Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come! As a Care Manager you will be working with adults with mental illness and/or substance use disorders, children with serious emotional disturbance, members of the armed services and veterans. Our programs service adults, children, and families.
Your role will be essential to our success, and your efforts will influence our ability to provide treatment to our community. Competencies: Ability to provide Person Centered, Family-Centered, and Trauma-Informed Care; Understanding and commitment to supporting recovery and resiliency; Ability to assess and interpret information related to population; Knowledge of the symptoms of the disability/disorder and ability to recognize exacerbation of symptoms; General understanding of treatment needs; Knowledge of available treatment resources and appropriate use; Population-specific communication skills; Understanding of Care Coordination; General knowledge of housing subsidies and management of the subsidies.
Responsibilities:
- Provides community-based services to consumers and consumer’s family in the community;
- Facilitates service linkage in the mental health and non-mental health, health system; coordinating and integrating services from multiple providers;
- Assists and supports individuals in developing skills to gain access to needed medical, behavioral health, housing, employment, social, educational and other services essential to meeting basic needs;
- Provides training and/or direct service support to individuals in the use of basic community resources such as transportation and financial resources;
- Provides necessary support to ensure that individuals needs and goals are addressed, including aggressive advocacy, escort to appointment, daily living skill remediation and money management;
- Provides accurate and timely documentation of services in the electronic health record;
- Provides 24 hours/7 days per week on call crises intervention, including in person response on a rotating basis, including evenings and weekends;
- Works collaboratively with the Clinical Team;
- Driving and travel throughout the County required
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision plan
- Retirement plan
- Flexible spending plans
- EXCELLENT time benefits for qualified positions!
- Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
- Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- 1 year experience working in a behavioral health setting preferred;
- Valid Driver’s License Programs funded through SAMHSA must follow federal guidelines for a drug free workplace. All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.