Clinical Case Manager - CSM Fire House

Role: Clinical Case Manager Reports to: Program Manager Program: 1503-HMSTR Department: Outreach Location: CSM Fire House - 1444 - 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Setting: 100% Onsite Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc. Openings: 1 Summary: The People Concern’s Santa Monica Homeless Multidisciplinary Street Team (HMST) is seeking a master’s level clinical case manager on this multidisciplinary street outreach team. This team is part of a City of Santa Monica strategy to combat homelessness. The goal of HMST is to target the highest utilizers of the City of Santa Monica’s emergency resources (police, fire, and hospitals). The skilled interdisciplinary team uses best practices for engaging chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring mental health, substance use, and/or medical issues. A low client-to-staff ratios is used to maximize effectiveness. The team works closely with each client to develop individualized service plans. The team helps enroll clients in public benefits (i.e. General Relief, SSI/SSDI, Medi-Cal), submit housing applications, and access appropriate medical and behavioral health treatment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provide field-based services, meeting currently homeless clients where they are in order to eliminate barriers to services. Assess mental health service needs of clients. Engage clients in developing mutually agreed-upon goals documented in each client’s confidential service plan. Provide risk assessment and clinical evaluations for client’s who are potentially gravely disabled and in need of hospitalization and referral to higher levels of care. Link clients with appropriate medical, mental health, substance abuse, and vocational resources. Assist clients in obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled, including applying for and advocating for SSI benefits. Provide opportunities for clients to build a supportive peer community. Build relationships with County mental health and other resources to increase collaboration and responsiveness to clients with severe mental illness and addiction. Complete all charting in a timely manner. Collaborate and communicate effectively with police officers and local hospital staff to reduce police contact and ED visits by targeted population. Work effectively on an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with Program Manager to ensure high level of clinical oversight. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Master’s degree in a mental health field (MSW, MFT, PhD, PsyD) Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record Demonstrated knowledge of clinical case management. Experience in dealing with issues faced by population served (serious mental illness, substance abuse, and physical health problems). Excellent writing and charting skills. Knowledge of community resources. Able to maintain an effective working relationship with Santa Monica community partners (including police, firefighters, city staff, etc) and maintain and build professional rapport Ability to self-motivate, work independently, and communicate effectively. Able to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team Preferred Qualifications: BBS licensure Work Environment: Combination of field and office environment. Field consists of street, Client's homes and facilities such as hospitals, clinics, DMV, DPSS, etc. Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs. On occasion walk or drive to different local sites Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day #J-18808-Ljbffr The People Concern