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St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Case Manager, Behavioral Health, will provide comprehensive care of patients participating in the partial hospitalization program from admission through discharge, by maximizing available internal and external resources and improve quality of care. It includes assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating health and community related services to meet a patient’s physical, psycho-social, vocational, and health needs in a cost effective, outcomes-oriented and timely manner. As department needs change, the services may be performed at any level within the Network’s continuum of services and/or sites.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ D e monstr a tes c ompe t e n c y in t he a s s e ss m e nt, r a n ge of t r e a t m e nt, knowle d ge of g ro w th and d e v e lop m e nt and c om m u nic a t i on a ppro p ri a t e to t he a g e of t h e p a t i e nt t re a t e d.

+ P e r f o r ms admiss i on r e vi e w on patients. Sh a r e s p r o fe ss i on a l knowle d g e , making a p p rop r iate r e c o m m e nd a t i ons r e g a rdi n g c l i nic a l and p r ogr a m m a t i c n e e ds of p a t i e nts as it re lat e s to pr o f e ss i o n a l knowle d g e b a se a nd e x is t ing tr ea t m e nt c r i te ri a .

+ P a rticip a tes in indiv i du a l patient ca r e me e t i n g s w i th m ul t id i s c ip l ina r y t e a m m e mbe r s and the p a t i e nt / f a m i l y to e v a luate pro g r e ss and to identi f y a nd r e solve p r oblems th a t ma y in t e r f e r e with a positive p a t i e nt ou t c ome.

+ Ass e sses disch a r ge plan n ing n e e ds to e nsure a sa f e , t i me l y a nd e f f ic i e nt d i s c h a r g e . I d e nt i fi e s v a ri a n c e s duri n g the p a t i e nt's st a y in o rd e r to e v a l u a te a nd i m p r ove p ro c e s s e s that a f f ec t t he e f f ici e n c y a nd q u a l i t y of p a t i e nt c a r e .

+ P rovid e s patient e du ca t i o n a nd a dvo c a c y a s a ppr o p r iat e .

+ Maintains knowl e dge a n d a w a r e n e ss of men t a l h e a l t h la w s r e g a rding p a t ie nts? r i g hts and volun t a r y / i nvolun t a r y c o m m i t ment p r o cee din g s, c oordin a t i ng such p ro c e e d in g s with n ece ss a r y p e rson n e l.

+ Maintains a ppro p ri a te, t i me l y , a nd e f f ec t i ve c o m mun i ca t i on with patients, f a m i l i e s, c om m uni t y a g e n c ies, p h y s ici a ns, n u rsing st a f f , d e p a rtme n t m a n a g e rs, a n c i l la r y d e p a rtme n t s , a nd the M a n a g e r re g a rd i ng v a ri a n c e s, asp e c ts of p a t i e nt c a r e man a g e me nt.

+ Fac i l i t a tes insur a n c e a uthori z a t i on, p re-c e rtifi ca t i o n , a nd c on c u r r e nt r e vie w s for a ss i g n e d p a t i e nts.

+ Maintains c l i nic a l r ec o r d s of a ll p a t i e nt cont ac t a n d c l i nic a l r e vie w s, ac c o r d ing to hospi t a l pol ic y a nd ot h e r re g ulat o r y g uidelines (i. e ., S tat e , J CA H O ) . Do c ument a t i on is c omp l e ted in a p r o fe ss i on a l and ti m e l y mann e r a nd inclu d e s in te rv e nt i ons, r ec om m e n d a t i ons, a nd r e f e r r a ls.

+ D e monstr a tes p r o p e r c h a in of c om m a nd f o r w o rk r e lat e d is s u e s/problems.

+ Comp l e tes De p a rtme n tal O r ient a t i on Ch ec kl i st with i n 9 0 d a y s of e mp l o y m e nt and c omp l e tes a ll identifi e d c ompet e n c i e s for job des c ription on a n a nnu a l basis. Comp l e tes a ll identifi e d c ompet e n c ies for job de s c ription on a n a nnu a l ba s is. K ee ps c u r r e nt wi t h p r o fe ss i on a l l i te ra ture a nd t r e nds in ment a l he a l t h ca s e man a g e ment throu g h n e tw o rk a n d e x te r n a l e du ca t i on a l opportunit i e s .

PHY S ICAL A N D S E N S ORY R EQUIREMENT S :

S i t t i ng f or up to 5 hours p e r d a y , 2 hou r s a t a ti me . S tanding f or up to 1 h o ur p e r d a y , 1 ho u r a t a t i me. W a lk i ng f or up to 2 hou r s per d a y , 20 m i nut e s at a t i me. Oc c a si o n a l l y uses f inge r s to t u r n p a g e s. F r e qu e nt l y uses h a nds to w r i t e , t y p e , a nd h old ch a rts. R a r e l y uses t h e h a nds or f i n g e rs f or fi r m g r a spi n g or t w is t ing / turnin g . F r e qu e nt l y uses upp e r e x tr e m i t i e s to l ift a n d ca r r y up to 10 pounds. F r e q u e nt l y sto o ps, o cca s i on a l l y squ a ts, r a r e l y r eac h e s ab o ve sho u lder lev e l. H e a ri n g a s it re lat e s to no r mal c onv e rs a t i on in pe r son or on t e lephon e . S ee i n g a s it re l a tes to g e n e r a l v i sion, n ea r vision, f a r vision, color vision, and p e riph e r a l v i sion.

ED U C A TION:

MSW or MS plus 2 years experience in related counseling field required with LSW or LPC preferred.

TR A INING A ND E X PERI E N C E:

At le a st 2 t o 5 y e a rs of c l in i ca l e x p e ri e n c e pro v id i ng c a re to p a t i e nts with m e ntal h ea l t h i l lness. P r e vious e x p e ri e n c e in d i s c h a r g e p l a nning a nd c a se man a g e m e nt m od e ls e s s e nt i a l.

WORK SCHEDULE:

Full Time, Monday - Friday day shift

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St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (http://www.slhn.org/EOE)