MHSU Care Manager (Licensed) - Gastonia, NC
Company: Partners Behavioral Health Management
Location: Gastonia
Posted on: September 19, 2023
Job Description:
***Seeking Licensed Clinicians only for this position***
Competitive Compensation & Benefits Package!
Position eligible for -
- Annual incentive bonus plan
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with low deductible/low
cost health plan
- Generous vacation and sick time accrual
- 12 paid holidays
- State Retirement (pension plan)
- 401(k) Plan with employer match
- Company paid life and disability insurance
- Wellness Programs
See attachment for additional details.
Office Location: Gastonia, NC
Projected Hiring Range: Depending on Experience
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Primary Purpose of Position:
The Mental Health Substance Use Care Manager focuses on working
closely with community hospitals, providers, and stakeholders to
engage adults and/or children/adolescents in mental
health/substance use services. This position is responsible for
providing proactive intervention and care management (treatment
planning, assessment, referral/linkage, and monitoring) to ensure
that members and recipients receive appropriate assessment,
oversight and services. This is a mobile position with work done in
a variety of locations.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Provide education, referrals, care management activities
surrounding available services and supports including Physical
Health, Behavioral Health, I/DD, LTSS, TBI, Pharmacy, Vision, and
Dental services/supports.
- Link to needed behavioral health and physical health care
services and facilitating appropriate connections to primary
healthcare services through Community Care of North Carolina, the
Health Department, or other community health resources
- Coordinating and linking members to benefits
- Complete initial and yearly Care Management Comprehensive
Assessment and Care Plan
- Conduct Care Team meetings and ensure treatment team members
participate in treatment team meetings to address the needs of the
member
- Conduct continuous monitoring of progress towards goals
identified in Care Plan through in-person and collateral contacts
with the member and member's supports, including family,
information and formal caregivers and routine care team
reviews
- Identify the gaps in needed services and intervene as needed to
ensure the member receives appropriate care
- Identify and refer member to community resources
- Oversee care transitions for members who are moving from one
clinical setting to another
- Maintain accurate tracking and data information for care
management activities and outcomes including tracking of
individuals in and out of services, those who are on waiting lists,
those who need follow-up, and those on outpatient commitments
Collaboration
- Serves as a collaborative partner in identifying system
barriers through work with community stakeholders
- Manages and facilitates Child/Adult High Risk Team meetings in
collaboration with DSS, DJJ, school systems, CCNC Care Managers,
and other community stakeholders as appropriate
- The MHSU Care Manager may work with members in the
communities
- Works in partnership with other LME/MCO departments to address
identified needs within the catchment area
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Extensive understanding of the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (current version)
- Considerable knowledge of the MHSU/IDD service array provided
through the network of the LME/MCO's providers
- Knowledge of LME/MCO's implementation of the 1915(b/c) waivers
and accreditation
- Highly skilled at assuring that both long and short-range goals
and needs of the individual are addressed and updated, while
assuring through monitoring activities that service implementation
occurs appropriately
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft
Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
- Excellent problem solving, negotiation, arbitration, and
conflict resolution skills
- Detail-oriented, able to organize multiple tasks and priorities
and effectively manage projects from start to finish
- Ability to make prompt independent decisions based upon
relevant facts, to establish rapport and maintain effective working
relationships
- Ability to change the focus of his/her activities to meet
changing priorities
- A high level of diplomacy and discretion is required to
effectively negotiate and resolve issues with minimal
assistance
Education/Experience Required:
Licensed Care Manager:
- Current unrestricted LCSW, LCMHC, LPA, LMFT, LCAS, or RN
licensure with the appropriate professional board of licensure in
the state of North Carolina.
- Employee is responsible for complying with respective licensure
board's continuing education/training requirements in order to
maintain an active license.
Other requirements:
- Must reside in North Carolina.
- Must have ability to travel as needed to perform the job
duties
Education/Experience Preferred: Above requirements
Licensure/Certification Requirements: Above requirements
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