Rehabilitation Coordinator/Case Manager at Centers for Behavioral Health, LLC in Derwood, Maryland

Job Description:

Centers for Behavioral Health LLC serves individuals with mental illness in the community. We strive to instill hope, increase independence and promote recovery and wellness, through advocacy and education. Our onsite life skills program offers clients a safe, supportive and structured environment to participate in groups, activities and community outings. Our skill-based groups and outings promote socialization, links to the community resources, independent living skills, health and wellness, as well as recovery and resiliency.

Are you good at juggling many tasks at once & coordinating events/meetings/services? Do you have a desire to help those in an underserved community? If you are dedicated to assisting others achieve goals, join our team of compassionate coordinators who help organize, coordinate and provide support to those with mental health diagnoses.

Responsibilities include:
• Providing and creating a safe welcoming space for clients
• Providing case management services to assigned client caseload
• Assessing clients needs, abilities, and strengths using person-centered planning
• Assisting clients in development, implementation and review of goals for their rehabilitation plan
• Providing community linkage for resources and referrals
• Maintaining contact and collaboration with family and community providers, with client consent
• Ability to facilitate psychoeducational groups, both in person and virtually
• Opportunity to learn and gain experience working with the mentally ill adult population
• Assisting clients in appointment management
• Coordinating transition and discharge planning with clients
• Maintaining objective, accurate, and timely documentation in client record in accordance to governing bodies' regulations, standards and timeframes.
• Maintaining client confidentiality and protect private information in accordance with policy
• Providing advocacy for client rights
• Utilizing computer software to maintain electronic client records
• Providing psychiatric rehabilitation services that include planning and leading groups, activities and community outings
• Provides crisis/emergency intervention as necessary
• Operating agency vehicle safely and efficiently to transport clients as necessary

Minimum Qualifications:
• Minimum of a high school diploma with experience working in the mental health field OR,
• Bachelor's degree in a mental health related field
• Ability to operate a computer and basic office equipment
• Answer a telephone and communicate in a pleasant and helpful manner
• Read, understand and follow oral and written instructions,
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with clients, employees and the public.
• Must be well organized

Physical Demands: Requires sitting and standing associated with a normal office environment. Manual dexterity is needed for using a phone and computer keyboard. Must be able to lift up to 30lbs. This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, skills and working conditions may change as needs evolve.