Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide case management and care coordination services for clients/patients/residents in the facility.

• Responsible for coordinating continuum of care activities for assigned clients and ensuring optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements.

• Responsible for psychosocial assessment and for conducting individual, family and group sessions.

• Conduct various duties related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities, as needed.

• Provide quality care through developing, implementing, managing and evaluating client/patient care plans.

• Collect, correlate and provide clinical data to the treatment team.

• Convey medical criteria and clinical information between the insurance provider and treatment team as warranted.

• May also correlate clinical data for business office as required.

• Coordinate in a timely manner, issues or activities relevant to the treatment team.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's degree in social work, Counseling or related human service field required. MSW preferred.

• One or more years’ experience working in a behavioral health setting preferred.

• Previous experience with the patient population served by the facility preferred.

• Previous experience in case management and/or utilization review preferred.