Adult Case Manager

Job Duties

• Provides adult case management services.
• Provides education in skills training.
• Affords assistance to clients in personal financial administration.
• Offers appropriate therapeutic interventions and crisis interventions.
• Completes electronic medical record documentation as required.
• Plans, organizes, and provides a variety of group therapy experiences congruent with treatment plans.
• Initiates, monitors, and updates client treatment plans per department standards and in cooperation with treatment team.
• Connects clients to available community resources and acts as an advocate for clients.
• Collaborates with internal and external providers to coordinate care.
• Creates group materials, as needed.
• Attends staffing, clinical supervision, in-services, and staff meetings.

Competencies

• Treatment interventions for adults diagnosed with serious mental illness.
• Symptoms of psychiatric disorders.
• Locating, coordinating, and accessing appropriate services and entitlements for clients.
• Criteria for enrollment and appropriate regulations to assist clients in maintaining compliance with program guidelines.
• Activities of daily living.
• Formulation of treatment plans, ability to monitor progress, and ability to modify plans to meet client needs.
• Behavior disorders, parenting skills, treatment interventions, and crisis intervention.
• Assessment of the needs of seriously and persistently mentally ill adults.
• Documentation of interventions.
• Building and maintaining therapeutic rapport with assigned clients.
• Providing education in activities of daily living for clients.
• Affording assistance to clients in accessing entitlements, such as Medicaid, Social Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), food stamps, and other resources.
• Affording assistance to clients with medication compliance through self-administering psychotropic medications, or assisted administration.
• Advocating for client's needs.
• Group facilitation.
• Typing and basic computer usage.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related human services discipline is required.
• Previous related experience working in mental health or related discipline preferred.

Benefits

• 401(k) with 20% company matching.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance options.
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability.
• Employee discounts (YMCA).
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO).
• 11 paid holidays.
• Educational Reimbursement $200/month.
• Tuition Assistance Programs up to $5250.
• Company-wide employee recognition events.
• Free health and wellness screenings.

About the Role

Porter-Starke Services, Inc. is a Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) based in Valparaiso and serves northwest Indiana with additional offices in Portage, Knox, and LaPorte. Porter-Starke also operates Marram Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with offices in Gary, Hebron, Portage, and Valparaiso.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of OBHP (Other Behavioral Health Professional) educational requirements is required within 3 weeks of hire dates.