Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team?
At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.
We are seeking a Drug and Alcohol Case Manager to join our team at our Parkside Recovery Program in Philadelphia, PA.
The Drug and Alcohol Case Manager is responsible for coordinating and implementing services for consumers as identified in the service plan. This position will serve as primary contact for no more than 30 individuals. You will be providing case-management, service planning and coordination of services with other agency providers to meet the clients’ needs along recovery supports. May include on-call responsibilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, human services, or related preferred.
• Pennsylvania Certification Board credential preferred.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• minimal bi-weekly support contacts at the client’s home or other appropriate location
• completion of consumer-driven service and safety plans.
• making attempts to locate clients through family, friends, or relatives if unable to contact them.
• linking clients to external resources (ex: recovery-based supports, medical benefits, PCP, specialty doctors, food banks, transportation, basic living needs and skills related to housing, food, psychiatric and medical care, transportation, socialization, education, and employment)
• assisting consumers in obtaining valid, state identification as needed.
• coordinating service delivery with other service providers and monitor the client’s progress.
• monitoring record keeping and authorized units remaining, ensure that client charts are up-to-date and include all necessary documentation, including documentation of significant incidents within 24 hours as needed (incident reports) and non-billable activities.
• ensuring that the consumer receives an annual physical and monitor their medical health by requesting medical documentation.
• understanding consumer’s past/present life situation, utilize that information to develop a social history and psychosocial summary
• updating social history and psychosocial summaries for consumers on your case loas annually
• maintaining accurate summaries of the client’s hospitalizations, crisis on-call (if applicable), crisis residential services and incarcerations with dates of service, reason for the services and discharge dates.
• adhering to all Merakey, County, State, and Federal policies and regulations related to Drug and Alcohol treatment services, ethics and code of conduct.
• participating in regular clinical supervision, team meetings, and continuing education activities to further develop professional skills and to meet DDAP requirements.
• completing all paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
• participating in on-call responsibilities as needed.
• completing other duties as assigned as it relates to the position

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR EITHER ROLE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school plus12 credits of higher education coursework in psychology, addictions studies, social work or related field with specialty or concentration in counseling AND One to three years case management experience in behavioral health
• Must be able to work Monday-Friday 7am-3:30 pm