Case Manager

Granite Case Management is a social service agency that provides a person centered comprehensive case management to seniors and adult disabled individuals through an assessment of the client’s needs resulting in the creation of care and service plans which are monitored and implemented. Case management is an ongoing collaborative approach to coordinating and integrating healthcare services with a client centered approach.

Our goal is to help those individuals live better lives by empowering and offering increased choices and opportunities while honoring their personal goals, aspirations, their culture, religion, gender and sexual orientation to live a self-directed life that is most meaningful to them.

Responsibilities

• Case Managers perform initial assessments on each new client and complete an initial Individual Care Plan (ICP) with the client to address the client’s needs, deficits, strengths, and goals.
• Executes linkages identified on the service plan and monitors progress of service delivery.
• The Case Manager monitors the client’s progress face to face on a monthly basis, preferably on the client’s natural environment. The Case Manager writes service activity notes to document progress and/or lack of progress on their goals and objectives.
• Ensures the medical record is up to date, accurate, and meets all documentation requirements in accordance with legislative rule and law.
• Advocates for clients. Receives complaints from the client, client’s family and community about quality of services and advocates for improved services in the interest of the client. Informs client’s family members and friends about educational programs in the community, provides information concerning inpatient care and the availability of resources specific to the age and population served.
• Participates in staff development and is responsible for knowledge concerning current information in the area of aging, mental illness and substance abuse and treatment and related behavioral problems specific to the age and population served.
• Maintains an awareness of proper safety procedures and guidelines and applies these in performing daily activities and tasks.
• Abides by principles of Granite Case Management compliance and a workplace of dignity and respect.
• Works cooperatively in a group/team setting.
• Shows respect to others.
• Takes guidance and direction from supervisors.
• Arrives/Reports to work on time and ready to work.
• Attend team meetings as scheduled.
• Performs related work as required or assigned.
• Communicate with case management team members, community professionals, and other service providers to ensure that services for clients are coordinated.
• Participate in clinical supervision, staff meetings, and meet regularly with program coordinator for individual supervision to meet supervision requirements.
• Comply with HIPAA and Data Privacy Practices.
• Positively represent agency, program and participant needs.
• This position will require the ability to work outside regular business hours on an occasional basis to meet client and program needs.

Requirements:

Associates Degree or higher with a major in counseling, social work, psychology, criminal justice, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field and/or a minimum of one year of full time or equivalent experience working with adults experiencing serious mental illness.

Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance