Case Manager

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Why you should apply: In this role, you'll coordinate care, connect people with vital community resources, and empower them on their recovery journey. You'll work with veterans, individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges, and underserved communities-helping them access benefits, housing, medical care, and more.

Department: CCBHC- Hudson County

Salary: $48,000- $50,000

Location: Hoboken, NJ

Work hours: Monday-Friday (3 days 9:00am-5:00pm, 2 days 12:00pm-8:00pm)

Position Overview: Provide wrap around service, linkage, service coordination, and outreach as needed. SOAR trained to support rapid benefit acquisition and approved to do presumptive eligibility to ensure benefits for acquiring medication and services. Teaching and modeling of recovery concepts and skills to support each person's individualized recovery journey, community integration, and improved health outcomes.

Essential Job Functions:

Responsibilities:

• One case manager position will act as lead care coordinator for Veterans and Active Military resources. One case manager position will act as lead care coordinator for SUD and MH resources. One case manager position will be a peer provider, which provides a peer perspective to the team and persons served.
• Case Managers provide on-site and mobile in-home service and transportation for engagement with resources new to the service recipient and family to assist with access to benefits and services.
• Consults with the CCBHC team regarding the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation needs of persons served and ensures referral and connection to needed services and resources per the plan.
• Assists with development and review of person-centered plans
• Coordinates referrals and linkages to housing, mental health, substance abuse, medical, and various social service providers as needed for the individual. Provides monitoring of service providers including routine follow-up with service providers and community resources to assess provision of services per the person-centered plan
• Supports individuals with developing a supportive network in the community, such as: VA, Vocational, Elderly, and self-help centers, schools, and through the development of a Wellness Recovery Action Plan and facilitation of IMR
• Attends all scheduled team meetings, community, and hospital-based referral and/or discharge planning meetings
• 24-hour on-call coverage on a rotating schedule as needed
• As needed, will be trained on, and will provide culturally competent services which address the diverse needs of the population served and as identified on the needs assessment.
• As needed, will be trained on, and will provide services in alignment with the clinical mental health guidelines promulgated by the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA) and the Uniform Mental Health Services Handbook and assist with coordination and collaboration with VHA as needed.

Requirements:

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelors with at least 2 years' experience
• SOARS and Presumptive Eligibility trained
• CPR certified
• Bilingual Spanish required

Experience:

• Two years paid post degree work experience in mental health case management role.
• Familiarity with community resources and provider organizations

Driver's License, Vehicle:

• Valid driver's license required
• No more than one moving violation within the past 12 months
• Vehicle required
• Local travel for outreach to persons receiving services, to assist persons served to navigate and to engage in services necessary to meet individualized recovery plan goals, and to attend care coordination meetings.
• Travel estimated at approximately 15%

EXCELLENT BENEFITS:

• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b, basic life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, EAP
• Eligible for medical benefits after 30 days of employment
• Flexible work schedules, clinical training series, leadership development program
• 10 paid holidays (an 11th after 2 years of employment), generous vacation and sick time

Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and workplace culture. We provide equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law; and we strongly encourage candidates of all identities, experiences, orientations, and communities to apply.

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