Case Manager-SO532504

Rate: $30.75 USD per hour

Description

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or associate degree

• Experience: Bachelor's degree plus two years’ experience providing direct services to individuals with mental disabilities or other relevant human service experience, or bachelor's degree that required a one-year practicum working directly with individuals with mental disabilities (e.g., BSW) and one year experience, or Associates degree plus 3 years above experience.

• Certifications/Licenses: N/a

• Work Eligibility: Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

• Work Location Requirement: Onsite/ Field work

• Location: Staten Island NY 10312

Compensation: $30.75 hourly

What we Offer

We provide competitive benefits, including:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical (HSA), Dental and Vision plans

• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

• Generous Paid Time Off: Vacation, Personal, Sick, Mental Health Days and 12 paid holidays

• Employee Wellness Programs: Employee Assistance Program and mental health resources

• Learning & Development Opportunities: Educational Leave and Tuition Assistance, Training and Career Development Tracks

• Additional Perks: Commuter Benefits, recognition programs, discount programs, flexible spending plans, voluntary benefits including pet insurance, identity theft insurance, legal plans, and voluntary ancillary benefits.

About the Role

• Travels to/visits consumers' residences to provide supportive services on a schedule established by the program. Help the consumer to modify attitudes and patterns of behavior by increasing understanding of self and others. Counsels’ consumers individually or in small groups regarding plans for meeting service needs and aids the consumers to mobilize inner capabilities and environmental resources to attain

• Secures information, such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to the individual's situation, and evaluates these and the individual's capabilities. Based on this information, completes and maintains consumer treatment plans to include quarterly service-plan reviews, assessments, medical records, and changes in treatment and/or medications either manually or using a computer. Maintains a case-record for each resident/consumer and completes required forms. Continually documents consumer treatment progress. Reviews service plans and perform follow-up to determine quantity and quality service provided. Accesses and records individual and community resource information and treatment plans manually or using a

• Maintains up-to-date, accurate individual case records on each assigned consumer and develops measurable and objective service plans that maximize consumer rehabilitative abilities in accordance with regulatory guidelines. Ensures that plans include consideration of the consumer's cultural and ethnic background, customs, needs, beliefs and primary language.

• Provides supportive counseling in 1 :1 or group formats that assist the consumer to modify attitudes and behaviors as needed.

• Obtains and develops resource information for consumers in all aspects of their care; disseminates this information to consumers in a manner that is clear and understandable.

• Uses cognitive-behavioral techniques (e.g. role-plays, skills training, plans of action) to assist the consumer in meeting service plan

• Facilitates individualized services to the consumer that meet the diverse needs of the consumer and focus on-the discharge-planning

• Explains the types of clinical services, recreational activities, and ICL programs available to consumers; instructs the consumer in daily living skills, socialization skill enhancement and conflict resolution.

• Performs crisis assessment and nonverbal and verbal crisis intervention.

• Refers consumers to community resources and other organizations. Accompany consumers on regularly scheduled or emergency visits to medical treatment facilities, social agencies, government offices, or other locations associated with the treatment or assistance of the consumer.

• May have on-call responsibilities

• Immediately reports serious incidents, serious incident allegations, incidents, or sensitive situations to supervisors. Completes incident reports in accordance with ICL policy. Accounts for consumers and files missing person reports on consumers not accounted for in accordance with ICL policy and procedure.

• Plans, escorts, and/or arrange social or recreational activities for and with consumers.

• Performs regular inspections of the consumer's residence to ensure the safety of the consumers, accountability of ICL property, and cleanliness of consumer's residence.

• Reviews the staff communications log and makes entries concerning essential elements of information designated by program management.

• Executes emergency plans as outlined in the policy and procedure manual. Administers CPR or first aid to staff or consumers who are injured.

• Assists in the orientation of new personnel when requested.

• Complies with attendance and timekeeping rules and reports reliably and regularly to work on an on-going basis.

• Attends regularly scheduled clinical meetings, staff meetings and supervision as well as in-service training and development

• Complies with agency infection control policies.

• Advocates on behalf of consumer with outside service providers and within ICL

• Assists resident/consumer in finding and getting into vocational training or other training opportunities and work with other team members (Substance Abuse Specialist, Nurse) in addressing the needs of consumers.

• Other job-related duties that may be assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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