Case Manager - Homeless Outreach Services - Full Time - Pennsylvania Hospital

Description

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Shelter Outreach Case Manager

Function : Acts as primary contact for homeless shelter / mental health residential providers with Hall-Mercer. Coordinates care as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team providing outreach and psychiatric services to a chronically mentally ill and dually diagnosed homeless Adult consumer population. Duties :1. Acts as primary point of contact for homeless shelter / mental health residential providers with Hall-Mercer.2. Responsible for providing, in consultation with staff physician, mental health evaluations at Hall-Mercer and community homeless service agencies.3. Coordinates, provides and facilitates connection of consumers to a full range of outreach services, engagement activities, required case management, clinical outpatient services, substance abuse services, residential care and linkage to other community supports.4. Maintains an active caseload of outreach / engagement consumers throughout the affiliated homeless shelter / mental health residential sites as well as maintains active caseload of case management consumers attending outpatient medication management clinical care at Hall-Mercer.5. Collects clinical information, prepares and maintains appropriate paperwork, registers to appropriate source and level of treatment & implements treatment plans for consumers who consent to outpatient care and / or services at Hall-Mercer.6. Maintains records of contacts within the homeless shelter / mental health residential sites, documents all services provided to consumers, maintains as current outpatient clinical charting in accordance with Homeless Outreach Service specific, Hall-Mercer and other agency protocols & completes staff development training requirements.7. Other duties as assigned.

Credentials

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)

• Education Specialization:Equivalent Experience:-And 2+ years MH/MR Experience

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)

• Education Specialization:At Least 15 College Credits in Human ServicesEquivalent Experience:-And 4+ years MH/MR Experience

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