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Friend Health

HRDI- MPH Case Manager

Friend Health, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290


JOB SUMMARYProvide direct services to individuals as specified in their treatment plan.

JOB DUTIES

Must work closely with State Operated Mental Health Facility.Must work closely with community support treatment team triage.Must develop plans to refer, link, and place individuals with community based treatment and other needed resources.Must refer, link and place individuals with recreation, transportation, financial and medical entitlement, vocational rehabilitation services, as appropriate and needed.Must coordinate inter- and intra- agency services.Must conduct outreach and case findings.Must determine eligibility and conduct comprehensive mental health assessment of service needs in accordance with DHS time guidelines.Must develop the comprehensive master individual Treatment Plan, with the input of the client customer and/or family unit, completed in accordance with DHS time guidelines.Must review individual Treatment Plan of client customers regularly to assess effectiveness and need for specific plan elements, again with input of the client customer and/or family unit.Must refer, link, and place individual client customers with needed medical health services within the community.Must monitor and evaluate all services provided to individual client customers.Must locate appropriate housing facilities as needed.Must provide supportive counseling to individual client customers and/or family unit as needed.Must provide problem solving assistance to individual client customers and/or family unit as needed.Must provide public education on services available and needs of the mentally ill as opportunities arise and/or as assigned by the Director of Mental Health Case Management.Must document all services provided in progress notes daily.Must perform OHS billings of services on a daily basis.Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Mental Health Case Management.

QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's degree in related human services field.Valid Driver's License and vehicle required to travel.Knowledge of social services and medical needs of psychiatrically disabled persons.Knowledge of available resources to assist them.Knowledge of appropriate record keeping procedures.Sensitivity to multi-cultural differences.Ability to relate well to people of all socioeconomic groups.Knowledge of languages other than English helpful, particularly Spanish.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.Moderate physical activity. May require physical effort including lifting up to 15-25 pounds and some extended periods of standing or walking.No or very limited exposure to physical risk.Valid Driver's License required to travel to different programs.

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