Clinical Case Manager II

As a Clinical Case Manager II, you will provide support for the Medical Directors of the NAVIGATE Program at the UF Health Springhill Clinics. NAVIGATE is a comprehensive program designed to provide early and effective treatment for individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The program offers Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for early psychosis, helping individuals and their families navigate the mental health system to achieve psychological and functional well-being.

Responsibilities include:

• Case Management Services: Documents NAVIGATE team evaluations   and management plans for patients. Works with the team to develop effective treatment plans and works with the patient on a day-to-day basis using professional judgment and discretion to implement the approved treatment plan. Coordinates direct patient therapy services as outlined in the NAVIGATE protocol. Ensure individual resiliency and family education therapy sessions are scheduled and provide the services if clinical coordinators are unavailable.
• Program Support: Actively develops community relationships to enable direct assistance in services for NAVIGATE patients and families. Assists NAVIGATE patients in assessing housing, transportation, and other community resources. Ongoing patient outreach, support and follow-up with appropriate documentation as required by the program funding agency. Meet weekly with team members advocating for patient and caregiver needs. Compile patient lists for weekly case conference and perform necessary follow-up.
• Community Outreach: Collaborate with community resources and agencies to connect families with services needed.   Community Outreach: Provide support and assistance to individuals and their families diagnosed with first episode of non-affective psychosis (FEP). Provide collaborative consultation to schools and agencies serving individuals with FEP. Provide public education programs for community members to promote community awareness and acceptance of persons with FEP. Collaborate with community resources and agencies to connect families with services needed.
• Program Reporting: Track, compile and develop protocols to provide reporting needs for the NAVIGATE program’s funding agency. Document and track consultations and crisis management activities for the reporting agency.
• Program Reporting: Track, compile and develop protocols to provide reporting needs for the NAVIGATE program’s funding agency. Document and track consultations and crisis management activities for the reporting agency.

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida are engaged in groundbreaking projects covering a variety of interests through our Centers, labs, and collaborations with other departments. The Department of Psychiatry includes a large outpatient center with various specialty clinics within (including one associated with our Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment), a very active inpatient service, psychiatry collaborative program for primary care practitioners, school consultation program, and community consultation services. The Department of Psychiatry spans services across adult, addiction, and child/adolescent specializations, including a freestanding psychiatric hospital, a large consult liaison service at the main UF Shands Hospital, the Florida Recovery Center operated by our Addiction Division, and multiple research centers including the Center for Addiction Research & Education and the Center for OCD and Related Disorders (COARD).

Master’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization and two years of experience; or a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization and five years of appropriate experience.

• Experience with schizophrenia and first episode psychosis
• Experience with behavioral assessments and providing interventional therapy
• One year of clinical consulting experience in helping individuals in psychiatric care programs

As one of the nation’s top public research universities, the University of Florida is Committed to providing robust benefits options to support the wellbeing of their employees. The university offers a range of complementary and affordable benefit options to meet your family’s financial, educational, and health needs. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.

• Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Flexible spending accounts, employee wellness program, and employee assistance program
• Financial security via our life and long-term disability insurance, accident and illness insurance
• Plan for your future with retirement savings and investment options that grow with you
• Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, and personal holiday, and winter break,
• Time to recover – 8 weeks of paid parental and medical leave
• Enjoy discounts for on and off-campus activities and services

Interested applicants should submit the following items as part of the online application:

• Cover letter that states applicant’s interest in the position and qualification relative to the credentials listed above, including a diversity statement indicating how your previous experiences have prepared you to contribute to an inclusive institutional culture.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Reference Names/Contact Information (3). The cover letter should include the names and contact information of three individuals who can provide an evaluative appraisal of the applicant’s work, potential in the field, and capacity to be an effective colleague in an academic health sciences center.  References will be requested from the Department should the applicant be considered.

The University of Florida is An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.