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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).