CCBHC Targeted Case Manager

Corbin, KY
Full Time
Cumberland River Behavioral Health, Inc.
Entry Level

Job Title:  Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Targeted Case Manager

Qualifications:  Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, Human Services or Nursing.   Experience working with CCBHC population is preferred. Submit to and pass a criminal background check and drug screening test.

Hours: 40 hours per week. Other times may be required with the job or adjusted by your supervisor.

This position reports directly to the CCBHC Clinical Coordinator.

Summary of Job Duties:  The Targeted Case Manager is a member of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for providing services to adults, children and families presenting to the CCBHC for services. The Targeted Case Manager is to assist helping the person gain access to medical, psychiatric, social, educational and other support services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Include the following:

  • Develop and implement a treatment plan based on assessment data as well as a sound knowledge base of standards of professional practice and principles.
  • Identify client needs and assist in engaging community resources to promote wellness and recovery and overcome barriers to accessing needed services.
  • Respond to emergency situations in a timely fashion.
  • Maintain ongoing communication with referring providers, particularly state hospital system.
  • Provide warm hand off when CCBHC clients are referred to a partnering provider.
  • Provide crisis assistance to the consumer and coordinate any needed service.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with other team members, as part of a multidisciplinary team, and independently, when necessary.
  • Other duties may be assigned.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Physically able to reach, push, pull, stoop, stand, walk and lift up to 20 pounds
  • Possess a valid Kentucky Driver’s License and maintain a safe driving record if required for job performance.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions, may be off-site from normal office location or placed at a Residential Program.

The noise level in the work environment is mild to moderate.

Required Job Skills:

  • Oral and Written Communication Skills
  • Ability to exercise good judgment, tact, diplomacy and compassion when problem solving, handling conflict or in a crisis situation.
  • Ability to work well with people of all races, backgrounds and needs
  • Knowledgeable of Behavioral Health Concepts and how to incorporate concepts into practical application including Recovery Concepts for persons with severe, mental illness

Environmental Data and Job Hazards:

  • Position may require duties to include routine or reasonable anticipated tasks or procedures where there is a degree of actual or potential exposure to blood or other infectious materials.  Annual infection control training required.
  • All new staff must attend training regarding handling physical, verbal threats, acts of violence or other escalating and potential dangerous situations
  • Local, regional and state travel required on a regular basis.  Driver’s license required.

 

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