Case Manager

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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$20.00 - $33.15

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8:30am - 4:30pm

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

71000 - 0123 CSS

Union:

SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Performs comprehensive case management intake assessment and develops plans with clients for obtaining services needed. Coordinates essential services to individuals and families seeking services at Community Healthlink.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Performs comprehensive case management intake assessment and develops plans with clients for obtaining services needed.

2. Completes initial behavioral health intake documentation as required by the program, payor, and regulatory bodies.

3. Works collaboratively with the integrated team to coordinate the delivery of appropriate behavioral health and other support services, including coordinating supportive transitions in care providers.

4. Provides ongoing case management services to assist clients with obtaining various entitlements and benefits (i.e., SSI (Social Security Insurance), EAEDC (Emergency Aid to Elderly and Children), MassHealth and other health insurance needs, addiction services, and other community resources).

5. Provides transportation assistance to individuals as needed. Assist clients in accessing transportation through existing resources or accessing new resources.

6. Responsible for ensuring that after care needs of clients are met through provision of appropriate referrals for community-based services including substance use disorder, mental health, medical, legal, rehabilitative social & vocational services, advocacy, and coordination of care including ongoing coordination with Central Intake Coordinator around facilitation of after care service plans.

7. Provides outreach as designated to community-based residents.

8. Dispatches into the community with a clinician to support AMCI and YMCI clinicians as needed.

9. Provides case management support to both Adult Mobile Crisis Intervention (AMCI) and YMCI Youth Mobile Crisis Intervention programs as needed.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.

2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.

3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.

4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.

5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients, and visitors.

6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.

7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

1. High school diploma/GED.

2. Satisfactory CORI background check.

3. Current valid US-issued driver’s license and a registered, inspected, and insured automobile for work related purposes including transporting clients in a personal vehicle [or a company.

4. Driving and a vehicle are not requirements for Acute Treatment Services/Detoxification (ATS), Clinical Stabilization Services (CSS), Transitional Support Services (TSS), or Community Crisis Stabilization (CCS).

Preferred:

1. Associate’s degree.

Experience/Skills:

Required:

1. Ability to develop a working knowledge of CHL’s service lines in order to appropriately triage individuals being assessed for services.

2. Excellent oral communication and computer skills

3. Ability to multitask. Must possess time management skills with a strong sense of prioritization and follow through.

4. Requires personal and professional accountability, self-management, and initiative. Professional integrity and cultural competency.

5. Ability to use office equipment, including copy machines, computers, printers, telephones.

6. Ability to organize complex tasks and meet deadlines.

Preferred:

1. Prior experience in a behavioral health or social services setting.

2. Basic knowledge of CHL services and insurance requirements and reimbursement for these services.

3. Working knowledge of Electronic Health Records (EHR).

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Position requires travel from base location to other facilities and patient residences with primary work being indoors in both patient care facilities and alternative patient care environments.

ADDENDUM FOR THE DCF FAMILY STABILIZATION PROGRAM

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

1. High school diploma/GED plus 5 years of related experience OR Associate's degree plus 3 years of related experience.

2. Satisfactory CORI background check.

3. Current valid US-issued driver’s license and a registered, inspected, and insured automobile for work related purposes including transporting clients in a personal vehicle [or a company.

Preferred:

1.

Experience/Skills:

Required:

1. Work experience in a human service or behavioral health setting.

2. Ability to develop a working knowledge of CHL’s service lines in order to appropriately triage individuals being assessed for services.

2. Excellent oral communication and computer skills

3. Ability to multitask. Must possess time management skills with a strong sense of prioritization and follow through.

4. Requires personal and professional accountability, self-management, and initiative. Professional integrity and cultural competency.

5. Ability to use office equipment, including copy machines, computers, printers, telephones.

6. Ability to organize complex tasks and meet deadlines.

Preferred:

1. Basic knowledge of CHL services and insurance requirements and reimbursement for these services.

2. Working knowledge of Electronic Health Records (EHR).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.