Case Manager

Job Details

Job Location

Caguas - Gautier Benitez Ave - Caguas, PR

Salary Range

$12.05 - $12.05 Hourly

Description

Position Summary:

Responsible for ensuring that clients receive the individual range of medical care and other comprehensive services necessary to optimize each client's substance use, mental health, and health outcomes.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform initial interview and assess the needs of the participant and establish a service plan.

• Identify and evaluate all areas of support that the participant needs, physical, medical, social, psychological, environment and economic resources.

• Implement, monitor and follow up on the service plan.

• Prepare case management interviews, file reports of all kinds

• Visit all penal institutions.

• Offer educational talks inside and outside penal institutions.

• Plan and implement activities for the development of life skills.

• Participate in the participant evaluation process

• Document interventions in the service file.

• Coordinate the location of participants if necessary.

• Provide therapy services

• Works at educational fairs and outreaches

• Performs every task at the end of your job.

• Maintain and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the Behavioral Healthcare Home model and treatment principles.

• Participates as member of the treatment team by implementing the therapeutic community concepts.

• Serves as part of the case management team.

• Participates in agency Case Management activities and completes case management tasks as indicated.

• Conduct case management assessments, develop client case management plan with input of client, and incorporate this plan into the clients master treatment plan.

• Facilitates the case management plan, providing transportation to and from appointments, accompanying clients on appointments; obtaining outcomes of appointment by arranging for the procurement of medical and other records/documents, obtaining prescriptions and lab work and other tasks.

• Evaluate clients level of life skills and functioning and provide training/education in areas of need.

• Participates in discharge planning assisting each client in

• securing stable, safe post-discharge housing;

• securing a stable source of income, including assisting each client in securing employment or public entitlements;

• Identifying and developing a workable plan to ensure that the clients medical, child care, legal and other areas of need are met after discharge.

• Assist clients in planning finances securing and understanding bank accounts and other financially-related areas.

• Maintains accurate documentation of client case management activities.

• Along with primary therapist, assure implementation of behavioral management strategies.

• Attend and participated in training activities, staff meetings, and supervisory sessions.

• Other assignments requested by Supervisor.

• Pursuant to Executive Order 2021-075 you must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and pursuant to Order 2021-082 evidence of vaccine booster; or instead medical or religious exemption that meets the requirements set forth in the executive order, as well as negative PCR test or antigens every 7 days.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelors Degree in a social service field, preferred. Ability to understand substance abuse/mental health treatment concepts, Ability to understand and address needs of clients with Co-occurring Disorders. Familiarity with the communitys health and other resources.

Experience and Competencies:

• Positive Mental Attitude.

• Basic computer literacy including data entry.

• Valid VI driver license.