Social Worker - Wilmington

Job Description

Job Description

At Project Transition , it's our mission to enable individual persons who have serious mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorder and/or a dual diagnoses of SMI and IDD live a life that is meaningful to her or him in the community on terms she/he defines.

Summary Job Description:

Provide social work and case management services for members, families and other providers/funding sources to ensure coordination of care for assigned members.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Coordinate new admissions to program with Admissions and Program staff
• Complete Incident Reports following process indicated by Manager Care Organization and PT's P&P
• Participate in the treatment/recovery planning process with program and staff members
• Provide documented case management services to members and families including:
• Coordination of financial eligibility and benefits
• Coordination of family contact and support
• Conduct utilization and member care reviews with MCO’s and other payers
• Oversee Level of Care changes and documented aftercare planning with members
• Communicate with both referral services and hospitals to facilitate member return to program in a well-coordinated manner
• Consult with families, psychiatrists, therapists for assigned members
• Prepare and provide group services at assigned program
• Participate in phone coaching/crisis management system which includes:
• Orient member and family to phone coaching system
• Carry and respond to coaching phone calls on assigned shifts
• Attend Team meetings, consultation team and staff meetings
• Back-Up Support to Program Director (coverage)
• Complete continuing educational requirements as aligned with regulatory compliance
• Other duties as assigned by Program Director

For all Full-Time Employees our benefit package includes:

• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance available within 60 days of hire
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• STD/LTD
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Spending Accounts
• Able to participate in company 401K after 6 months of hire
• Company 401K match up to 3%

All Employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications:

• A graduate of a college or university with a Master's degree in a Human Service field (Required) with at least one (1) year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with one (1) year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.
  Two years’ experience in case management, financial eligibility, family support and collaboration of care
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative team model.
• Strong assessment and documentation skills

We’re an equal opportunity employer . All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.