cmhadurham

Case Manager

Oshawa, Ontario · Full-time

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About the role

This includes assisting with daily living activities, household tasks, and fostering community independence.
This is a contract full-time position for 6 months.

Responsibilities

Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises treatment goal plans in collaboration with clients and care team members.
Ensures that clients understand CMHA Durham services and agree to the expectations related to Residential Housing and CREATE Services using appropriate service agreements.
Delivers and observes medications to clients and monitors effectiveness, potential side effects, and/or interactions as per their medication schedule.
Supports and assists clients with ADL (Activities of Daily Living) tasks to maintain and enhance the client's functional abilities.
Provides support services to clients assisting with scheduled appointments, arranging transportation to appointments, and/or accompanying clients to appointments, as necessary.
Assists clients to maximize abilities, develop skills, and promote community independence.
Supports clients to establish and foster peer supports and natural family connections.

Requirements

Ability to work with individuals of diverse backgrounds.
Ability to organize and present information effectively.
Ability to think critically and creatively.
Post-secondary education in a related area of study (e.g., mental health) and a minimum of one-year related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act, the Forensic Mental Health System, social service benefits, and related legislation in Ontario.
Sound knowledge of psychotropic medications and some knowledge of medical medications.
General knowledge of the mental health environment in Ontario.
Ability to develop and maintain a positive therapeutic relationship with clients.
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with community partners and always represent the agency in a professional manner.
Ability to perform tasks necessary for the position.
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
Flexibility and adaptability to change; able to navigate through ambiguous situations.
Ability to work independently and co-operatively as part of a team, management, board of directors, stakeholders, and partners such as external vendors.

Benefits

Canadian Mental Health Association Durham is an integrated community mental health and primary care hub that has been providing mental health services to Durham Region for over 60 years.
Communicates regularly with CMHA Durham's CREATE Management for issues related to health and safety of the residential group living homes
Reporting to the CREATE & Group Living Lead, this individual will have responsibility for supporting mental health clients in the CREATE program at CMHA Durham.
Participates as a member of a high performance, multi-service team managing an assigned caseload of mental health clients providing support in group living and integration into the larger community.
Provides case management services in a respectful, individualized, supportive, and flexible manner.

Company info

During that time, it has evolved to provide a broad range of services to individuals and their families experiencing mental health challenges, from information and education to case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing and primary healthcare. These services are provided through inter-professional teams focused on providing clinically based services that, in addition to dealing with client mental health issues, address social determinants of health using the recovery model.
Overview of the Role:
Reporting to the CREATE & Group Living Lead, this individual will have responsibility for supporting mental health clients in the CREATE program at CMHA Durham. This includes assisting with daily living activities, household tasks, and fostering community independence. They will also play a role in providing case management, advocacy, and support services. They will also provide expertise in working collaboratively within a care team to develop and implement individualized care plans, promote independent living skills, and ensure clients' basic needs are met.
During that time, it has evolved to provide a broad range of services to individuals and their families experiencing mental health challenges, from information and education to case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing and primary healthcare.
These services are provided through inter-professional teams focused on providing clinically based services that, in addition to dealing with client mental health issues, address social determinants of health using the recovery model.
They will also play a role in providing case management, advocacy, and support services.
They will also provide expertise in working collaboratively within a care team to develop and implement individualized care plans, promote independent living skills, and ensure clients' basic needs are met.
NOTE: This is a contract full-time position for 6 months.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Reviews assessment information by identifying goals and preparing individualized supportive client care plans that promote long-term stability and growth.

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