Wage/Salary: $60,000 per year

Position Summary:

The Intensive Case Manager II is responsible for providing comprehensive assessment and case management services to formerly incarcerated clients of IMPACT program, in Queens, NY, who may have health barriers to employment by applying clinical judgement to determine appropriate treatment needs and levels of care.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conducts screenings and intakes of new members for program enrollment.
• Orients clients about program goals, objectives, rules and regulations, client’s obligations, client’s rights, and program operations.
• Works cooperatively with other program staff as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Functions as a liaison/advocate to clients’ families and/or other CBO agencies as needed.
• Conduct thorough assessments and through a motivational interviewing process, develop individualized person-centered service plans in FedcapCARES.
• Determines the appropriateness of the level of care being currently provided by mental health providers.
• Reviews the treatment history utilizing available resources.
• Conducts individual and groups on CBT and other clinical interventions.
• Identifies available vacancies in appropriate treatment programs and makes appointments for initial interviews for clients, minimizing disruption to clients and family, where clinically appropriate.
• Ensures the maintenance of accurate, complete, timely and high-quality client records and reporting of client information that comply with external regulatory standards and agency policy and procedure.
• Participates in case conferences with other community-based service providers, including treating physicians, clinicians, Case Management staff, housing specialists, benefits, or entitlements specialists and/or other needed supports in the community.
• Provides crisis intervention/management, generating referrals to Mental Health Services and other provider resources, as indicated.
• Weekly visits to Rikers Island for screenings of participants due to release with mental health barriers for transition planning
• Manages caseload of program participants with mental health barriers
• Document client services and activities in FedcapCARES case notes and participant electronic case file
• Perform other related duties as assigned. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities.

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in social work or a relevant field, such as Psychology.
• Three years (3) work experience in counseling or mental health position.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in case management.
• Bi-lingual (English Spanish) preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer