Case Manager (Community Response Team)

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Job Summary: The Community Response case manager will work through a collaboration with law enforcement agencies and representatives of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health on a community response team. The team will focus on diverting individuals from jails and emergency departments and on reduction of non- emergency 911 calls. The case manager will respond in the community as a member of a team with primary function of carrying a caseload of at-risk individuals until they are fully engaged in services at the most appropriate level of care. The case manager will assist with linkage to appropriate services for ongoing treatment. Additionally, the case manager will keep the team therapist abreast of any new developments on the case load. The co- responder teams may also provide follow- up visits with individuals who have experienced an overdose to offer opportunities to speak with a case manager for purposes of linkage.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing follow ups as a member of the community response to help coordinate behavioral health wrap around services and intervention for those persons who have recently accessed 911 for behavior health needs.
• Assesses immediate needs and assists individuals in identifying appropriate resources for additional assistance for meeting those needs.
• Identifies social and community service agency options and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Works closely with the team therapist to manage a caseload of individuals in need of wraparound services.
• Works with the individuals and team therapist to formulate behavior health plans that are individually crafted and person-centered.
• Coordinates community follow up contacts with individuals post crisis.
• Attends staffing/case meetings with team members as required.
• Adheres to all documentation standards and requirements.
• Educates community partners programs and services available for individuals.
• Attends community events to educate and make local citizens aware of the services provided.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in helping field
• 2-3 years experience in Mental Health/Substance Use
• 1-2 years working with Crisis Response
• Bi-lingual abilities a plus

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability.

Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.