Case Manager - CAT Team

Overview

About Lakeview Center

Lakeview Center provides comprehensive behavioral health care to adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies and intellectual disabilities. Across Northwest Florida, our services range from residential treatment to outpatient counseling, psychiatry, trauma care, treatments for substance misuse and 24/7 support for those with serious mental illnesses. Learn more at Careers | Lakeview Center (elakeviewcenter.org).

Our Community Action Team (CAT) serves children in homes, schools and daycare settings to help lower the risk of hospitalization, reduce contact with law enforcement and improve functioning within the home, school and community settings. The goal is to help the child/adolescent and family become successful in the environment where they live, preventing the need for residential treatment.

CAT services are provided in a supportive and interactive manner and directed toward maintaining or restoring positive family relationships. The program provides services such as: family and individual therapy, Wraparound team management, parent coaching, therapeutic mentoring, and nursing.

In Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, CAT serves adolescents ages 6 to 21.

About LCI with Benefits

Medical * Dental * Vision * Basic Life and AD&D * Voluntary Term Life * Employer Paid Long Term Disability * Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account * Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) * Employee Assistance Program * Accident Insurance * Group Critical Illness Insurance * Individual Short-Term Disability Insurance * Paid Time Off * Identity Theft Protection * Employee Discount Program * Teladoc

Position Summary:

The purpose of case management is to assist clients in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services. The primary goal of case management is to optimize the functioning of individuals who have complex needs by coordinating the provision of quality treatment and support services in the most efficient and effective manner. The desired outcomes for persons using the service system are self-sufficiency, and satisfaction in the living, learning, work and social environments of their choice.

Role Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with a major in counseling, social work, psychology, criminal justice, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field (a related human services field is one in which major course work includes the study of human behavior and development).
• Must have a minimum of one (1) year of full time or equivalent experience working with: children experiencing serious mental illness.
  OR
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college and three (3) years full time or equivalent experience working with children experiencing serious mental illness.
• Must be able to travel locally to clients' homes, training locations and other locations as necessary.
• Ability to complete approved mental health targeted case management training within three months of initially providing case management services.
• Must have knowledge of available resources in the service area for adults with serious mental illness.
• Must have knowledge of and comply with state and federal statutes, rules and policies that effect the target population.
• Must be able to provide individualized, integrated mental health, substance abuse and co- occurring services to meet the needs of individuals served and their families.
• Must be able to use a computer.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work within the guidelines established in the policies and procedures of the agency and program.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with multidisciplinary staff.
• Ability to recognize signs and symptoms of abuse.
• Ability to effectively relate to a variety of individuals, including persons living with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder, persons with developmental disabilities, family members of persons served, and co-workers.
• Ability to problem solve and advocate for persons served.
• Ability to assist in maintaining a therapeutic milieu.
• Ability to provide in home and in community services.
• Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.
• Must possess a valid driver's license from the state in which you reside, a good driving record and be insurable under the corporate policy.

Compensation:

Base pay ranges from $20.2255 to $21.8558 an hour based on experience.

To Apply:

Interested applicants please visit https://www.lifeviewgroup.org/careers-overview and complete the on-line application. If you require additional assistance, please call Human Resources at 850-495-3512.

LifeView Group, Inc.is an Equal Opportunity employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Drug Free Workplace Employer, DRUG TESTING REQUIRED