Care Manager
Paragon Behavioral Health Connections
Care Manager
Paragon Behavioral Health Connections
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Colorado
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💰 $26 - $31 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Conducts brief behavioral health assessments and screening to determine eligibility, treatment needs, and treatment options
- Assists in providing support for clients’ daily activities of daily living and parenting supports in a manner that promotes positive relationships, structure, and routines with families
- Assists clients in establishing goals and helping the clients in achieving individualized goals created in their treatment plan
- Crisis intervention
- Facilitates substance use groups and psychoeducational supports
- Directs the client in arranging necessary community support services, such as mental health services, public assistance, vocational training, and similar
- Documents all direct and indirect contacts with the youth, their family, and community support services
- Service plan development – specifying goals and actions to address member needs, ensuring participation, and identifying a course of action; includes transition plan development
- Submits Progress Summaries to the referring agencies with ongoing recommendations and makes weekly contact with these agencies
- Performs other duties as assigned
- No supervisory duties
- Travel to clients' homes and community to provide in-home services
- Partner with families to set visit times that work for them and the clinician
Requirements
- A confirmed bachelor’s degree in a relevant field in Counseling, Social Work, or related field (Required)
- 1 year of relevant experience in Behavioral Health (Required)
- 1 year of relevant experience in Case Management (Required)
- Behavioral health: 1 year (Required)
- Case management: 1 year (Required)
- Bilingual (Spanish speaking) applicant preferred depending upon position location (Preferred)
- Valid driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance (Required)
- This position requires living in or near the location of the posting (Required)
- Comfortable providing in-home services and traveling to clients' homes and in the community (Required)
- Strong written and oral communication skills via phone and face-to-face
- Understand HIPAA, protected health information, and confidentiality
- Proven ability to work with a high level of independence, maintain confidentiality, prioritize assignments, and manage time effectively
- Be committed to building trust and engagement with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds
- Strong conflict resolution skills
- Practice cultural awareness and a commitment to diversity and equity
- Demonstrates rational decision-making skills
- Knowledge of parenting skills, childhood developmental stages, and similar
- Required to provide 2-3 evenings per week between 4-7 pm or 3-4 hours on a weekend (Sat or Sun.)
