Case Manager - Outpatient Services

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Role Summary

Case Managers provide an array of services and activities in support of the program’s goal of promoting children’s emotional well-being. The Case Manager conducts groups for children, high-risk teens and adult parents of young children. These groups focus on building healthy relationships and promoting positive parenting. The Case Manager promotes a strengths based approach to service that empowers families, supports a community based philosophy of service, and ensures that all services and community events case managers attend while representing Wellnest are aligned with our mission, vision, and core values.

• Works together with therapist to conduct comprehensive needs assessments with children, youth, adults, and families to assist them in obtaining needed resources such as health insurance, housing, and low cost child care through referral and linkage.
• Provides individual and group rehabilitation services under Department of Mental Health contract or other agency funding.
• Meets agency’s productivity standards for client service hours.
• Completes and submits progress notes in a 24 hour timeframe utilizing the agency’s electronic health record system (EXYM) and collaborative documentation while serving clients; discusses and receives proof of insurance / Medi-Cal information in the field and submits to the TQM and / or IS Support Team.
• Provides guidance and assistance to parents / caretakers on managing child’s behaviors successfully.
• Provides guidance and assistance to parents / caretakers on managing familial stressors effectively and successfully.
• Assists family with identifying internal resources to assist with multiple stressors such as extended family members, grandparents.
• Develops and provide client rehabilitation services which assist in improving, maintaining, or restoring daily functioning at home, school, and community in accordance with treatment goals and in collaboration with treatment team (i.e., therapist, psychiatrist).
• Provides interagency and intra-agency consultation, communication, coordination and referrals.
• Identifies and communicates to therapist obstacles preventing families from connecting with program and / or referral services.
• Attends community meetings as requested.
• Represents the agency at community resource fairs.
• Follows up with families that drop out of treatment.
• Provides services in the communities, in homes, schools and other field-based settings.
• Participate in trainings and meetings as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Role Summary

Case Managers provide an array of services and activities in support of the program’s goal of promoting children’s emotional well-being. The Case Manager conducts groups for children, high-risk teens and adult parents of young children. These groups focus on building healthy relationships and promoting positive parenting. The Case Manager promotes a strengths based approach to service that empowers families, supports a community based philosophy of service, and ensures that all services and community events case managers attend while representing Wellnest are aligned with our mission, vision, and core values.

Essential Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

One to two years’ experience providing case management services to low-income individuals in a community setting with at-risk population. Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or other mental health related discipline. Must possess and maintain a valid CA driver’s license and insurable driving record that meets Wellnest’s insurance carrier’s criteria for liability coverage. Use of a personal vehicle is required to complete the essential duties of this position. In keeping with Company policy for all employees, the successful applicant must also complete a test for Tuberculosis (TB), and fingerprint clearance by the Department of Justice.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT : Employee may be asked to pursue additional training when it is determined to be in the best interest of the Company.

WORKING CONDITIONS : Employee regularly works out in the field and in an office environment. Employee may be required to work flexible, evening and / or weekend hours for time-sensitive projects.

Reasoning Ability

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This description is only intended to illustrate the duties, responsibilities and requirements for it. It is not intended, nor should it be interpreted to describe each and every duty the employee may be required to perform

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