Children's Case Manager
Wooster, OH Wooster, OH Full-time Full-time $15 - $20 an hour $15 - $20 an hour 4 days ago 4 days ago 4 days ago The Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties is actively seeking caring, professional Specialized Children's Therapeutic Behavioral Specialists / Case Managers to actively support the resilience of children and youth with severe and persistent emotional disturbance, behavior disorders, or mental illness; assists those children and their families to avoid the need for out-of-home placement; and encourages and supports successful community living.
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Duties:
Arranges, coordinates, and reviews patient diagnostic assessments in order to assure accurate identification of patient status and need.
Develops, in conjunction with the patient and their family or caretaker, a coordinated treatment plan designed to address individual patient needs and preferences in such areas as symptom distress, family empowerment, quality of life, asset development, housing, school adjustment and performance, medical services, employment, and other areas identified by the patient, family or other caretaker.
Links patients and families to needed organizational and community-based services and advocates for services on their behalf.
Assists individual patients and families in developing their own family support system.
Promotes and encourages, when necessary, patient development in such areas as personal care, school adjustment, health maintenance, behavior control, and social skills with the extent and frequency based on patient need and/or preference.
Monitors patient and family treatment compliance and coordinates service delivery among providers both within and outside of the agency with special attention to school, court, and Children's Services personnel.
Monitors psychiatric symptoms/condition and assists patients and their families and/or caretakers in recognizing decompensation cues in order to assure timely intervention.
Provides initial crisis stabilization services, with referral for additional emergency services from specialized programs, when required.
Encourages patient compliance with psychotropic medication, when prescribed, and keeps the prescribing psychiatrist informed of any compliance difficulties.
Consults with patient's family and/or significant others as appropriate; provides education to family members or other caretakers regarding the particular manifestations of the patient's mental illness and shares information about recommended family interventions and community supports.
Assists with treatment planning and discharge management for assigned patients who receive inpatient, residential, or other out-of-home care.
Provides supportive and problem solving counseling to patients and families, as necessary.
Facilitates access to transportation for patients who need such assistance in order to access necessary care.
Establishes and maintains effective and cooperative relationships with other community agencies and professionals who serve a similar population.
Completes necessary documentation of services provided, in accordance with Quality Assurance standards and within the required time frames.
Collects required outcomes assessment data on assigned patients, consistent with the required time frames, and documents the use of collected information in treatment planning and evaluation.
Assists in keeping medical charts updated for children or adolescents who may have discontinued active involvement in other Center services, but who still choose to receive psychiatric medication from the organization.
Becomes re-engaged with such assigned patients when circumstances warrant.
Assists office finance and clerical staff in the collection of necessary documentation of patient eligibility for Medicaid, or other benefits and in collecting other required demographic and patient related information.
Maintains professional credentials and keeps up to date with required organizational trainings.
Attends and participates in staff meetings, unit meetings and supervisory sessions, as required, and in other committees, quality improvement teams and task forces, as assigned.
Works cooperatively with other program staff to assure program success in achieving annual program goals and objectives.
Provides, at a minimum, the expected level of billable services assigned to his/her specific position.
Abides by corporate policies and procedures, with special attention to the Policy on Patient Rights, the Confidentiality Policy, the Counseling Center's Code of Ethics and the Code of Ethics of his/her particular profession.
Completes other duties, as assigned or as required for effective and efficient operation.
Education and Credential Requirements A minimum of a bachelor's degree in social work or a related mental health area Licensed as an LSW, LISW, LPC, or LPCC preferred but not required Licensure would move the pay scale to a salaried position with a range of $40,000 - $48,000
Benefits:
Generous paid time off Health insurance
HSA
HRA Dental & Vision Insurance Excellent 403(b) retirement plan Company Paid Life insurance and Long Term disability Employee Assistance program available Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$15.
00 - $20.
