Blended Case Manager

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team?

At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking a community-based Blended Case Manager to join our team in Bethlehem, PA.

The Blended Case Manager will:

• Demonstrate a Rehabilitation/Recovery attitude

• Provide consumer-driven, strength-based approach to case management and crisis services.

• Act as the primary case manager for assigned consumers

• Conduct minimal bi-weekly support contacts at the client's home or wherever most appropriate

• Complete consumer-driven service and safety plans, coordination of benefits, housing, and all other aspects of service delivery

• Make attempts to locate consumers through family, friends, or relatives if unable to contact

• Coordinate service delivery with other service providers and monitor the client's progress.

• Secure past records, understand consumer's past and present life situation, and utilize that information along with meeting with the consumer to develop a social history and clinical summary, which will be updated yearly for each consumer on primary caseload. Maintain accurate summaries of the client's hospitalizations, crisis on-call, crisis residential services and incarcerations with dates of service, reason for the services and discharge dates.

• Participate in Treatment Team Meetings to have an understanding of all Case Management clients

• Participate in service plan meetings with the consumer and their family, treatment meetings with other providers, and Case Management treatment team meetings.

• Follow through with clinical decisions as determined utilizing problem-solving skills

• Assist consumers in obtaining and maintaining basic living needs and skills related to housing, food, psychiatric and medical care, transportation, socialization, education and employment

• Ensure that the consumer receives an annual physical and monitor their medical health by requesting medical documentation

• Complete the paperwork for reauthorization and turn it into the Supervisor in a timely manner

• Attend and participate in all meetings, supervisions and training in a professional manner

• Act as a liaison with family, service providers, and community supports and services

• Maintain professionalism as per corporate policy during all aspects of service delivery

• Complete all paperwork in an accurate and timely manner

• Fulfill on-call duties as assigned

Earn $20.73 / hour with the selection of our Enhanced Pay option!

Benefits

Merakey offers medical, dental - vision insurance plans, competitive compensation plans and more!

• DailyPay

• Work/Life Balance

• Flexible Schedules

• Cell Phone Discount Plans

• Employee Referral Bonuses

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Care.com Membership

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Case Management or similar experience preferred

• High school diploma and 12 semester credit hours in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, or other social science, and 2 years' experience in public or private human services with 1 year in direct care required

• Must be able to work Monday-Friday 8 am -4:30pm

• Valid Driver's license and clean driving record required