Job Description
Davis Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time Case Manager to join the Children, Youth, and Families Mental Health outpatient team. The Children, Youth & Families Case Manager is a bachelor's level mental health professional who provides targeted case management, behavior management, and skills development services to children and their families. The case manager assists clients in effectively utilizing available community resources. Case management can be provided in the home, office, school, and community settings.
Primary Job Duties
The Children, Youth, and Families Case Manager is responsible for the following job duties:
Conduct in home needs and strengths assessments.
Develop individualized service plans consisting of mutually agreed upon goals and objectives and update as required.
Link families with systems of care that provide them with resources, services, and opportunities to improve their quality of life.
Advocate for individuals and families who need assistance while encountering barriers in connecting with systems of care.
Provide individual, family, and group skills using evidence-based interventions to decrease symptoms and improve functioning. This is done in conjunction with the assigned mental health therapist or prescriber.
Assist families in gathering natural supports and resources for becoming independent of agencies.
Maintain clinical documentation as required by agency standards.
Coordinate with other staff and community agencies as needed to provide effective care.
Participate in weekly staff meetings and regularly scheduled supervision.
Must meet agency productivity standard.
Other duties as assigned and needed.
Compensation
The hourly rate for this position is outlined below:
- $25.50 per hour + for candidates licensed as a Social Service Worker (SSW) in the State of Utah.
- 1% per year for each year of licensure.
- $21.50 per hour for candidates with a bachelor's degree in a social science field, but no SSW license.
- 1% per year for each year of licensure between 0 and 10 years.
- $19.00 per hour for candidates without a bachelor's degree.
- 1% per year for each year of licensure between 0 and 10 years.
Schedule
This is a full-time position and is normally assigned to weekdays. This schedule may require three evenings per week. DBH reserves the right to require overtime, weekend work, and/or assignment to evening or night shifts, depending upon operational need, some in and out of state travel may be required.
The proposed schedule for this position is below:
- Monday 11:00 am to 7:00pm
- Tuesday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Wednesday 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Thursday 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Required Experience
Candidates licensed as a Social Service Worker (SSW) are strongly preferred. Candidates who are not currently licensed but are actively pursuing SSW licensure or those that do not have a SSW license, but are eligible for Targeted Case Management Certification may also be considered.
Skills/Abilities/Qualifications
The following skills, abilities, and qualifications are essential for this position:
Knowledge of community resources.
Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage youth and their families.
Knowledge of the techniques and principles of child and family development and family systems theory.
General understanding of mental health and substance use disorders.
Good organizational and practice management skills.
Ability to work independently and effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies (such as DCFS, juvenile courts, schools, etc.).
Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings.
Davis Behavioral Health utilizes an electronic medical record, which requires proficiency in computer-related skills.
Meeting monthly face-to-face service expectations and productivity standards is also required.
The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.
Targeted Case Management Certification
Candidates who do not hold a professional license must complete certification as a Targeted Case Manager (TCM) within the first 30 days of employment.
Qualifications to become a certified Targeted Case Manager through the State of Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health include:
400 hours of work, volunteer, and/or education experience in human services or a related field
Required 40-hour case management practicum and examination provided by DBH during the TCM certification class.
Preference will also be given to candidates who are bilingual English/Spanish.
The successful candidate must also have a clean driving record to operate agency vehicles and/or transport clients, when necessary. The ideal candidate will have experience working with clients that have sever mental illness, are hard working, can work both independently and successfully within a small outreach team.
The ideal candidate will have experience working with clients that have sever mental illness, are hard working, can work both independently and successfully within a small outreach team.
Benefits
Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. offers an incredible valuable and comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees. A copy of the current DBH Benefits Guide is available upon request.
DBH benefits include:
Medical Insurance with multiple plan options - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share.
Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Dental Select Platinum.
Vision Insurance - Offered by Opticare of Utah
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Annual healthcare spending limit: $2,750
Annual dependent care spending limit: $5,000
Retirement
Utah Retirement System participating agency
401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings
Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)
Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Basic Life and AD&D Benefit Amounts
Employee:2x your base annual earnings, rounded to the nearest $1,000, to a maximum of $300,000
Spouse: $10,000
Child(ren): $5,000 on each eligible dependent child
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Long-term Disability
Health Reimbursement Account offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical and/or dental insurance
Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Allstate
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.
DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer
Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.
Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.
Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.
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