Case Manager

About the role

MHA promotes mental health and total wellness for individuals facing challenges associated with mental illness and addiction recovery. We increase community awareness while enhancing mental well-being through advocacy, education, prevention, treatment, and services.

Responsibilities

• Joining the staff of supportive and team-oriented individuals
• Able to work a flexible schedule, including evening, weekend and holiday hours
• Valid Driver’s License
• Establish and maintain ongoing therapeutic relationship and case manage up to 20 mixed risk level consumers
• Provide intensive community-based services to maximize consumer’s access to services and ability to function adequately and integrate into the community
• Coordinate and integrate services from multiple providers until the consumer is discharged from the ICMS services
• Monitor service delivery to meet consumer’s changing needs and advocate as necessary
• Identify consumer resource gaps and problems of service delivery; provide direct service support to the consumer’s natural support system
• Record keeping as required by funding sources, and/or accreditation agencies
• Meet all expected productivity levels, in regards to direct service provision to consumers

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a behavioral health field from an accredited institution and one (1) year of relevant, post degree experience; or an Associate’s degree in a direct care field (e.g. psychosocial rehabilitation or psychiatric nursing) from an accredited institution and two (2) years of relevant post degree experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree
• Four (4) years of relevant work experience with individuals who are or have been primary consumers of mental health services
• A genuine desire for in vivo provision of ICMS and comfort in moving about in the communities of ICMS consumers

Qualifications

• Must meet all expected productivity levels, in regards to direct service provision to consumers

Skills

• Flexible scheduling ability
• Valid Driver’s License
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Joining the staff of supportive and team-oriented individuals
• MHA is an approved site for the New Jersey Behavioral Healthcare Provider Loan Redemption Program
• Excellent benefits package available
• Retention Incentive provided after completion of 6-month anniversary
• Fully paid medical coverage for eligible staff
• Generous 401(k) match
• Plentiful Paid Holidays, Vacation, Personal and Sick time

Pay

Annual Base Range: $45,650 - $47,300

Schedule

Flexible schedule, including evening, weekend and holiday hours

Contact

Reports to: Program Director or Program Coordinator, Integrated Case Management Services

EEO/AA

MHAEM is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is MHAEM's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.