Adult Case Manager - Porter-Starke Main Office

Are you looking for a job with purpose and fulfillment?  Porter-Starke is looking for Adult Case Managers to join our Community Support Services Team in Valparaiso, Portage, and at our Knox locations.

What is an Adult Case Manager? 

Porter-Starke Services, Inc. is seeking an Adult Case Manager to provide case management services and curriculum-based group sessions that assist seriously and persistently mentally ill adults by locating, coordinating, and monitoring necessary care and services. Services may include in-home services, support in skills training, activities of daily living and medication management. 

What is Porter-Starke Services, Inc? 

Porter-Starke Services, Inc. is a Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) based in Valparaiso and serves northwest Indiana with additional offices in Portage, Knox, and LaPorte.  Porter-Starke also operates Marram Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with two offices in Gary and Hebron. 

What are your benefits?

• 401(k) with 20% company matching
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance options
• Company paid life insurance and long term disability
• Employee discounts (YMCA)
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Generous PTO
• 11 paid holidays
• Educational Reimbursement ($200/month)
• Tuition Assistance ($5250 eligibility)
• Company-wide employee recognition events 
• Free health and wellness screenings
• EAP Program

What are my job duties?

• Provides adult case management services.
• Provides education in skills training.
• Assists clients in personal financial administration.
• Provides appropriate therapeutic interventions and crisis interventions.
• Provides documentation of interventions per department standards.
• Assists clients in meeting their treatment goals.
• Provides appropriate discharge planning and transition to aftercare services.
• Completes electronic medical record documentation as required.
• Plans, organizes and provides a variety of group therapy experiences congruent with treatment plans.
• Provides appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Initiates, monitors and updates client treatment plans per department standards and in cooperation with treatment team.
• Connects clients to available community resources and acts as an advocate for clients.
• Coordinates care with internal and external providers.
• Create group materials, as needed
• Attends staffing, clinical supervision, in-services and staff meetings.

What should I have knowledge in? 

• Therapeutic interventions for adults diagnosed with serious mental illness.
• Signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders.
• Locating, coordinating and accessing appropriate services and entitlements for client.
• Criteria for enrollment and appropriate regulations to assist clients in maintaining compliance with program guidelines.
• Activities of daily living.
• Formulation of treatment plans, ability to monitor progress, and ability to modify plans to meet client needs.
• Behavior disorders, parenting skills, treatment interventions and crisis intervention.
• Assessing the needs of seriously and persistently mentally ill adults.
• Documenting interventions.
• Building and maintaining therapeutic rapport with assigned clients.
• Providing education in activities of daily living for clients.
• Assisting clients in accessing entitlements, such as Medicaid, Social Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), food stamps, and other resources.
• Assisting clients with medication compliance through self-administering psychotropic medications, or assisted administration.
• Advocating for client's needs.
• Group facilitation.
• Typing and basic computer usage.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with clients and staff via telephone and in-person. 

What type of education and experience do I need? 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology or related human services discipline is required.
• Previous related experience working in mental health or related discipline preferred.

Do I need any type of licensure?   

• Successful completion of OBHP (Other Behavioral Health Professional) educational requirements is required within 3 weeks of hire dates.

 To learn more about Porter-Starke please visit www.porterstarke.org 

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