Description: Job Summary:

The Mental Health Case Manager provides services designed to support and maximize the members ability to better direct their own health care experience through the use of supportive interventions, psycho-educational interventions, linkage to health plan and community resources and other activities geared at maintaining or enhancing the members coping capacity and stability. The Mental Health Case Manager will respond in a way that demonstrates respect for the cultural, religious, and ethnic differences among patients and families. The Mental Health Case Manager contributes to the medical teams understanding of patient beliefs, behaviors, and barriers regarding the members illness and also works to support the clinical efforts of the Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners or Therapists involved in the care of the members mental illness. The Mental Health Case Manager also provides linkage and coordination with other care providers in the community or within KPNW and other duties as designated. The Mental Health Case Manager also helps make connections for the member in the community and may meet and support member in the community as deemed necessary.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Uses age appropriate assessment and intervention skills. Able to use a range of interventions, depending upon the needs of the patient/family. Completes required documentation of services and care per department policy.


• Promotes multi-disciplinary care that is patient-centered and considers all aspects of members personal, psychological, economic, and cultural needs.


• Maintains thorough knowledge of Kaiser Permanente services/benefits, public/private community resources, as well as federal/state laws which effect health care planning.


• Participates in program development, orientation, and educational activities which further members capacity to better direct their own health care experience.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience

• Minimum one (1) year of Social Work experience post licensure in hospital, outpatient clinic, or other mental health agency


• Minimum three (3) years of experience in hospital, outpatient clinic, or other mental health agency.

Education

• N/A

License, Certification, Registration

• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
  

• Registered Professional Counselor (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Professional Counselor License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire

OR

• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (Washington) within 6 months of hire AND Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) within 6 months of hire

• National Provider Identifier required at hire
  

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to work effectively on a multi-disciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of KPNW services and benefits.
• Expertise with brief interventions and case management techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Advanced knowledge of local and national resources related to health care.

Primary Location: Oregon,Hillsboro,Tanasbourne Medical/Dental Offices
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: W05|AFT|Local 5017
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: TANASBOURNE MED & DTL OFFICE - Mental Hlth/Psych-O/P Program - 1008
Pay Range: $40.73 - $48.87 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest

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