance for milieu interventions.
• Assist milieu teams in behavior management, crisis intervention, and restrictive procedures as needed.
• Complete assessments and develop trauma-informed interventions in collaboration with treatment team.
• Coordinate with external providers as requested and/or needed for ongoing treatment/service updates and needs.
• Complete insurance re-authorizations/alternate funding as needed to ensure funding for assigned residents.
• Meet affirmative action goals established by the organization while maintaining a work environment which respects and supports cultural awareness and proficiency.
• Participate in administrative support rotation to provide guidance via phone for direct care staff.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with care team, external providers and placing authorities.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage time effectively.
• Represent program and VOA agency professionally and ethically.
• Conduct intakes and complete necessary documentation and assessments for each youth.
• Maintain working knowledge of DHS Rule 2960 to ensure DHS standards and regulations are met.
• Facilitate discharge planning and ensure discharge paperwork is complete and filed.
• Attend required weekly meetings.

Job Highlights:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• HSA & FSA Programs
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Services related field (e.g. Social Work, Psychology, Counseling) OR equivalent work experience ideally with children / adolescents experiencing mental, emotional and/or behavioral disturbances
• Case Management experience preferred and not required
• Ability to think critically and work independently
• Must be 21 year of age or older
• Must pass required background check

About Us:

Bar None Omegon is a part of Volunteers of America MN/WI which serves as an affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Volunteers of America Minnesota is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)