Skills Coach/Technician - Case Manager

Duties/Responsibilities

• Document patient progress notes.
• Review and update patient intake information (demographics) for accuracy.
• Cookier and services with Case Manager as determined by care coordination plan.
• Instruct patients in appropriate homemaker services including cleanliness of home, personal hygiene, budgeting and other activities of daily living.
• Advocate, teach, demonstrate, monitor, and model appropriate housekeeping skills.
• Advise families in private home in dealing with problems such as cleanliness, and household utilities.
• Participate in evaluating the needs of individuals served, and confer with Case Manager to plan for continuing additional services.
• Transport patients to and from appointments in surrounding counties while abiding by speed limits and road signs.
• Perform simple vehicle maintenance, such as fueling gas tank, cleaning exterior & interior, taking vehicle for oil changes.
• Ensure patients follow bus procedures when traveling with them on a bus including being safely seated and using seat belts.
• Build natural support systems and promote greater patient independence.
• Aid patients to learn and develop new skills to improve functioning and independence.
• Ensure patients are linked with other needed healthcare providers.
• Ensure patients are addressing the goals that are important to them and/or their referral source.
• Participate in medical appointments with the organization’s medical staff.
• Ensure patients are making progress and are discharged at an appropriate amount of time.
• Transport patients as needed and appropriate to their care.
• Complete all clinical documentation accurately, using exact start and stop times, and submit timely.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s Degree or sixty (60) undergraduate credit hours, or High School Diploma or GED accepted with a minimum of four (4) years of prior experience.
• Experience: Prefer two (2) years in a mental health setting.
• Certificate or Professional License: CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) - Certification must be obtained after hire and prior to providing direct patient care. This certification must be maintained and kept current through employment. BLS (Basic Life Support) and First Aid - Certification must be obtained after hire and prior to providing direct patient care. This certification must be maintained and kept current through employment.
• Valid driver’s license and active auto insurance coverage.
• Satisfactory results from criminal and driving record background checks.
• Must be a minimum 21 years of age. Must be a minimum 25 years of age to operate a Bowen vehicle.