Case Management_

About the role

REM Community Services, a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived. At Sevita, we believe that everyone deserves to live well. For more than 50 years, our team members have provided home and community-based health care for adults, children, and their families across the United States. Our extraordinary team offers innovative, quality services and support that lead to growth and new opportunities for the people we serve and for our employees.

Responsibilities

Social Workers are responsible for the evaluation and treatment of clients admitted for treatment.

• Evaluation including gathering data from client records, interviews, observation and dialogue with other team members
• Development and implementation of a treatment plan according to physician orders which includes establishing client goals, continuous re-evaluation of progress and appropriate modification of the plan
• Timely preparation of written documentation of client progress including initial evaluations, progress reports, discharge summaries and other requested reports
• One to one counseling with client/and or family members in their home or other appropriate setting
• Increases awareness of client and caregivers about brain injury to better facilitate adjustment and understanding of the process of recovery
• Attends team conferences and reports on client’s progress and current status in therapy as well as collaboratively assisting the team in identifying realistic goals
• Completes and turns in billing information in a timely manner
• Communicates effectively with internal case manager
• Performs other related duties and activities as required

Requirements

Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work

Membership: Membership in NASW and related clinical experience in a rehabilitation setting with focus on traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: In MI, certified by the State of Michigan as a social worker; Valid Michigan Driver’s license for employees in state of Michigan

Other Skills and Abilities: Motor vehicle in operating condition; Ability to operate a motor vehicle; Able to travel distances exceeding 45 minutes

Other Requirements: Travel as needed

Physical Requirements: Medium Work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.