About the role

  • Case Manager providing comprehensive care to psychiatric patients in inpatient settings. Managing assessments, treatment planning, and discharge processes within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive care of psychiatric patients admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit from admission through discharge
  • Assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating health and community related services
  • Perform admission review on all inpatients
  • Attend daily patient rounds and share professional knowledge
  • Participate in individual patient care meetings with multidisciplinary team members and the patient/family
  • Facilitate individual sessions with patient, patient & family, and any other significant others
  • Assess discharge planning needs to ensure safe, timely and efficient discharge
  • Identify variances during the patient’s stay to evaluate and improve processes
  • Arrange for community services prior to discharge
  • Provide patient / family education and advocacy as appropriate
  • Maintain appropriate communication with patients, families, community agencies, and personnel

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Social Work or Counseling or related field
  • Registered Professional Nurse with a current license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required (or in pursuit and obtained within 3 years of hire)
  • Licensed Social Worker, MSW, or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • At least 2 to 5 years of clinical experience providing care to patients with mental health illness
  • Previous experience in discharge planning and case management models preferred

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Case Manager, Behavioral Health – Per Diem

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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