Case Manager

OUR MISSION AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
At Sevita, we believe that everyone deserves to live well. For more than 50 years, our team members have provided home and community-based health care for adults, children, and their families across the United States. Our extraordinary team offers innovative, quality services and support that lead to growth and new opportunities for the people we serve and for our employees.

SUMMARY
Social Workers are responsible for the evaluation and treatment of clients admitted for treatment. The Social Worker adheres to specific scope of service for activities related to the evaluation and treatment of clients in the home and community.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below:

Evaluation including gathering data from client records, interviews, observation and dialogue with other team members
Development and implementation of a treatment plan according to physician orders which includes establishing client goals, continuous re-evaluation of progress and appropriate modification of the plan
Timely preparation of written documentation of client progress including initial evaluations, progress reports, discharge summaries and other requested reports
One to one counseling with client/and or family members in their home or other appropriate setting
Increases awareness of client and caregivers about brain injury to better facilitate adjustment and understanding of the process of recovery.
Attends team conferences and reports on client’s progress and current status in therapy as well as collaboratively assisting the team in identifying realistic goals
Completes and turns in billing information in a timely manner
Communicates effectively with internal case manager
Performs other related duties and activities as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None

Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job:

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work

Membership in NASW and related clinical experience in a rehabilitation setting with focus on traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

In MI, certified by the State of Michigan as a social worker

Valid Michigan Driver’s license for employees in state of Michigan

Other Skills and Abilities:

Motor Vehicle in operating condition
Ability to operate a motor vehicle
Able to travel distances exceeding 45 minutes

Other Requirements:

Travel as needed

Physical Requirements:

Medium Work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.