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The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$24.00 - $36.50Position Highlights
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Serves a core member of the collaborative care team. Responsible to plan, organize and implement direct service to patients and families. The Behavioral Health Case Worker is responsible for supporting and coordinating the mental and physical health care of patients on their assigned case load. Maintains contact with referring agencies and related people, and with community resources used for referral. Assists patients and families in assessing financial resources. Works closely with care team and community stakeholders to provide best patient care and promotion of Avera.
What you will do
- Serves as a resource to members of the interdisciplinary team in terms of additional continuing care options.
- Interviews patient and family members, if applicable, to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient’s personality traits. Provides necessary referrals for clinically indicated service needs.
- Assists patients and families to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations.
- Performs a variety of services such as advising on social problems, providing patient education, and arranging for continued aftercare. Provides brief behavioral interventions using evidenced-based psychosocial treatments (e.g. problem-solving treatment or behavioral activation) as clinically indicated.
- Prepares and updates records for each patient. Prepares required documentation of each case and maintains records and reports as required.
- Serves as a representative on the inter-disciplinary care team.
- Evaluates data gathered in terms of the medical plan of treatment, available social service programs, and plans a pertinent therapy program that will provide maximum benefits for each patient. Completes assessments in a timely fashion.
- Assists with staff/student on the job training/orientation.
- Assumes other responsibilities with BHS projects and community activities as assigned.
- Promotes Avera at community events, and maintains positive relationships with community partners.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
- Bachelor's in Human Services
Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:
- 1-3 years Case Worker Experience
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
- Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
- Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.
