Case Manager - Adult Mental Health; FAST​/AOT

Job Description

Davis Behavioral Health (DBH) is seeking a full-time Case Manager to join the FAST Assertive Community Treatment program. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Case Manager is a bachelor's-level mental health professional who provides targeted case management, behavior management, skills development, and personal services. The case manager assists clients in effectively utilizing available community resources and may be provided in various settings.

This position offers hope, guidance, and skills toward obtaining and maintaining independence in community living.

The FAST/AOT Case Manager must be able to complete the following essential job functions:

• Complete clinical documentation of all services within agency guidelines.
• Complete DLAs (or other agency-identified case management needs assessments) at the required frequency to create individualized goals and objectives.
• Coordinate with the client's treatment team and community agencies as needed to provide effective care.
• Be knowledgeable about the crisis system and know when to activate it.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings and regularly scheduled supervision.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed and assigned.

The FAST/AOT Case Manager is expected to uphold the core social work values of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. This includes maintaining client confidentiality, practicing within one's scope of competence, engaging in ongoing professional development, and advocating for the rights and needs of vulnerable individuals involved in the civil commitment process.

In addition to the essential job functions outlined above, the following responsibilities are assigned to your specific position.

• Understand and implement the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model of care in diverse community settings.
• Build and maintain therapeutic rapport with clients, respecting their self-determination while promoting engagement in treatment.
• Provide ongoing assessment of client wellness including physical, physiological and emotional needs and link clients with care for identified needs.
• Provide skill building support in individual and group settings to increase client independence.
• Conduct outreach and engagement with clients who are treatment resistant or who are experiencing an increase in symptoms or decrease in wellness.
• Attend weekly FAST team meeting
• Attend monthly 1:1 supervision as scheduled at orientation.
• Attend at least monthly staff meetings as scheduled.
• Demonstrate proficiency in use of company communication means including email, TEAMS and group text.
• Meet monthly and annual productivity standards
• Ability to work with clients regardless of the clients age, sex or gender identity.
• Any other duties and responsibilities and needed and assigned.

All new employees at DBH have a 6-month introductory period to assess whether they can perform the essential functions of the job at the expected level, within the specified time frames, and are a good fit for the job.

This position is classified as full-time, non-exempt, with a 40-hour per week schedule.

Work schedules at DBH are established to meet the needs of our clients and the agency. Program Supervisors, with the approval of Program Directors, determine the specific schedules for their assigned departments and have the authority to ask employees to work a different shift and/or in a different location on a short-term or permanent basis to meet the departments' needs.

The proposed schedule for this position is Monday through Friday during regular business hours. This position does require flexibility to meet client and program needs, including attending commitment hearings, staff meeting, and other tasks related to completing essential job functions.

The office for the FAST/AOT Case Manager office is located on the DBH Layton Campus is located at 2250 North Robins Dr., Layton, UT 84041. Work locations include but are not limited to clients' homes, clients family member homes, hospital…