Case Manager

Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions (LBHS) provides individual, outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, residential, psychiatric services, and medication assisted treatment for mental health and substance abuse treatment needs. We are a treatment facility that prides itself in a welcoming and compassionate approach to substance use and mental health treatment. We believe our clients can achieve recovery and be valued community members through positive engagement and meaningful participation in treatment. 

Our Goal: 

Our comprehensive approach to addictions treatment provides a continuum of care that begins with asking for help and continues through to ongoing peer support. In addition to our state-of-the-art treatment facilities and peer support centers across Central Ohio, we work to remove barriers and promote access to care through our integrative approach and evidence-based clinical treatment. 

Join our exciting and fast-growing company in which you will have an impact on improving people’s lives! Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions (LBHS) is looking for quality candidates who are pursuing professional growth in a supportive environment and can thrive in a collaborative team-focused culture.

• 9 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Time Off
• Paid continuing education opportunities
• Paid parental leave
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance

Position: Case Manager 

Job Summary: Provide support services and foster community by assessing the needs of their clients and developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to address those needs. This position reports to a Case Management Supervisor.  

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Coordinates and provides safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, culturally sensitive, and client- centered care. 
• For SUD Clients: Handles case assignments, assesses barriers to recovery in the various life domains, may draft SUD case management-specific service plan, review progress in case management goals. 
• For MH Clients: Handles case assignments, assesses barriers to recovery in the various life domains, coordinates mental health treatment planning including goals for CPST services, provides input, and works collaboratively with the clinical counselor, psychiatrist, and/or nurse practitioner in the development of the treatment plan. 
• Is familiar with the diagnostic assessment completed for the clients served, which includes a review of diagnosis, identification of current symptoms, risk, functioning, identified needs in the client's life domains shown as Z-Codes to determine eligibility for Case Management or CPST services and the level of care needed. 
• Works collaboratively following up with observations with the clinical counselor, psychiatrist, and/or nurse practitioner in the development of the treatment plan. 
• Adheres to Lighthouse's protocol for appropriate "care management" activities as part of the continuum of services to meet each client's defined needs and as defined in the treatment plan. 
• Provides follow-up and appropriate referrals to community resources are essential. Collaboration and coordination of services to ensure continuity of care and efficiency of services across systems is vital to early recovery. 
• Provides linkage and assistance in accessing inpatient or more restrictive treatment, as medically necessary. 
• Stays abreast of best practices in modalities of intervention to maintain high-quality care management that is medically necessary to client specific treatment plan. 
• Evaluates daily living functioning and assist clients in creating goals to improve daily living. 
• Completes billing and documentation accurately in a timely manner. 
• Sees clients weekly or as clinically appropriate according to the client’s level of care. 
• Ensures all community activities comply with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and Mental Health laws and regulations on confidentiality of PHI. 
• Keeps abreast of community resources and makes needed referrals to meet client needs on a timely basis. 
• Coordinates and collaborates with other community agencies regarding client's treatment to promote positive treatment outcomes. Participate in community collaboration meetings. 
• Advocates and raises awareness on behalf of clients for community and local services to meet client needs.

Required Experience/Abilities: 

• Meets the Ohio MHAS standard to provide Case Management and CPST Services regarding mental health and/or substance use disorder competencies. Knowledge of recovery, community behavioral health and social services systems, the criminal justice system, and other health care systems. Understanding of the impact of symptoms on functioning and behavior. 
• Ability to: establish rapport with clients, work with a diverse population, verbally de-escalate crisis, maintain the confidentiality of protected and sensitive information, develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, family members, social service agencies, and other job-related contacts. 
• The employee must be able to function with a high degree of problem-solving skills. According to client needs, this employee is expected to prioritize, self-direct, and organize daily activities, be accountable for effective care coordination. Communicates effectively and clearly with internal and community treatment team

Required experience/education: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a directly related human service field. 
• CDCA (LSW preferred) 
• 2 years relevant experience in case management, social services, or a related field 
• Current State of Ohio Driver's License and active insurance  

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:30a-5p

Lighthouse is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, genetics, gender identity and/or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 

LBHS adheres to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as amended, Ohio Civil Rights Act, and all applicable rules and regulations. LBHS is an equal opportunity employer.