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Job description
Overview Payrate: $23.08-$24.04/HR
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
Join a Team That Changes Lives
For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we're here to create real change - helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.
Now, we're looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives - including your own. You'll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.
At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:
Generous Paid Time Off
Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
Paid On-the-Job Training
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
Flexible Schedules
Retirement Savings Plan
Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.
Job Description Elwyn seeks a Forensic Case Manager to be a member of a multidisciplinary team. This role will utilize your skill and experience to assess, plan, develop, coordinate, and provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to (ACCS) clients under the clinical supervision of the team leader, assistant team leader, and other mental health professionals. A team member equally shares the responsibility to perform various activities and interventions that support (ACCS) clients in the community.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Integrates the Prism Model for effective treatment of serious and persistent mental illness, into everyday practice and intervention.
Provides person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed care
Ensures that clients receive effective, understandable, and respectful care that is provided in a manner compatible with client's cultural beliefs and practices and preferred language
Along with the team, on an ongoing basis, reviews the required outcomes to evaluate community tenure and independence.
Provides service coordination (case management) for an assigned group of clients, including coordination and monitoring of activities, assumes responsibility for, implementing, evaluating, and revising the overall Community Service Plan in collaboration with the client and team; symptom management, works with the clinical team, ensuring immediate changes are made in the Community Service Plan as clients' needs change; educate and support clients' families, and advocate for clients rights and preferences.
Practices a Housing First approach
Utilizes evidence-based assessment tools that support matching a client's needs to their services
In partnership with the client and team develops the Community Service Plan.
Provides de-escalation techniques to aid the client (s) in managing a crisis, providing intervention to decrease risk, manage symptoms, and maintain safety
Participates in the Daily Organizational Meeting
Documents client progress, activities, and outreaches in the Electronic Health Record
Practices engagement skills across the adult lifespan
Support: provides practical help and support, advocacy, coordination, problem-solving, training, and supervision to help clients obtain the necessities of daily living; assist clients in finding and maintaining safe housing, coaches clients to learn and carry out ADLs, assist and support clients to perform household activities, including house cleaning and laundry, teach money-management skills, nutrition education, meal planning, grocery shopping, access transportation, help clients to have and efficiently use primary care, dentist, and other medical specialist, support clients with structuring their time (community resources, social and leisure activities, hobbies, etc.)
Awareness of and offers a range of valuable community activities and linkages that support the client's Community Service Plan
Performs other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Pre-Employment Education/Experience
Bachelor's in behavioral science is preferred, or 5+ years of field experience considered
3+ related experience working with individuals with mental health conditions, preferred
Preference will be given to candidates that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of the geographic area
Must possess a current, valid driver's license in state of residence, have a minimum of two (2) years of driving experience within the United States, and have an acceptable driving record
Relevant Post-job Offer Testing/Conditions
Knowledge and practice of FHR, DPH, and DMH policies, regulations, and standards.
Must complete ACCSModule Training within 30 days of hire
Participate in other ELWYN required/ recommended training according to the training calendar
Meet or exceed professional development goals
Demonstrates fidelity to the ACCSmodel
Ability to make contacts and establish relationships with internal and external supports that allow for the program to function within the more extensive system
Ongoing education and training in culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery
Equal Opportunity Employer Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Elwyn does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, pregnancy status, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation or identity, age, national origin, citizenship, handicap status, marital or family status, mental or physical disability, perceived disability, military or veteran status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.
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Worksite address
raleigh, NC, 27601, US
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