0000 Facility - Case Manager

** PURPOSE STATEMENT:**  

 Manage the client's/patient's/resident’s cases with a solid background of clinical knowledge and  expertise  and may  be responsible for providing some therapeutic services to deaf clients/patients/residents.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

•  Provide case management and care coordination services for clients/patients/residents in the facility.   

•  Responsible for coordinating continuum of care activities for assigned clients and ensuring  optimum   utilization  of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements.   

•  Responsible for psychosocial assessment and for conducting individual,  family  and group sessions.  

•  Conduct various duties related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities, as needed.   

•  Provide quality care through developing, implementing,  managing  and evaluating client/patient care plans.   

•  Collect,  correlate  and provide clinical data to the treatment team.   

•  Convey medical criteria and clinical information between the insurance provider and treatment team as  warranted .   

•  May also correlate clinical data for business  office  as  required .  

•  Coordinate  in a timely manner ,  issues  or activities relevant to the treatment team.  

** OTHER FUNCTIONS: **  

•  Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.  

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:  

• High school diploma or equivalent required .      

•   Bachelor’s degree in Social Work , Counseling or related human service field  preferred .   

•  One or more years’ experience working in a behavioral health setting preferred.   

•   Previous experience with the deaf patient population served by the facility preferred.  

•   Previous  experience in case management and/or  utilization  review preferred.  

   

** LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS: **  

•  Current license  required  within the state the facility is  operating  in if required .    

•  CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification  required  (training available upon hire and offered by facility).  

•  First aid may be  required  based on state or facility.  

   

** ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:**  

   

   

*** While this job description is intended to be  an accurate  reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from  particular jobs  when circumstances ***   (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush  jobs  or technological developments) dictate.  

We are committed to providing equal  employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

 

 

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