Case Manager - Urgent Care Mental Health

Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!

As a Case Manager, you will assist adults who need immediate help with symptoms of mental illness in an Emergency Room Alternative program that strives to assist individuals with building and reinforcing coping skills and support networks. This program emphasizes wellness and recovery principals to not only assist individuals through their current crisis but future challenges as well.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of 30-40 individuals providing short-term crisis case management
• Follow-up with people experiencing a psychiatric emergency in order to provide an alternative to hospitalization
• Link consumers to other mental health settings with a quick turnaround
• Meet with walk-ins on an as needed basis to complete initial documentation and be able to assess their referral
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Part time schedule
• Opportunity for personal and career growth
• Supplemental income
• Team oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's (BA/BS) with at least 1 year experience working within the mental health system; OR Master's (MA/MS) preferred in Counseling, Social Work or related field
• Clinical training in group work and in working with families;
• Knowledge and experience working with mentally ill in imminent distress;
• Knowledge of the mental health field in NJ and commitment to the principles of recovery
  
  

All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing, and pre-employment drug screening. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.