Job Information
Care Plus NJ Case Manager Strive in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Case Manager Strive
Organizational Overview:
CarePlus New Jersey continues to be a leader in mental health and a pioneer in integrated care in Northern New Jersey for more than 45 years. CarePlus strives for excellence in mental health, addiction recovery, and community-based services. Our goal is to offer affordable, accessible, and holistic-centered care that empowers individuals to reach their full potential and enhance their quality of life.
Job Summary:
You will provide supportive and clinical services to young adults while addressing basic housing needs and co-create and implement a treatment plan addressing the youth's basic and clinical needs, goals, and progress-planned services. Additionally, by performing the job responsibilities personally, you will maintain accurate and timely records for each case and ensure departmental goals or objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame.
What You Will Do:
Provide supportive and clinical services to young adults while addressing basic housing needs
Complete comprehensive assessments/evaluations of the client at intake/admission, during ongoing treatment/services delivery, and at discharge/transfer
Formulate psychosocial treatment plans with relevant goals, behaviorally-measurable objectives that serve as indexes for evaluating treatment progress, and realistic time frames for achievement
Coordinate and follow through with clinical care recommendations made by the program clinician.
Meet with youth six days per week to ensure that concrete needs are met and to provide in-home services and supportive interventions, including case management, linkage to community resources, provide inter-agency coordination of treatment, and respond to clients for crisis intervention.
Develop and implement a life skills education program
Serve as an advocate for the rights and needs of the youth
Undertake any activities that facilitate the client's sustainability in the community
Provide leadership within the team, engages in inter-organizational care coordination, and documents service outcomes
Participates in quality assurance activities
What We Need to See:
Bachelor's degree in a behavioral health discipline from an accredited college or university and documentation of participation in a master's program
One (1) year of experience working with children and adolescent populations
Valid driver's license and must be insurable by the agency's automobile insurance
What We Offer:
Health, Dental and Vision
Life & AD&D insurance; STD & LTD coverage
Generous Paid Time Off
Competitive Hourly Wages and Premium Holiday Compensation
401k Plan and Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Discount and Rewards Program
About Care Plus New Jersey:
CPNJ embraces a culture of diversity and inclusion in all of it policies and procedures. Care Plus follows Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, et seq and NJ Law Against Discrimination. We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by Federal and State laws.
