What are the responsibilities and job description for the Case Manager position at PrairieCare?
About Us
We are a psychiatric healthcare system, dedicated to providing mental healthcare for all, with seven locations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, and two additional sites located in Rochester and Mankato. With a robust benefits package, career advancement opportunities, and great workplace culture, we value our employees and the work they do each day for our patients and families. Our services span the full continuum of care for patients, with a variety of roles and opportunities for job-seekers looking for more than a job, but a place where you can grow in your career.
Responsibilities
Responsible to provide case management to patients receiving care at PrairieCare, a Psychiatric HealthCare Organization. The Case Manager focuses on admissions, care coordination, communication, and aftercare planning.
PrairieCare is committed to being a place of purpose! Join our team where colleagues and leaders are consistently available, open, and excited for consultations, questions, decompressing, listening, and team building to support each other. Case Managers are supported by team leads, interdisciplinary team members, supervisors and directors.
- Provides case management services to patients receiving psychiatric services; supporting patients through admission to discharge
- Coordinates effective communication with patients, families, outpatient providers, and other involved agencies to promote the care of the patient
- Supports psychosocial perspective of patient's needs to the interdisciplinary team and collaboarates with all team members, adjusting plans as needed
- Connects patients with community resources to increase their long term overall well-being
- Provides education and support to patients in group settings
- Ensures compliance of documentation within progress notes, treatment plans, and safety plans
- Be oriented to ethically provide and advocate for patient-centered, culturally appropriate, and age appropriate care.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's in Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, or a closely related field required.
- Experience in healthcare setting preferred
- Experience using electronic health records preferred
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products including Word and Outlook
- Able to effectively and efficiently communicate in written and verbal form
- Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks
- Following de-escalation training, ability to respond appropriately to patients experiencing a crisis
PrairieCare is a psychiatric healthcare system experiencing rapid growth in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. With multiple sites across the metro, including locations in Rochester and Mankato, PrairieCare has quickly grown to become one of Minnesota’s largest providers of mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and their families.
PrairieCare does not discriminate against any person based on race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admissions, treatment, or participation in its programs, services, activities, or employment. PrairieCare is an Affirmative Action Employer/Equal Opportunity Employer supporting Veterans, Disabled, and other protected individuals and is committed to a diverse workforce. Offers of employment from PrairieCare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background studies.
