The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Case Manager serves as a member of a community-based mental health team that provides services for individuals experiencing serious mental illness. The mission of ACT is to help people become independent and integrate into the community as they experience recovery through a team-based service model.
Requirements
- Provides community-based case management services, primary, and behavioral health integrated services
- Responds to the needs, desires, and interests of Individuals utilizing formal and informal assessment practices
- Provides weekly community-based interventions to individuals
- Provide transportation assistance to individuals served.
- Facilitates weekly groups for individuals served
- Completes all required documentation completely, accurately, and in accordance with CNS policy
- Develops and implements Person Centered Plans for Individuals consistent with guidelines established by OCHN, DWIHN, and other funding and accrediting entities.
- Completes After hours hospital pre-screening assessments
- Matches prevention, intervention, and resolution techniques to the particular circumstances of each Individual
- Identifies and uses effective advocacy strategies to address and overcome diverse challenges facing Individual (e.g. human rights, legal administrative and financial).
- Gathers and interprets information about substance use, dependence or other addictive behaviors and develops treatment plans based on stage of change for identified problems and needs implementing stage wise interventions
- Uses motivational interviewing strategies to engage and service Individuals
- Utilizes a Trauma-Informed approach to deliver services
- Establishes collaborative relationship with Individuals
- Identifies and utilizes the resources and support necessary to assist Individuals in reaching goals relative to career and educational pursuits.
- Matches specific supports and interventions to the unique needs of individual Individuals and recognize the importance of friends, family, and community relationship.
- Enhances the ability of the Individuals to lead a self-determined life by providing the support and information necessary to build self-esteem and assertiveness, to make decisions, and improve their quality of life
- Assists Individuals in identifying and gaining access to formal and informal supports available in their community.
- Assists in the coordination of medication for Individuals
- Coordinates and collaborates with primary and specialty care physicians, community health agencies, and other health care providers
- Provides education about and monitoring for adverse reactions to medications
- Maintain knowledge and compliance with established policies and procedures, HIPAA standards, and other regulatory programs.
- Ensure that the CNS Healthcare standards of customer service are applied to interactions with individuals served, guests, and staff.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical insurance options
- Employer-paid benefits including dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance
- Retirement program with generous company default contribution and match
- Generous PTO program starting at 23 days annually
- 16 paid holidays, including 3 floating holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Student loan forgiveness eligibility, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), HRSA, and more
