FT Adolescent Case Manager / Care Coordinator
Company: Outreach Development Corp.
Location: Bellport
Posted on: September 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Looking for a career that will positively impact lives? You've
come to the right place... Outreach is a non-profit organization
that helps people address issues stemming from substance use and
behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality,
life-changing treatment, training and tools to build healthy lives.
Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a
life of unlimited potential by developing and delivering the
highest quality evidence-based behavioral health services and
training. For more information, please visit www.opiny.org.
Exciting. High-energy. Rewarding. Position: Case Manager The Case
Manager is responsible for provision of case management services
and crisis intervention for Outreach clients. This individual
assists in the full implementation of the program with a special
focus on resolving barriers to engagement in services, ensuring
linkage to appropriate community-based services to meet client
needs, and facilitating integration of care for those individuals
and families working with multiple service systems. The schedule
for this position is: Monday - Friday 11 am - 7 pm; 12 pm - 8 pm
shifts.Job ScopeProvide case management services in a
person/family-centered, strengths-based, recovery-orientated,
trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive manner.Conduct
comprehensive assessment of client's individual and family case
management needs.Plan and coordinate case management needs,
including referral and escort to medical, psychiatric, substance
use, crisis intervention, legal, housing, education/employment,
entitlement, social, and peer support services. Provide housing
support services, including assessing housing needs and
preferences; educating about housing options; navigating
housing-related benefits; completing housing applications (HRA
2010e); support with housing interviews; advocating for housing
placements; support with skills necessary to maintain housing; and
developing and sustaining relationships with housing providers.
Ensure coordination between behavioral health providers and other
internal and external providers serving each client.Maintain
engagement with individuals who are often disengaged from care,
have difficulty adhering to treatment recommendations or have a
history of homelessness or involvement in the criminal justice
system. Collaborate with all members of treatment and recovery team
to maximize integration of care across all systems and
programs.Facilitate group interventions such as, but not limited
to, life skills, vocational skillsDocument all interactions with
and on behalf of clients in case recordInterfacing with appropriate
agencies and systems (DSS, probation, courts, etc.) on behalf of
the client and assisting clients in meeting all mandates.Conducts
toxicology tests, as needed.Submit weekly schedules, ensure prior
approval for off-site activities, monitor and enhance effective
utilization of time.Attend and participate in staff/community
meeting where appropriate.Provide crisis intervention and group
work services and back up coverage, as needed.Assist with client
transportation needs to and from the site, including but not
limited to, driving the agency van on designated and approved
route. Exercise due diligence in the delivery of quality care in
line with agency Medicaid Compliance Plan and systems of
accountability.Insure communication through the compliance officer
and/or the supervisory structure of any violation of non-compliance
with the agency's Medicaid compliance plan and personnel policy and
procedure.Assists with other programming or grant needs as
requested by supervisor. Qualifications
At Outreach, we enjoy a strong work-life balance, excellent
benefits, and ongoing professional training. Our enthusiastic
employees love what they do and the positive impact they make every
day. Outreach embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which
individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected.
Outreach seeks a diverse pool of candidates and will offer a
competitive salary. Adding to our outstanding benefits, some
members of Outreach's clinical and professional staff may be
eligible for student loan forgiveness and repayment plans for
persons working in public service, education, and health care,
including the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Program, Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan, or the New York State
Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program. Outreach's
NYC outpatient programs are also approved for the National Health
Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment program,
for eligible clinicians. Our employees are the reason Outreach
ranks among the most respected health and human services providers
in New York City and Long Island. In fact, we have been named one
of the "Best Companies to Work for in New York" a total of nine
times since 2010. Communities throughout Queens, Brooklyn, and Long
Island turn to Outreach for a vast array of treatment and training
needs. We customize our services to increase our access to a wide
range of individuals and groups including Families, Justice System,
Aspiring Professionals,
Compensation details: 22-25 Hourly Wage
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