Casemanager I - MH ONLY

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for providing mental health services to severely and chronically mentally ill or emotionally disturbed individuals (adults and/or children) and their families, to include dual disordered mental health/chemically dependent individuals.  Provides ongoing case management services to assist assigned individuals in gaining access to medical, social, educational and other needed services.  Service interventions are provided in home, school and community settings, and include:  screening, admission to service, consumer assessments, treatment planning, team treatment staffing, continuity of services monitoring, referral and follow-up services, individual rehabilitative services, family rehabilitative skills, training, group skills and provision of crisis resolution services.  Performs the duties as addressed in the Texas Administrative Code, Community Standards and policies and procedures of the agency.  Required to adhere to agency productivity standards.

Assists the Director in providing community education and consultation, interagency collaboration is essential to this position.  The job requires extensive travel for community-based service provision and flexible hours ad schedule.  Participates in on-call system if a QMHP-CS and received required clinical supervision by appropriate staff.  Administratively reports directly to the Clinic Director.

MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be eligible for the position:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a major (or the equivalent to a major) in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education, or early childhood intervention, or a registered nurse.
• Must meet TAC Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) qualifications.
• Must possess good computer skills.
• A minimum of 18 hours graduate coursework in a related field may substitute for one year of work experience. Maximum substitution is one year.

PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrate ability to read, write and speak English and Spanish.
• Prior working experience with a community mental health center.
• Prior working experience as a case manager.
• Reside in Maverick or surrounding counties.

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