Case Manager

Responsibilities
Meridell Achievement Center is a nationally recognized 134-bed private residential treatment facility that specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents who have emotional, behavioral and neurobehavioral problems. Meridell has been providing exceptional care for our patients for 60 years. We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients. Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients. Our mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment.
Meridell is a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
Meridell is looking for an experienced Case Manager to work with a supportive team and our male adolescent population.
The case manager is responsible for working closely with the therapist(s) to coordinate services for residents within the facility and to assist with the resident's transition from the facility. Ensures intake is completed for new admissions to include psychosocial assessments, initial treatment plans, and outcome measures. Ensures discharge planning for all residents is initiated upon admission to the facility and works closely with the therapist to ensure aftercare services are planned for in anticipation of and in advance of discharge. Works closely with Utilization Review staff and program therapists to maintain status of authorization and anticipate discharge planning needs. Completes master treatment plans for new admissions. Ensures aftercare provider appointments are secured within required timeframes. Facilitates screenings for admission to aftercare providers to include partial hospital programs, residential treatment centers, group homes, etc.
Meridell provides:
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Accidental Death
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
401 K Retirement Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Extended Leave Bank (ELB)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Qualifications
Education: Must have Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health field and a c urrent State of Texas license as a PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LMSW, LMFT-A, or LPC-A, obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
Experience : Four years work experience in mental health or related field preferred. Two years direct practice experience and/or clinical (graduate, continuing ed., etc.) training specific to individual, family and group therapy (if specialized issues group, training must be specific to issue).
Skills: Must have good verbal and written communication skills in order to communicate in a clear and concise manner with children and adolescents, families, all members of the interdisciplinary team and with managed care representatives. Must have good clinical skills to assess dynamics accurately and develop effective treatment strategies within the context of the overall treatment plan.
Must have good analytical ability to evaluate information reported by all members of the treatment team and revise treatment strategies accordingly. Must have leadership abilities to support the clinicians, nurses and care workers working with the population. Must be flexible regarding program needs.
Essential Physical Requirements : Must be able to perform medium physically demanding work requiring walking, sitting or standing.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best-in-class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.
If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: or .
UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Universal Health Services, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. To the extent any reference to UHS or UHS facilities on this website including any statements, articles or other publications contained herein relates to our healthcare or management operations it is referring to Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Further, the terms "we", "us", "our" or "the company" in such context similarly refer to the operations of Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Any employment referenced in this website is not with Universal Health Services, Inc. but solely with one of its subsidiaries including but not limited to UHS of Delaware, Inc. UHS is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at UHS via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of UHS. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a result of the referral or through other means.