00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Retirement plan Vision insurance Schedule:
Monday to Friday Application Question(s):
The Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties is a tobacco and nicotine free organization.
We are unable to make offers of employment to users of tobacco and / or nicotine.
Will this be an issue for you? Education:
Bachelor's (Required) Work Location:
In person.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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Duties:
Arranges, coordinates, and reviews patient diagnostic assessments in order to assure accurate identification of patient status and need.
Develops, in conjunction with the patient and their family or caretaker, a coordinated treatment plan designed to address individual patient needs and preferences in such areas as symptom distress, family empowerment, quality of life, asset development, housing, school adjustment and performance, medical services, employment, and other areas identified by the patient, family or other caretaker.
Links patients and families to needed organizational and community-based services and advocates for services on their behalf.
Assists individual patients and families in developing their own family support system.
Promotes and encourages, when necessary, patient development in such areas as personal care, school adjustment, health maintenance, behavior control, and social skills with the extent and frequency based on patient need and/or preference.
Monitors patient and family treatment compliance and coordinates service delivery among providers both within and outside of the agency with special attention to school, court, and Children's Services personnel.
Monitors psychiatric symptoms/condition and assists patients and their families and/or caretakers in recognizing decompensation cues in order to assure timely intervention.
Provides initial crisis stabilization services, with referral for additional emergency services from specialized programs, when required.
Encourages patient compliance with psychotropic medication, when prescribed, and keeps the prescribing psychiatrist informed of any compliance difficulties.
Consults with patient's family and/or significant others as appropriate; provides education to family members or other caretakers regarding the particular manifestations of the patient's mental illness and shares information about recommended family interventions and community supports.
Assists with treatment planning and discharge management for assigned patients who receive inpatient, residential, or other out-of-home care.
Provides supportive and problem solving counseling to patients and families, as necessary.
Facilitates access to transportation for patients who need such assistance in order to access necessary care.
Establishes and maintains effective and cooperative relationships with other community agencies and professionals who serve a similar population.
Completes necessary documentation of services provided, in accordance with Quality Assurance standards and within the required time frames.
Collects required outcomes assessment data on assigned patients, consistent with the required time frames, and documents the use of collected information in treatment planning and evaluation.
Assists in keeping medical charts updated for children or adolescents who may have discontinued active involvement in other Center services, but who still choose to receive psychiatric medication from the organization.
Becomes re-engaged with such assigned patients when circumstances warrant.
Assists office finance and clerical staff in the collection of necessary documentation of patient eligibility for Medicaid, or other benefits and in collecting other required demographic and patient related information.
Maintains professional credentials and keeps up to date with required organizational trainings.
Attends and participates in staff meetings, unit meetings and supervisory sessions, as required, and in other committees, quality improvement teams and task forces, as assigned.
Works cooperatively with other program staff to assure program success in achieving annual program goals and objectives.
Provides, at a minimum, the expected level of billable services assigned to his/her specific position.
Abides by corporate policies and procedures, with special attention to the Policy on Patient Rights, the Confidentiality Policy, the Counseling Center's Code of Ethics and the Code of Ethics of his/her particular profession.
Completes other duties, as assigned or as required for effective and efficient operation.
Education and Credential Requirements A minimum of a bachelor's degree in social work or a related mental health area Licensed as an LSW, LISW, LPC, or LPCC preferred but not required Licensure would move the pay scale to a salaried position with a range of $40,000 - $48,000
Benefits:
Generous paid time off Health insurance
HSA
HRA Dental & Vision Insurance Excellent 403(b) retirement plan Company Paid Life insurance and Long Term disability Employee Assistance program available Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$15.
00 - $20.
00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Retirement plan Vision insurance Schedule:
Monday to Friday Application Question(s):
The Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties is a tobacco and nicotine free organization.
We are unable to make offers of employment to users of tobacco and / or nicotine.
Will this be an issue for you? Education:
Bachelor's (Required) Work Location:
In person.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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