Careers
Case Manager I - Substance Abuse Treatment
Location:
Veritas House- Manhattan, NY
Reports To:
Assistant Director of Clinical Services
Major Functions:
Case Manager I is an entry-level counseling/case management position. The Case Manager I provides case management/substance abuse counseling/advocacy services to an assigned caseload and participates as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team to facilitate the client recovery/rehabilitation process. These goals are accomplished by providing individual and group counseling, making appropriate interventions as needed and contributing to the healthy integrity of the therapeutic/program environment.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides case management/advocacy services to an assigned caseload.
- Participates in monitoring the therapeutic environment to ensure that behavioral guidelines are followed, a therapeutic milieu is maintained and interpersonal relationships remain positive.
- Provides individual counseling and facilitation of caseload group meetings and other assigned groups.
- Provides psycho-education and counseling germane to chemical dependency and relapse prevention.
- Administers appropriate behavioral interventions as needed.
- Participates in assessment screenings to determine client needs/preferences; formulates and implements treatment, transition and discharge/continuing care planning collaboratively with individual clients.
- Facilitates the resocialization process of clients by serving as a role model. Provides role modeling regarding ethical and professional conduct.
- Assumes staff-on-duty assignments as requested, including the observation of urine specimen collection.
- Assumes responsibility for medication management including the direct observation of clients during medication pass for adherence to their prescribed medication regime.
- Conducts facility/safety runs and room checks as assigned to visually assess clients for the use of alcohol/ drugs or the environment of care for unsafe conditions.
- Ensures the maintenance of accurate, complete, timely and high quality client records and reporting of client information that comply with external regulatory standards and agency policy and procedure.
- Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
- Adheres to all responsibilities and duties of a New York State mandated reporter.
- Works cooperatively with other staff as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
- Functions as a liaison/advocate to clients' families and/or other agencies as needed.
- Provides outreach/education/prevention services to the local community, schools, groups, and agencies as necessary and as approved by management staff.
- Provides crisis intervention/management, generating referrals to agency or external mental health providers or other service providers, as indicated.
- Performs other duties as requested.
Job Requirements:
- Strong individual and group counseling skills.
- Working knowledge of substance abuse treatment modalities and client self-help/support modalities.
- Strong writing skills, competencies in writing goal based/person centered treatment plans and progress notes.
- Ability to participate in CPR and First Aid training.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- CASAC-T certification required,CASAC certification preferred
- Completion of or enrollment in CASAC training program preferred.
- Basic keyboard skills and computer literacy (Window based environment and Microsoft Office knowledge preferred).
If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume with a cover letter to resumes@samaritanvillage.org.