ACT Case Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Needs assessment and formulation of the ISP. Individual therapeutic interactions/rapport -building: Crisis stabilization, ADL prompting, coaching and teaching. Client feedback
• Decisions pertaining to clients’ need for additional services, resources or more restrictive settings: Choice of treatment interventions, techniques, advocacy activity and frequency of contacts, Pursuit of collateral contacts to gather additional psychosocial information when indicated, Adherence to agency’s risk assessment/management protocols
• Intake/needs assessment, ISP and reviews, progress notes, Payeeship forms, discharge paperwork
• Conforms to Program, ODMH, CARF and third-party payer standards and obligations
• Interacting with essential others are constructive and serves to advance the progress in treatment, the quality of care and the agency’s standing in the community: Peers and supervisors, other service providers, family and significant other, other concerned members of the community
• Participates actively and productively in agency meetings and supervision sessions
• Introduces and/or implements new ideas for improving the quality of care
• Attentive/responsive to feedback from clients, significant others, community partners/members
• Shares skills, knowledge, expertise with other agency staff (consultations, workshops, team meeting)
• Advances own level of skill and competency through participation in continuing education opportunities
• Knowledge of community resources
• Includes extensive driving to appointments to and from with clients in a company vehicle. Percentage of travel 75%.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3 years mental health/ SUD or community support/case management experience required.
• Experience with severe and persistent mental health diagnoses, substance use disorders, and dual diagnosis.
• Knowledge of community resources is critical.
• CDCA is required if a candidate does not have a Bachelor’s degree; candidate will need to have prior to hire or will need to obtain within 45 days of hire.
• Experience using computers, Electronic Health Records (Credible), office phone and cell phone, email, fax/copy machine.