Caseworker Intern

Job Overview

Under general supervision, provides one-on-one behavioral interventions with children, youth and/or adults receiving specialty mental health services in the client's home/residential placement/school or during community outings; performs related work as
assigned.
 

Responsibilities and Duties

•    Maintain assigned caseload of weekly billable insurance hours.
•    Responsible for ensuring services are provided in the community.
•    Participating in the person-centered planning process.
•    Providing direct community-based behavioral health services and support for the individual and family as indicated in the Person-Centered Plan.
•    Monitor and track consumer hours and annual intake dates and complete as assigned.
•    Assisting the Case Manager in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions as evidenced by symptom reduction and progress toward goals.
•    Responsible for completing the OnTarget tasks assigned within 24 hours. 
•    Assisting the Case Manager with consulting identified non-medical providers, engaging community and natural supports and including their input in the person-center/ed planning process.
•    Ensure that all information obtained while at Carolina Therapeutic Services is kept confidential and will remain confidential beyond employment.
•    Ensure confidentiality training is updated.

Provider Responsibilities

•    Report critical concerns, problems, and lack of engagement to supervisor in a timely manner and actively seek Supervisor’s input and assistance to resolving the concern.
•    Participate in multi-disciplinary staffing and meetings.
•    Attends all appropriate in-services, workshops, or continuing education programs, which are trainings provided by CTS Health or on behalf of CTS.
•    Responsible for completing appropriate annual intakes.
•    Maintains strict confidentiality according to all Federal and State guidelines and requirements.
•    Exemplifies personal and professional conduct.
•    Upholds the Professional Code of Ethics.
•    Maintains a cooperative relationship with employees, treatment staff and others.
•    Adheres to and supports facility policies, programs and activities.
•    Demonstrates tact, courtesy, and a positive approach to communication and interaction with other employees, visitors, physicians, etc.
•    Responsible for personal development to ensure current knowledge in the profession. 
•    Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean and drug free environment in the office space utilized.
•    Willingness to work beyond what is required periodically.
•    Maintain service notation that meets agency notation standards, Medicaid standards, and/or any other auditing agency such as the LME. (For timeliness, quality, and completeness). This notation must include: I) the purpose of contact; 2) describes the provider's interventions; 3) effectiveness of the intervention; 4) the time spent performing the intervention; and 5) signature (degree/credentials or position) of person providing service.
•    Must maintain the flexibility to respond to client needs and crisis situations beyond the agencies normal working hours.
•    Deliver services in various environments, such as homes, schools, jails (for state funds only), homeless shelters, etc.
•    Perform any other related duties as specified by a supervisor.
 

Education/Qualifications/Experience

•    Human service field with less than one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with less than one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling. Supervision shall be provided by a qualified professional with the population served until the individual meets one year of experience.
•    Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling,
•    One-year documented experience in the delivery of mental health treatment to children and /or adolescents.
•    High School diploma (additional 5 years’ mental health experience preferred)
 

Training Requirements

•    CTS Health orientation
•    Rule 132 Service Definition
•     OIG Rule 50
•    First Aid/CPR, HIPAA, Client Rights, Confidentiality, Mandated Reporter, Health and Safety, Cultural Competency, Workplace Violence and Safety, Waste, Fraud & Abuse