CHILD AND FAMILY CASE MANAGER | CADILLAC
Employees in this clinical position are responsible for ensuring continuity of services, with a primary responsibility for assuring that the five case management functions are carried out: assessment, planning, linking, monitoring and advocacy. The Child and Family Specialist is an advocate and service broker for the consumer and is a resource to the treatment staff. The Child and Family Specialist reports to the Child and Family Operations Manager as assigned. This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Coordinate Person-Centered Planning. In doing so, attends to the total spectrum of the individual's needs, including but not necessarily limited to, housing, family relationship, social activities, education, finance, employment, health, recreation, mobility, protective services and records.
- Collaborate with consumers (and staff) assessing their needs, develop treatment goals, objectives, methodologies, timelines, and evaluate progress toward goals.
- Locate, obtain, and coordinate services outside and inside the CMH system as indicated by the individual treatment plan.
- Provide supportive services to the consumer and his/her family.
- Provide crisis intervention services when appropriate.
- Intervenes when necessary to assure implementation of the plan
- Request, when necessary, review of the individual program plan by the individual's interdisciplinary team.
- Facilitate interdisciplinary team evaluation and review for assigned consumers, as indicated.
- Conduct orientation and annual psychosocial assessment of individual consumer needs.
- Evaluate, facilitates and monitors services and consumers progress in relationship to established goals and objectives and document as appropriate.
- Establish and maintain an effective liaison between NLCMHA and outside providers.
- Participates in Quality Assurance case review procedures, including consumer satisfaction.
- Maintain current knowledge of mental health symptomatology, intervention and treatment strategies.
- Monitor treatment plan follow-up, services to consumer and over-all conditions. Works with the providers to make necessary improvements. Follow-up problem areas as appropriate.
- Facilitate consumer’s benefits (e.g. SSI, Medicaid, SSB, Medicare).
- Review and coordinate with team and provider on decision involving hospitalization, respite and/or transfers/level of care changes. Implements plan of action.
- May deliver medications to consumers as requested.
- May observe setup of consumer's medications.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from a university with an accredited Social Work program or a Degree in Nursing.
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology or Counseling.
- Meets Child Mental Health Professional and Qualified Intellectual Developmental Disability Professional (QIDP) eligibility criteria.
- Must have licensure with the State of Michigan as:
- Licensed Bachelor's Social Worker (LBSW)
- Limited Licensed Bachelor's Social Worker (LLBSW)
- Licensed Master Professional in a related Mental Health discipline
- Licensed RN
- Must maintain Michigan licensure
- Ability to be credentialed by NLCMHA to provide services in this professional discipline.
PAY: $58,399 - $66,899
BENEFITS:
- Medical Insurance (4 options)
- Dental Insurance (2 options)
- Vision Insurance (2 options)
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare and dependent care flex spending account
- MERS Retirement Plan (with Employer matching up to 5%)
- Paid Time Off (18 days in 1st year)
- Holidays (13 days)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- This position may require irregular hours.
- This position may require travel by personal vehicle if an agency vehicle is not available.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Occasionally: Lifting up to 25 lbs. with or without assistance, Stretching/Reaching, Exposure to blood borne pathogens and infectious disease, Exposure to hazardous material, and Stooping (bend at waist)
- Frequently: Hand/finger dexterity, Talking in person, Talking on the telephone, Hearing in person, Hearing on the telephone, Vision for close work
NLCMHA EEO Statement
Northern Lakes CMH Authority is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Northern Lakes CMH Authority will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or based on sincerely held religious beliefs, in accordance with applicable laws. Hiring decisions are based exclusively on merit, qualifications and business needs.
