Apalachee Center, Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties).
Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more.
Overview:
The purpose of Community Action Team (CAT) case management services is to assist youth and their families in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services. The primary goal of case management is to optimize the functioning of recipients who have complex needs by coordinating the provision of quality treatment and support services in the most efficient and effective manner. Services and service frequency should accurately reflect the individual needs, goals, and abilities of each recipient.
ESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assessments: Complete comprehensive assessment of individual youth strengths and needs. Include review of family factors important to successful youth functioning. Contacts others (family and other providers, with appropriate consent) to provide information for the assessment as appropriate. Updates required assessments in accordance with Client Record Handbook guidelines. Finalizes all documents in Avatar and turn in all assessment within 48 hours.
Home Visits: Conducts home visits prior to completion of the intake assessment process to evaluate the safety and well being of the client in the setting the client resides in unless staffed with supervisor and written justification is provided in the record as to why the home visit could not be made. Utilizes laptop as appropriate. Meets at least 85% compliance with home visit requirements on Clinical Reviews conducted during rating period.
Client Service Plans: Develops individualized service plans that include measurable goals and objectives in partnership with the youth and their families. Complete service plans and reviews that address both youth and family factors. Assist with the implementation of the service plan with emphasis on helping family members achieve autonomy in meeting youth and family needs. Updates service plans at least every 3 months or at any time significant changes occur in the client’s condition, situation, or circumstances (e.g., hospitalizations, achievement of goals, etc).
Case Management: Assist families with establishing a natural support system that provides ongoing support during and post program participation. Collaboration across providers and natural support systems, and advocate and assist the youth and his/her family to build meaningful partnership and address their needs, in order to help them to function better at home, in school and in the community. Assists clients in gaining access to needed financial, transportation, employment, medical, social, education, and other services. Works with the client and the client’s natural support system to develop and implement the client’s service plan. Follows-up on the client’s services to determine the status of the client’s services and the effectiveness of the service plan towards enhancing the client’s inclusion in the community.
Progress Notes: Documents all services provided in the client record in accordance with Client Record Handbook Guidelines. Documentation must be finalized in Avatar within 48 hours from the time the service was rendered. Progress notes must be detailed and clearly reflect how the case manager’s efforts are linked to the services and goals in the client’s service plan and the client’s progress or lack of progress relative to the service plan.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, with occasional on-call responsibilities.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with a major in counseling, social work, psychology, criminal justice, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, health science, or a related human services field.
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One year full time or equivalent experience working with children experiencing serious mental illness.
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Other Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with three years full-time or equivalent experience working with children experiencing serious mental illness.
Licensure or Certification:
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Current valid driver’s license.
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Maintain Apalachee Designated Auto Driver status.
