Organizational Overview:
CarePlus New Jersey continues to be a leader in mental health and a pioneer in integrated care in Northern New Jersey for more than 45 years. CarePlus strives for excellence in mental health, addiction recovery, and community-based services. Our goal is to offer affordable, accessible, and holistic-centered care that empowers individuals to reach their full potential and enhance their quality of life.Job Summary:
You will assist clients with needed resources and navigating multiple social services and health systems, link clients to appropriate care and ensure clients achieve their wellness and recovery goals., and assure departmental goals are accomplished within the prescribed time by personally performing the job responsibilities.


What You Will Do:

• Facilitate and coordinate psycho-educational services for consumers and their family members relating to wellness, health promotion, prevention, skill-building, and recovery topics
• Offer on-site and outreach services (including transport of consumers)
• Fulfill case management services, including coordinating or directly facilitating linkages to services, service coordination, and treatment enrollment assistance.
• Ensure consumers have community supports in place that fulfill a positive corroborative role
• Communicate observations and information about the consumer in the consumer's service record and to team members
• Participate in supportive counseling, crisis intervention, quality assurance activities, and cross-functional action teams
• Participate in the assessment and evaluation of consumers at intake/admissions, during ongoing recovery, service delivery, and discharge
• Collaborate with team and treatment providers to establish comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessments and care plans
• Contribute to the formulation of consumer-centered care plans in collaboration with team members, containing relevant, measurable goals and realistic time frames for achievement; perform progress reviews and evaluate the effectiveness of goals.
• Work with administrative staff to ensure that all services are documented based on billing and regulatory standards.

What We Need to See:

• High School Diploma with 2-3 years of Case Management experience; Bachelor's degree in a related field, preferred
• Experience working within a health care or behavioral health setting
• Experience working with adults with acute symptoms of mental illness and with chronic healthcare conditions
• Substance abuse certification certified - CADC, preferred
• A valid driver's license and must be insurable by the agency's automobile insurance

What We Offer:

• Health, Dental and Vision
• Life & AD&D insurance; STD & LTD coverage
• Generous Vacation, Personal, and Sick time
• Competitive Hourly Wages and Premium Holiday Compensation
• 401k Plan and Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discount and Rewards Program
• Continuing education, tuition reimbursement and eligibility for loan forgiveness
• 10% daycare discount

About CarePlus New Jersey:CPNJ embraces a culture of diversity and inclusion in all of it policies and procedures. Care Plus follows Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, et seq and NJ Law Against Discrimination. We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by Federal and State laws.