Case Manager - Cherrybell - Behavioral Health

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Salary: $23.38 - $32.15 Depending on Qualifications

JOB PURPOSE: The Behavioral Health Case Manager, as part of the patient care team, provides direct case management of all assigned patients; thereby contributing to the improvement of patient care, their quality of life, and treatment compliance by the patient. The Behavioral Health Case Manager serves as a liaison and advocate for the patient and family, ensuring the delivery of quality and timely services to the patient from the patient care team and collaboration with community agencies.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides supportive case management to patients actively enrolled in behavioral health services. Case managers are responsible for monitoring the patient’s current needs, services required to address those needs, and progress in achieving goals or desired outcomes through regular and ongoing contact with patients. Provides optimal patient care by effectively utilizing case management services to coordinate with clinical team members and ensure that effective patient care services are provided to patients with behavioral health needs.
• Depending on the assigned primary duties, case managers will have an expected amount of daily encounters with patients providing case management activities such as the following but not limited to:
•  Assistance in identifying, implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and/or modifying behavioral health services on a routine basis.
• Providing necessary resources that support activities of daily living and/or respond to the needs of other Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) other than behavioral health services.
• Coordination of care activities related to ensuring continuity of care between levels of care, community resources, other natural support systems and health plans.
• Outreach and follow-up care to patients after reporting of a crisis event and/or a missed appointment.
• Participation and engagement in formal and informal case staffing, case conferences, and other meetings as needed for the patient.
• Cultivates advocacy in the delivery of integrated care to patients.
• Utilize internal and external resources to include government social services, community agencies, program requirements, policies, and procedures to effectively support the recruitment, registration, enrollment, and retention of consumers to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), or discount programs.
• Receive clinical oversight and supervision by a Behavioral Health Professional at least once every two weeks as specified by regulatory requirements.
• Initiates referrals and supports transitions to requested services in the community or internally as needed.
• Provides triage and navigation to specialized behavioral health resources both internal and external to the organization, in a safe and appropriate manner, staffing cases as necessary with licensed behavioral health professionals and/or with supervisors when needed. 
• Performs duties, tasks, assignments, and supports the delivery of quality comprehensive case management and patient care within established time frames; meeting established rates of performance for the quality and quantity of work for the position; demonstrating a level of quality, efficiency, and accuracy in the employee’s job performance that ensures the highest standards of excellence.
• Always maintains patient confidentiality by controlling the information being disclosed to authorized individuals ensuring compliance with all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and corporate compliance standards, as well as generally accepted confidentiality standards.
• Provides a continuum of professional case management services including comprehensive intake/annual assessments, symptom screening, treatment goal planning, collaborating with care teams, implementing, monitoring, and identifying patient needs for any risks resulting in crisis interventions.

• Upon any new patient assignments, the case manager will complete all required documentation and will continually audit patient charts to ensure all required forms and clinical documents are completed and remain in compliance.
• Coordinates a collaborative and thorough intake service resulting in effective utilization of behavioral health and integrated services.
• Provides on-going supportive case management functions in accordance with the patient’s presenting problems, needs, and strategies identified within the service plan in order to help the patient to achieve the stated goals and objectives.

• Provides treatment adherence support and education for patients that are currently receiving medication management services from behavioral health medical providers.
• Maintains regular contact with enrolled patients to monitor progress towards treatment goals, modify treatment plans as clinically necessary, and facilitates treatment care meetings with patients, treatment team, and any natural supports as requested by the patient.

• Participates as a team member of the clinical interdisciplinary team to ensure appropriate care, support, and resources to all internal/external patients, displaying ongoing commitment to quality of care.
• Functions as a principal team member in the interdisciplinary team, which consists of the patient’s behavioral health provider, primary care medical provider, nurse support and case management and coordinating treatment planning and care plans, hospital discharge coordination, and assistance when a patient needs to be transferred to another agency and service type.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Public Health or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• One (1) year of experience working in human services, behavioral health, or case management, preferably in a healthcare environment.

If applicable, equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, and must be directly related to the functions and responsibilities of the job.

Required Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations:

• Level I fingerprint clearance card: current valid and in good standing or have applied for it within seven working days after beginning employment.
• Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and advanced life support certifications if relevant to the practice area or facility.
• Employees in this position are required to have reliable transportation that can meet any operational reassignments of the organization during the workday. If an employee is driving during work hours, the employee is required to possess a valid driver’s license and must comply with Arizona vehicle insurance requirements.

Preferred Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Public Health or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Three (3) years of experience working in human services, behavioral health, or case management, preferably in a healthcare environment.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish with the ability to speak, read and write in both languages.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices to perform the essential functions of the job.

El Rio Health does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

El Rio Health requires all employees to have a Level One Fingerprint Clearance card. A.R.S. 36.425.03. If the prospective employee does not possess this prior to hire, fingerprint application must be completed within 7 days post hire. Level One (1) Non-IVP Fingerprint Clearance card must be received within 30 days after applying for the fingerprint card.

All employees are strongly recommended to obtain COVID 19 and maintain vaccination status (i.e., as recommended by CDC and/or other public health agencies) to include an Influenza vaccination. Personnel who decline to receive COVID 19 and/or flu vaccination per most recent CDC recommendations will be recommended to wear a facemask while in an El Rio Health facility, including both clinical and non-clinical areas from November 1 to April 30 (subject to change depending on viral activity). Subject to exemptions and accommodations when required by law.

All employees are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment and will be subject to post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and follow up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal and State regulations for alcohol and controlled substance testing. Employees in positions holding responsibility for the safety and welfare of others will also be classified as safety sensitive.

El Rio Health is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and abides by all applicable federal Drug-Free Workplace standards. El Rio Health is an equal opportunity employer.