Case Manager, Behavioral Health, Partial Hospitalization Program (Full Time, Days)

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The Case Manager, Behavioral Health, will provide comprehensive care of patients participating in the partial hospitalization program from admission through discharge, by maximizing available internal and external resources and improve quality of care. It includes assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating health and community related services to meet a patient’s physical, psycho-social, vocational, and health needs in a cost effective, outcomes-oriented and timely manner. As department needs change, the services may be performed at any level within the Network’s continuum of services and/or sites.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
• Performs admission review on patients. Shares professional knowledge, making appropriate recommendations regarding clinical and programmatic needs of patients as it relates to professional knowledge base and existing treatment criteria.
• Participates in individual patient care meetings with multidisciplinary team members and the patient/family to evaluate progress and to identify and resolve problems that may interfere with a positive patient outcome.
• Assesses discharge planning needs to ensure a safe, timely and efficient discharge. Identifies variances during the patient's stay in order to evaluate and improve processes that affect the efficiency and quality of patie