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Case Manager - ACUTE

CompanyKVC Health Systems
LocationSt. Louis
Work ModeOn Site
PostedAugust 1, 2026
About The Company
At KVC Health Systems, our 2,800 caring team members work every day to strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help both children and adults achieve mental wellness. We all need connection! And at KVC, our employees are our greatest asset and strength, helping the people we serve experience the power of connection to themselves, their family and friends, and to professionals who can help them thrive. We're working toward a bold vision: a world in which every person is SAFE and CONNECTED to a strong family and a healthy community. No more child abuse and neglect. No more untreated mental illness or addiction. Parents no longer pass down the cycles of violence, substance use or trauma that they experienced as children. Instead, families have the skills and supportive connections they need to thrive. Every individual has unlimited possibilities and can reach their full potential. This is why the KVC team comes to work every day, providing family strengthening services, mental and behavioral healthcare, foster care, adoption and inpatient children’s mental health treatment. People are facing serious challenges, and community needs are greater than ever. Will you join us? Since 1970, KVC has grown from a single home for at-risk children to a national organization serving over 80,000 children and families each year in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky and West Virginia. KVC also provides training and consultation around the world. We're a family of private, nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations committed to enriching and enhancing the lives of children and families. Learn more at www.kvc.org.
About the Role


Case Manager- Acute

Full Time

St. Louis, MO, US

 

Join Us to Build Healing and Hope Together!

As leaders in children’s mental health and wellness, St. Louis Children’s and KVC Health Systems Youth Mental Health Care have partnered to create one of the nation’s most innovative and transformative youth mental health and wellness campuses. The partnership includes a 77-bed acute care hospital and outpatient programs. Located on the KVC Missouri Children’s Mental Wellness Campus conveniently located in Webster Groves, Missouri, the peaceful environment and broad continuum of care allow children and families to access the appropriate level of treatment throughout their healing experience. The new campus is slated to open in late 2026. Learn more at stlouischildrenskvc.org. Join us and be a part of this journey of healing and hope for thousands of children and teens. 

 

Job Summary

The Case Manager position advocates for the patient and ensures the patients are receiving all needed services and resources, as outlined in the treatment plan or plan of service, and ensures those services are efficiently coordinated.


Minimum Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science or related degree 

Licensure/Certification: Valid Driver’s License and auto insurance with good driving record. Able to obtain a class E driver’s license and meet KVC’s requirement for auto insurance

Experience: Experience in social services, residential treatment, education, or another related field. Previous experience working with children/families in a trauma informed environment

Preferred Experience/Skills: Requires intermediate skills in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook email. Strong customer service focus, excellent time management, organizational, oral and written communication skill. Must be

proficient in Word, Excel, and email applications


Key Responsibilities

  • Ensures resources/services are available for the patients as outlined in the patients’ plan and documents those resources/services 
  • Facilitates communication and reporting amongst all pertinent team members, both internal and external 
  • Engages in crisis intervention with youth 
  • Arranges or provides transportation youth to community appointments 
  • Meets with youth at least weekly or as specified 
  • Maintains and documents weekly contact with agencies/parents 
  • Coordinates and communicates with other departments for scheduling and treatment 
  • Maintains an updated agency mailing list 
  • Prepares information for psychiatric medication reviews 
  • Schedules staffing reviews for all youth on the caseload as specified. Clearly communicates the schedules to all treatment team members, both internal and external 
  • Participates in team meeting, department meetings, etc. 
  • Coordinates admissions, discharges, and transfer of caseload 
  • Meets with parents, caseworkers, and guardians to complete paperwork as well as conducts assessments, gathers patient documentation, distributes patient information to the appropriate staff, and enters client data into electronic health record. Ensures patient is supported through transition into the program. 
  • For discharges, ensures all paperwork and notifications are in order 
  • Other duties as needed for the betterment of Camber. 

Additional duties may be assigned based on organizational needs and staff qualifications.

 

Physical & Work Environment


The conditions described are representative of those required to perform this role, with reasonable accommodations available. This position involves regular standing, walking, and communication, with frequent use of hands and occasional bending, kneeling, or climbing. The role may require lifting up to 10 pounds regularly, 25 pounds frequently, and 75 pounds occasionally. Standard visual abilities are required. Work is performed in a moderate noise environment with occasional exposure to outdoor conditions.

 

Benefits & More

Employee benefits and culture fall under the KVC Health Systems umbrella. KVC is a family of private, nonprofit organizations that strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help people achieve mental health wellness. Through our broad continuum of care, we are proud to be a national leader in mental health, child welfare, and health and human services transformation. 

At KVC, we offer a positive, supportive workplace where each person can do work they love. In fact, we’re so proud of our culture that we see it as our top competitive advantage in the health and human services field. Based on the voice of our employees, KVC has an incredible 83 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, a rating so high and rare that it places KVC among the top 1% of employers nationally. KVC was also named #15 on Glassdoor’s Best-Led Companies 2025 list, a recognition achieved entirely based on anonymous employee reviews. In addition to being mission-driven, we offer employees an unparalleled level of flexibility, wellbeing, learning, inclusion, recognition, and rewards. 


Key Skills
Case managementCrisis interventionSocial servicesTrauma informed carePatient advocacyTreatment planningDocumentationCommunicationTime managementOrganizational skillsMicrosoft OfficeCustomer serviceElectronic health recordsPsychiatric medication review support
Categories
HealthcareSocial Services
Benefits
FlexibilityWellbeing programsLearning opportunitiesInclusion initiativesRecognition and rewards
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Case Manager advocates for patients by ensuring they receive all necessary services and resources as outlined in their treatment plans. They also facilitate communication among the treatment team, manage patient documentation, and coordinate admissions, discharges, and transfers.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
0-2
💼Company Size
1582
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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