Mental Health Case Manager

Calumet County is looking to hire a Behavioral Health Case Manager to join their Behavioral Health interdisciplinary team of professionals! If you have experience working with individuals with substance abuse, this position is for you!

This position allows for great flexibility in scheduling, opportunities to work with diverse clientele, no client quotas and a fun working atmosphere! Our main office is located in Chilton, but we also have a satellite location in Appleton. Calumet County is known for our excellent benefit package and competitive compensation scale.
This position is eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF), paid on-going training via the UWGB - Behavioral Health Partnership and work-related travel reimbursement. Limited remote work may be available at times when approved by Supervisor. This position must be willing to be trained in completing Intoxicated Driver Assessments.

Under the general direction of the Behavioral Health Division Manager and Supervisor, provides psycho-social, risk-based assessments, symptom management and education, social recreational activities and case management services to persons with mental illness. Performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Completes a psycho-social, risk-based client needs assessment on referred clients which includes assessing symptomatology and functioning in the areas of vocation, education, social skills, self care, activities of daily living and relationships.

Functions as a member of the Community Support Program (CSP) Team in formulating diagnostic impressions and developing a treatment plan for clients, including establishment of treatment goals, objectives, implementation and monitoring.

Administers the Children's Long Term Support (CLTS) Functional Screen and the Adult Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (MH-AODA) Screen on clients to determine eligibility for both the Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) and CSP Programs.

Provides symptom management and education, assessment of medication side-effects and observes clients taking of single dose medications.

Provides case management services to clients and their families.

Provides crisis intervention, assessment and crisis management services for high-risk mentally ill clients.

Consults with psychiatrist and psychologist regarding diagnosis and treatment plans.

Teams cases with Calumet County Department of Health and Human Services (CCDHHS) therapists and AODA staff to provide comprehensive wrap-around services for clients.

Confers with other agencies or institutions serving clients to monitor and coordinate assigned cases.

Completes preliminary authorizations for purchased services provided on behalf of assigned cases.

Locates and assists in the development and recruitment of resources necessary to implement treatment plans.

Refers to and coordinates client treatment plan with other agencies providing services to meet client needs.

Provides community education/consultation/intervention regarding Department services.

Provides community-based wrap-around services to clients and their families.

Assists clients in maximizing their level of functioning by providing skill building in social/recreational skills and activities of daily living.

Assists clients in arranging for necessary medical, dental, legal, financial and housing services.

Facilitates various education groups for clients including a social skills group.

Maintains case records containing pertinent, accurate and current information; prepares correspondence, reports and other records as required.

Will be assigned to perform crisis on-call duty - both during business hours and after-hours.

It is unlikely an employee will perform all the duties listed on a regular basis, nor is the list exhaustive in the sense it covers all the duties an employee may be required to perform. The examples are merely indicative, not restrictive.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Provides direction to professional and para-professional staff.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree in a behavioral science or a related field with 1,000 hours of supervised, post degree clinical experience with serious and persistent mentally ill persons or a bachelor's degree in a field other than behavioral science with 2,000 hours of supervised post degree clinical experience with persons with chronic mental illness. At least two (2) years experience providing services to persons with mental illnesses; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, consumers and the general public. Ability to communicate tactfully, clearly, concisely, and accurately with clients.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of client management systems; Internet; spreadsheet and word processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Access to reliable transportation.

Special Requirement

None.

Other Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of both CSP and CCS programs.

Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in the application and interpretation of departmental policies and regulations.

Knowledge of psychopathology and treatment modalities for providing supportive psychosocial rehabilitation services to persons with long-term mental illness; psychopharmacology; community based human services delivery system and resources available in the community.

Ability to satisfactorily perform the following functions or demonstrate the following skills including: establish a therapeutic relationship with clients; make independent decisions; establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, co-workers, other agencies and the public; and provide complex services in accordance with principles common to the specialty of the employee.

Ability to apply laws of confidentiality appropriately.

Demonstrates the ability to interpret, support and uphold the standards, ethics and boundaries of the social work profession.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to walk and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Employment Type: Full-time