Case Manager

Make a bigger difference

At The Jewish Board, we don’t just make a difference – we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that’s been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.

Reasons you’ll love working with us:

• If you have a particular age range or population you’re interested in working with, you can find your niche here.  Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.

• We’re committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs. 

• With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live. 

• Generous vacation time and 15 paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance. 

• We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays. 

• You’ll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit. 

How you can make a bigger difference: 

The CCBHC is comprised of several community based programs providing direct care to over 3,200 clients annually, both on site and in the community.  The Bridges to Care Social Worker reengages clients who have stopped attending treatment and are deemed a risk to harm self or others or an elevated risk for hospitalization. Working primarily in the field, the social worker provides in-home crisis stabilization/treatment services/supports and 24/7 emergency crisis response.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Comprehensive assessment of client within 30 days of entry into program. 
• Work closely with team to visit each client a minimum of 6 times monthly.
• Integration of medical, specialized and behavioral health services in addition to social support and/or educational support services
• Periodic reassessment of a client’s medical and behavioral health needs and update of , adherence to recommended treatments, and need for care coordination
• Attend scheduled team meetings and one-on-one supervisions
• Attend mandatory ACT trainings and Jewish Board MKSEI 13 Module course training.
• When needed/requested, lead team in-service training on topics that will improve service to clients.
• Collaborative development of an Individualized Care Plan (ICP) with the client, the client’s family and/or caregivers in addition to other service providers, and review and revise ICP per regulatory standards or when there are significant changes in functioning or clinical status.
• Provide care management services
• Track all specialty medical, behavioral and support service referrals made for patient using Health Information Technology (HIT) provided.
• Assure that client has access to, engages in and retains needed services as defined in the ICP.
• Provide outreach services to clients to increase engagement in services identified on individualized care plan
• Complete all required documentation
• Provide after-hours emergency coverage via cell phone on rotating basis.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED (List the computer skills needed):

• Proficient with electronic health record; Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook); comfortable and proficient using audio video platforms (i.e., Zoom). 

EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED:

Master’s level degree in human services field with appropriate NYS licensure (e.g. LMSW, LMHC, LCSW, MFT, Creative Arts Therapist, Master’s or Doctorate in Psychology), or a CASAC or Rehabilitation Counselor.

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:

• Able to read data and documents, including spreadsheets, reports and Electronic Health Records in printed form and on computer screens.
• Able to input data into the Electronic Health Record.
• Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to speak clearly and hear the spoken word well.
• Regularly required to physically operate routine office equipment such as telephones, computers, etc.
• Regularly required to utilize near vision ability and to read data and documents, including spreadsheets, reports and Electronic Health Records in printed form and on computer screens.
• Regularly required to travel to various locations for field work in the community.

Work Environment:

• Noise level is consistent with levels usually present in an office, education, rehabilitation or health related environment when in the office.
• Hazards present are consistent with those common to an office, education, rehabilitation or health related environment when in the office.

If you join us, you’ll have these great benefits:

• Generous vacation time, in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans 
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities 
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation 
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program  
• Life and disability insurance 
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee 

Who we are:

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us. 

More on Equal Opportunity:

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

 We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.