Behavioral Health Case Manager (CPST)

•  Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment or Case Management provides individualized supports or care coordination of healthcare, behavioral healthcare, and non-healthcare activities.

Position Description:

1. Advocate for clients in school, home, and community environments.
2. Support recovery, health, and wellbeing of clients served.
3. Assist clients with enhancing their quality of life and assist clients in reducing symptoms and building resilience.
4. Coordinating treatment planning.
5. Providing training and facilitating linkages for the client in the use of basic community resources.
6. Monitoring overall service delivery.
7. Obtaining any services necessary for meeting basic human needs.
8. Provide coordination and assistance in crisis intervention and crisis stabilization.
9. Coordinate and participate in the development of an individualized service plan that includes services and assistance necessary to achieve specific objectives.
10. Assist clients in achieving their objectives and maximizing their interdependence and productivity through support and training in the use of personal and community resources.
11. Review and monitor services and activities and note progress.
12. Write and submit Medicaid complaint progress notes in a timely manner, preferably within 24 hours.
13. Reassess needs and expressed preferences as required by the ISP standards.
14. Assist clients in increasing social support networks of relatives, friends, other community persons, or volunteer organizations that can alleviate life stresses.
15. Assist clients with completing daily life activities.
16. Help client understand their mental health disorder and symptoms and assist them in using the best practices to manage those symptoms.

Position Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a social service field such as sociology, psychology, social work, or counseling.

Must be 21 years or older.

Have at least one to two years of experience in social services.

Be able to communicate in a manner that demonstrates being trauma informed.

Feel comfortable interfacing with professionals from the juvenile justice system, developmental disabilities, child protective services, other mental health professionals, and school officials.

Possess a working knowledge of community resources.

Be culturally competent as it concerns the clients served and their surrounding community.

Ability to lift 25-50lbs.

Ability to walk up and down stairs freely.

Ability to walk some short or long distances.