Case Manager - QMHS (CPST)

About ReNew U Therapy & Wellness

ReNew U Therapy & Wellness is an outpatient behavioral health and substance use treatment provider located in Youngstown, Ohio, with telehealth services available statewide. Services include Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT/MOUD), Spravato, individual counseling, case management, and peer recovery support.

Position Summary

CPST Case Managers provide an array of services in the community to clients with severe and persistent mental illness. The position requires mobility and close work with multidisciplinary teams to help clients meet the recovery goals outlined in their treatment plans.

CPST Case Managers assess client needs and link clients to community-based resources, including food, shelter, employment, and other community supports. Services may be delivered face-to-face or by telephone, individually or in groups. Services are not site-specific and are provided in locations that meet the needs of the people served.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Conduct ongoing assessment of client needs.
2. Assist clients in achieving personal independence in managing basic needs, as identified by the client and/or parent or guardian.
3. Facilitate further development of daily living skills, as identified by the client and/or parent or guardian.
4. Coordinate the Individualized Service Plan (ISP), including:
   1. Services identified in the ISP
   2. Assistance with accessing natural support systems in the community
   3. Linkages to formal community services and systems
5. Monitor symptoms.
6. Coordinate and/or assist in crisis management and stabilization as needed.
7. Provide advocacy and outreach.
8. Provide education and training to clients, and to families when appropriate, specific to the client's assessed needs, abilities, and readiness to learn.
9. Deliver mental health interventions that address symptoms, behaviors, and thought processes that create barriers to seeking or maintaining education and employment.
10. Support activities that increase the client's capacity to positively impact their own environment.
11. Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with agency, accreditation, and payer standards.
12. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Qualified Mental Health Specialist (QMHS)
• Minimum of three (3) years of behavioral health experience
• Experience serving adults with severe and persistent mental illness
• Valid Ohio driver's license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance
• Ability to work independently in the community and collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team
• Strong documentation skills and proficiency with electronic health records
• Knowledge of Mahoning County community resources

Strongly Preferred

• Current Ohio credential as a Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (CDCA), Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II (LCDC II), or Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III (LCDC III)

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related human services field
• Experience working with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders