About this opportunity
Community Medical Services lists this Hybrid Department of Corrections Case Manager opportunity in northern, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am-3:00pm
Community Medical Services (CMS) is urgently hiring a Case Manager to help individuals suffering from addictions to opioids and other illicit substances gain access to care. Every day, under the direct supervision of the Clinic Manager, you’ll serve as the primary contact for behavioral health services required outside of the counseling arena, including new client intake, wellness check phone calls, clinical documentation, and insurance needs.
***The Case Manager will work 2 days per week at the Columbus Broad St.**
As part of our mission to help individuals recover from substance use disorders, you’ll thrive in a supportive, engaging, and fulfilling work environment where your contributions are valued.
Along the way, we’ll invest in your well-being through a benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health savings account
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid sick, vacation, and holiday time
401K retirement plan with match
Tuition and CME reimbursement up to 100%
Employee assistance program to support your mental health and wellness
Ongoing professional development
We’re looking for someone who:
Has experience working with multi-cultural and low socio-economic individuals.
Is excited to work in an outpatient setting, much like a doctor’s office.
Brings residential experience and knowledge of psychotropic medications.
To thrive in this role, you must be able to:
Coordinate internal support needs to reduce treatment barriers.
Screen potential clients, schedule intake appointments, and facilitate new client treatment program orientation.
Assist clients upon intake with appropriate documentation, including releases of information, coordination of care letters, client fee agreements, advanced directives, and language assistance forms.
Monitor Medicaid or other insurance paperwork for all clients, completing required intake and discharge forms as required.
Complete wellness checks via phone, maintaining progress notes and other required documentation for services provided as directed by the Clinic Manager and Clinical team members.
Coordinate care with PCP and other mutual providers (MH tx, DCS, probation/parole, etc).
Assist with transportation arrangements as needed.
Assist with completion of required intake documents and forms, collecting signatures and routing as appropriate.
Facilitate internal transfers to other CMS locations as well as transfers to external MAT programs.
Arrange for courtesy dosing and request exceptions for take-home medication policy.
Collaborate with assigned counselors on follow up regarding AWOLs and abnormal drug screens.
Facilitate the application and tracking process for the Substance Use Disorder Voucher process and communicate with clients regarding the process.
Requirements
Qualifications
Must be 21 years of age
High school diploma or GED plus 2 years of qualifying education, behavioral health experience, or a combination of both
Associate degree plus 2 years full-time behavioral health work experience
Bachelor's degree plus 1 year full-time behavioral health work experience
Master's or Bachelor's in a behavioral health-related field
Valid state-issued driver's license, 39-month MVR clearance required
Knowledge of behavioral management, de-escalation methods, crisis intervention, and defusing techniques to prevent violent behavior harmful to self or others and the ability to apply these techniques to a client population in various levels of crisis
Academic and working knowledge of DSM-5, community resources, clinical methods and procedures and application of the same
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About Community Medical Services
Community Medical Services (CMS) is a CARF-accredited addiction treatment program providing services in the form of outpatient medication-assisted treatment and one-on-one and group counseling to those seeking help with their opioid use disorder. Headquartered in Arizona with more than 70 treatment clinics in 14 states, CMS is dedicated to meeting the challenges presented by the growing opioid epidemic in communities where treatment is lacking.
Our Commitment
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Other Conditions
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice
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