Case Manager

REM Community Services , a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You'll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.

OUR MISSION AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

At Sevita, we believe that everyone deserves to live well. For more than 50 years, our team members have provided home and community-based health care for adults, children, and their families across the United States. Our extraordinary team offers innovative, quality services and support that lead to growth and new opportunities for the people we serve and for our employees.

SUMMARY

Social Workers are responsible for the evaluation and treatment of clients admitted for treatment. The Social Worker adheres to specific scope of service for activities related to the evaluation and treatment of clients in the home and community.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below:

• Evaluation including gathering data from client records, interviews, observation and dialogue with other team members

• Development and implementation of a treatment plan according to physician orders which includes establishing client goals, continuous re-evaluation of progress and appropriate modification of the plan

• Timely preparation of written documentation of client progress including initial evaluations, progress reports, discharge summaries and other requested reports

• One to one counseling with client/and or family members in their home or other appropriate setting

• Increases awareness of client and caregivers about brain injury to better facilitate adjustment and understanding of the process of recovery.

• Attends team conferences and reports on client's progress and current status in therapy as well as collaboratively assisting the team in identifying realistic goals

• Completes and turns in billing information in a timely manner

• Communicates effectively with internal case manager

• Performs other related duties and activities as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job:

Education

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work

• Membership in NASW and related clinical experience in a rehabilitation setting with focus on traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• In MI, certified by the State of Michigan as a social worker

• Valid Michigan Driver's license for employees in state of Michigan

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Motor Vehicle in operating condition

• Ability to operate a motor vehicle

• Able to travel distances exceeding 45 minutes

Other Requirements:

• Travel as needed

Physical Requirements:

• Medium Work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.

We've made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.