Behavioral Health Case Manager at DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY SERVICES OF NEW ORLEANS – Terrytown, Louisiana

pThis person assesses patients and works with counselors and other care providers to design treatment plans, set up referrals and choose the most suitable resources for a patient’s specific mental health needs. The case manager will be responsible for follow up and documenting progress on each patient. The case manager will also develop and provide behavioral health education to individuals, groups and the surrounding communities and conducts limited community assessments./pp New Roman",serif;' /pp New Roman",serif;'stronguDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES/u/strong/pp New Roman",serif;'br/pollispan an active caseload providing interventions to patients as needed and within area of expertise and limits of credentials; /span/lilispan and provides to the team the detailed information regarding progress to locate resources for patients. /span/liliAssists in development, implementation and revision of individual treatment plans; assures that services provided are specified in the Treatment Plan and monitors progress toward treatment goals when necessary./liliServes as a liaison between the patient and the behavioral health/medical provider./liliReceives documentation from providers and follows up with patients to assist in linking patients to resources. /liliSets up and attends meetings with providers and patients as needed./liliInforms all parties involved on the processes that are being used to treat and/or link patients to services./liliMaintain patient confidentiality in treatment plans and reporting as appropriate. Understands and abides by HIPAA guidelines./lilispan and cooperates with community systems to facilitate linkage, referral, crisis management, advocacy, and follow up with the focus on attaining treatment goals./span/lilispan New Roman";font-size:12.0pt;color:black;'Communicates with patients regularly, via phone or in person to monitor their well-being, address their questions or concerns, and connect them with resources./span/lilispan patient records in accordance with applicable standards and regulations, grant requirements, etc. EHS./span/lilispan a high level of ethical conduct regarding confidentiality, dual-relationships, and professional stature./span/lilispan in continuing education activities, remaining knowledgeable in areas of expertise;/span/lilispan case consultation with psychiatrist/medical psychologist./span/lilispan meetings as appropriate and meet regularly with supervisor to exchange pertinent information and receive supervision./span/lilispan as crisis and intake counselor and for calls from the Call Center. /span/lilispan Specialists or Clinic staff when necessary with clinical intervention warm handoffs, brief counseling, and referrals for treatment./span/lilispan other duties as assigned./span/li/olp New Roman",serif;line-height:150%;'stronguspan New Roman",serif;line-height:150%;'stronguMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/u/strong/pul New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;'Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Substance Abuse, or Counseling/lili New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;'Knowledge and skills in community based behavioral health care and case management preferred/lili New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;'Good interpersonal and communication skills/lili New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;'Reliable Transportation work would entail traveling to 10 clinic locations and in-scope schools and traveling to social service agencies in the community/lili New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;'Flexible scheduling required/lili New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;'span of holistic health care/span/lili New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;'span welcomes diversity/span/lili New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;'span in facilitation of groups, adult learning/span/lili New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;'span Communication skills/span/li/ulp New Roman",serif;line-height:150%;' /pp New Roman",serif;line-height:150%;'stronguPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/u/strong/pul disc;margin-left:-0.25in;"lispan English/Spanish desirable/span/lilispan Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling with a LMSW or PLPC/span/lilispan New Roman",serif;'3 years work experience in behavioral/mental health services with children, adolescents or youth. /span/li/ulpbr/p