Case Manager -(Path)

General Statement of the Job & Essential Functions GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB Under general supervision, performs case management, service coordination, screening and assessments for mentally ill clients.
Provides outreach in order to engage mentally ill and homeless/at risk of homelessness individual, assists individuals through determining PATH eligibility, identifying needs, coordinates available resources and monitors service delivery.
This is a grant funded position and continuation is subject to the availability of funds.
Reports to the Program Administrator.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Serves as primary case manager in providing supportive counseling and intervention services until the individual is accepted into the regular mental health case management program.
Responsible for providing outreach in the City of Portsmouth to locate and engage mentally ill, substance users, homeless or at risk of homelessness individuals; assists individuals to determine and identify PATH eligibility to include coordinating available resources and monitoring service delivery.
Enrolls individuals into PATH programs to include documenting progress and maintain records in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
Provides consultation to consumers to assess their social, health, and vocational needs.
Assists consumers' in obtaining information regarding appropriate community services programs.
Consults regularly with therapists, staff members, and doctors to discuss consumer progress; maintainsaccurate and complete clinical charts; updates consumers' progress records; monitors mental status of consumers through home/office visits; records observations; evaluates and monitors progress through service delivery.
Ensures the physical, mental, medical, and social well-being of the consumer.
Plans workshops/training/meetings related to developing programs that meet consumers' needs; attends case reviews; documents discussion; coordinates with Portsmouth homeless agencies; implements goals and objectives by linking consumer to appropriate services; and transports consumers in pursuit of employment, living arrangements and educational opportunities.
Responds orally or in writing to inquiries from public/prospective consumers regarding program goals and objectives; assists individual, as needed, with applying for Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Insurance (SI/SSDI) through SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) programs.
Serves as liaison on various city commits regarding the rights and needs of homeless citizens.
Prepares PATH statistical reports and presents findings to supervisors.
Performs other related work as required.
Individual assignments will be determined by supervisor based on current workload and department needs.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge of Job: Has considerable knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of psychosocial rehabilitation, crisis intervention, case management, and mental health issues.
Has considerable knowledge of the literature, trends and developments in the field of psychosocial rehabilitative services.
Is skilled in promoting the integration of services for psychosocial rehabilitation among a variety of service agencies.
Is skilled in assisting, coordinating, and supervising the activities of mentally ill consumers.
Is able to use standard office equipment, including a telephone, calculator, copier, facsimile, etc.
Is able to compile information from a variety of sources and prepare clear and concise reports.
Is able to respond quickly and effectively in a variety of emergency and nonemergency situations.
Is able to effectively express ideas orally and in writing.
Is able to exercise considerable discretion in handling confidential files and cases.
Is able to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
Quality of Work: Maintains high standards of accuracy in exercising duties and responsibilities.
Exercises immediate remedial action to correct any quality deficiencies that occur in areas of responsibility.
Maintains high quality communication and interacts with co-workers, consumers, and the public.
Quantity of Work: Maintains effective and efficient output of all duties and responsibilities as described under "Essential Job Functions.
" Dependability: Assumes responsibility for doing assigned work and for meeting deadlines.
Completes assigned work on or before deadlines in accordance with directives, DBHS policy, standards and prescribed procedures.
Accepts accountability for meeting assigned responsibilities in the technical, human, and conceptual areas.
Attendance: Attends work regularly and adheres to DBHS policies and procedures regarding absences and tardiness.
Provides adequate notice to higher management with respect to vacation time and time-off requests.
Initiative and Enthusiasm: Maintains an enthusiastic, self-reliant, and self-starting approach to meet job responsibilities and accountabilities.
Strives to anticipate work to be done and initiates proper direction for the completion of work with a general level of supervision and instruction.
Judgment: Exercises analytical judgment in areas of responsibility.
Identifies problems or situations as they occur and specifies decision objectives.
Identifies or assists in identifying alternative solutions to problems or situations.
Implements decisions in accordance with prescribed and effective policies and procedures, with minimum of errors.
Seeks expert or experienced advice and research problems, situations, and alternatives before exercising judgment.
Cooperation: Accepts supervisory instruction and direction and strives to meet the goals and objectives of same.
Questions such instruction and direction when clarification of results or consequences are justified i.
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, poor communications, variance with DBHS policy or procedures, etc.
Relationships with Others: Shares knowledge with supervisor for mutual and DBHS benefit.
Contributes to maintaining high morale among all consumers and DBHS employees.
Develops and maintains cooperative and courteous relationships with department employees, staffers and managers in other departments, to project a good DBHS image.
Tactfully and effectively handles requests, suggestions and complaints from other departments and persons to maintain good will.
Emphasizes the importance of maintaining a positive image within the department and surrounding regions.
Interacts effectively with fellow employees, program consumers, supervisors, professionals and the public.
Coordination of Work: Plans and organizes daily work routine.
Establishes priorities for the completion of work in accordance with effective time-management methodology.
Avoids duplication of effort.
Estimates expected time of completion of elements of work and establishes a personal schedule accordingly.
Attends meetings, planning sessions for specific work elements, and discussions on time.
Implements work activity in accordance with priorities and estimated schedules.
Maintains a calendar for meetings and deadlines.
Safety and Housekeeping: Adheres to all safety and housekeeping standards established by the department and various regulatory agencies.
Sees that the standards are not violated.
Maintains a clean and orderly workplace.
Education, Experience & Special Requirements EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education, or a related human services field and 1-3 years related experience working with Mental Health, Substance Use, Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (MH.
SU/IDD) consumers; 1 – 2 years experience working with the homeless; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Must possess Red Cross First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certifications or can obtain certifications within 90 days from date of hire and maintain them as a condition of employment.
An acceptable general background check to include a local, state, and federal criminal history check, along with a sex offender registry check.
A valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
Individuals in this position are subject to re-employment.
Individuals in this position cannot be listed as having a founded child abuse or neglect complaint.
Qualified Mental Health Professional – Adult (QMHP –A) or Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) is preferred.
Physical Demands Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of automated office equipment which includes telephones, calculators, copiers, desk top computers, facsimile machines, etc.
Must be able to exert up to 20 pounds force occasionally and up to 50 pounds to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects or resisting individuals.
Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
Interpersonal Communications: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information.
Includes giving assignments and/or directions to unit members, volunteers or assistants.
Includes receiving instructions from immediate supervisor.
Language Ability: Requires the ability to read and prepare a variety of correspondence, reports, documents, analyses, etc.
Requires the ability to prepare institutional application packages, social histories, referrals, intakes, consent forms, reports, and summaries, using prescribed formats and in conjunction with, all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.
Requires the ability to interact with individuals and groups of people with poise, voice control, and confidence.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems and emergencies, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret a variety of technical or medical instructions in verbal or written form.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of medical or professional languages, including counseling terminology.
Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add and subtract, multiply, and divide.
Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.
Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately while using automated office equipment.
Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc.
Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Sensory Discrimination: Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with persons acting under stress.
Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing - perceiving nature of sounds by ear).
Must be able to communicate via telephone.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) REQUIREMENTS The City of Portsmouth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
ADA requires the city to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
This is a class description and not an individual position description.
A class specification defines the general character and scope of duties and responsibilities of all positions in a job classification but is not intended to describe and does not necessarily list all the essential job functions for a given position in a classification.