Case Manager

Description

Case Manager - Full Time

Pay Range: $20.00 p/hr., $2,000 Sign on Bonus

Location:
West Warwick, RI

Since 1852, Elwyn has helped people with autism, intellectual, developmental, and behavioral challenges lead meaningful lives. As an internationally recognized nonprofit human services organization, we have always been on the forefront of innovation.

Please join us to make a difference in the life quality of children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and related behavioral health challenges - and feel the resulting pride that will enrich your own life.

Providing an excellent benefits package is another way we know that Elwyn is truly a special place to work. We invest in your future while you help care for ours:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Join the Elwyn Team - As the Case Manager, you are a member of a multidisciplinary team, utilizing your skill and experience to assess, plan, develop, coordinate, and provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS) clients under the clinical supervision of the team leader, assistant team leader, and other mental health professionals. A team member equally shares the responsibility to perform various activities and interventions that support (ACCS) clients in the community.

Westwick house is a Program offering low-cost housing and support for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in the Kent County area. It centers on recovery and resiliency with an emphasis on rehabilitation and person-centered care to manage behavior health needs, improve activities of daily living, and increase independence in order to transfer to a lower level of care.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Integrates the Prism Model for effective treatment of serious and persistent mental illness into everyday practice and intervention.
• Provides person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed care.
• Ensures that clients receive effective, understandable, and respectful care that is provided in a manner compatible with client's cultural beliefs and practices and preferred language.
• Along with the team, on an ongoing basis, reviews the required outcomes to evaluate community tenure and independence.
• Provides service coordination (case management) for an assigned group of clients, including coordination and monitoring of activities, assumes responsibility for, implementing, evaluating, and revising the overall Community Service Plan in collaboration with the client and team; symptom management, works with the clinical team, ensuring immediate changes are made in the Community Service Plan as clients' needs change; educate and support clients' families, and advocate for clients' rights and preferences.
• Practices a Housing First approach.
• Utilizes evidence-based assessment tools that support matching a client's needs to their services.
• In partnership with the client and team develops the Community Service Plan.
• Provides de-escalation techniques to aid the client(s) in managing a crisis, providing intervention to decrease risk, manage symptoms, and maintain safety.
• Participates in the Daily Organizational Meeting.
• Documents client progress, activities, and outreaches in the Electronic Health Record.
• Practices engagement skills across the adult lifespan.
• Support: provides practical help and support, advocacy, coordination, problem-solving, training, and supervision to help clients obtain the necessities of daily living; assist clients in finding and maintaining safe housing, coaches clients to learn and carry out ADLs, assist and support clients to perform household activities, including house cleaning and laundry, teach money-management skills, nutrition education, meal planning, grocery shopping, access transportation, help clients to have and efficiently use primary care, dentist, and other medical specialists, support clients with structuring their time (community resources, social and leisure activities, hobbies, etc.).
• Awareness of and offers a range of valuable community activities and linkages that support the client's Community Service Plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's in behavioral science is preferred, or 5+ years of field experience considered.
• 3+ related experience working with individuals with mental health conditions, preferred.
• Preference will be given to candidates that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of the geographic area.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE: Ongoing interaction with consumers and staff, potential exposure to communicable diseases, blood-borne pathogens, medicinal preparations and other common conditions in a healthcare environment, and interaction with consumers who may display…