Job Description
About the position
- Responsibilities
- Screens and evaluates individuals to determine appropriate services based on individual consumer needs.
- Engages consumers in recovery-based process.
- Develops and implements service plans that provide for appropriate mental health/co-occurring services to consumers and their families, where necessary.
- Provides primary case management for assigned consumers, including assessment, treatment planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Assures the application of client rights, grievance and dispute resolution processes and procedures.
- Completes authorizations for purchase of service and obtains supervisory approval in line with service plans.
- Monitors contracted services to assure high quality and the appropriate extent of services provided.
- Assists families with transition to adulthood process and connecting them to resources related to needs.
- Completes and maintains accurate and timely documentation according to applicable requirements, codes, contracts, and policies.
- Maintains the confidential nature of consumer and business information.
- Complies with all local, state, and federal laws governing consumers and the rendering of services.
- Provides consultation to staff of other human service departments and agencies.
- Attends in-service meetings and outside agency training sessions.
- Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in social work or related human service field.
- At least one year experience working in mental health preferred.
- Experience working with children, youth, and families preferred.
- Valid Wisconsin Driver's License.
- State Social Worker Certification preferred.
- Newly hired staff must complete and pass DHS approved Waiver Basics online training course and Mandated Reporter Online Training as well as becoming a certified Wisconsin Children's Functional Screener.
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