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We’re Looking for Case Managers!

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A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and greater New York Area.

Samaritan Daytop Village , serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities so our success depends on those we employ.

The Role

Case Manager I is an entry-level counseling/case management position. The Case Manager I provides case management/substance abuse counseling/advocacy services to an assigned caseload and participates as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team to facilitate the client recovery/rehabilitation process. These goals are accomplished by providing individual and group counseling, making appropriate interventions as needed and contributing to the healthy integrity of the therapeutic/program environment.

What You Will Do

Depending on site will perform some or all of the following:

• Provides case management/advocacy services to an assigned caseload.

• Participates in monitoring therapeutic environment to ensure that behavioral guidelines are followed, a therapeutic milieu is maintained and interpersonal relationships remain positive.

• Provides individual counseling and facilitation of caseload group meetings and other assigned groups.

• Provides psycho-education and counseling germane to chemical dependency and relapse prevention.

• Administers appropriate behavioral interventions as needed.

• Participates in assessment screenings to determine client needs/preferences; formulates and implements treatment, transition and discharge/continuing care planning collaboratively with individual clients.

• Facilitates re-socialization process of clients by serving as a role model. Provides role modeling regarding ethical and professional conduct.

• Assumes staff-on-duty assignments as requested, including observation of urine specimen collection.

• Assumes responsibility for medication management including the direct observation of clients during medication pass for adherence to their prescribed medication regime.

• Conducts facility/safety runs and room checks as assigned to visually assess clients for use of alcohol/ drugs or environment of care for unsafe conditions.

• Ensures maintenance of accurate, complete, timely and high-quality client records and reporting of client information that comply with external regulatory standards and agency policy and procedure.

• Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations.

• Adheres to all responsibilities and duties of a New York State mandated reporter.

• Works cooperatively with other staff as a member of the interdisciplinary team.

• Functions as a liaison/advocate to clients’ families and/or other agencies as needed.

• Provides outreach/education/prevention services to the local community, schools, groups, and agencies as necessary and as approved by management staff.

• Provides crisis intervention/management, generating referrals to agency or external mental health providers or other service providers, as indicated.

• Performs other duties as requested.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Completion of 350 CASAC clock hours completed preferred.

• One year of prior Case Manager experience in a Human Services setting.

• Strong individual and group counseling skills.

• Working knowledge of substance abuse treatment modalities and client self-help/support modalities.

• Strong writing skills, competencies in writing goal based/person centered treatment plans and progress notes.

• Ability to participate in CPR and First Aid training.

• Good organizational skills

• Able to read, write, speak and understand English

• At some sites, bilingual in Spanish is preferred

• Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with clients, staff and outside contacts

• Proficiency with Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)

• Willing to travel in the community.

  Who You Will Be

• Associates Degree Energetic and flexible self-starter with highly developed skills to respond to changing priorities.

• A team player.

• Ability to multi-task and work towards tight deadlines.