Care Coordinator
The Guidance Center of Westchester
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The Guidance Center of Westchester is hiring a Care Coordinator. The Bilingual Adult Health Home Care Coordinator ensures enrolled adults with serious mental illness and behavioral disorders are connected to essential mental health, medical, substance abuse, and social services. This role focuses on improving health outcomes and quality of life for individuals and families by developing care plans, coordinating with healthcare providers, and documenting progress.
Key focus areas include Enroll and maintain eligible adults in the Community Health Care Collaborative Health Home for comprehensive care management services, Develop a care plan that addresses the member’s behavioral, medical, social, and vocational needs, and Find and collect all necessary medical records and other documents to inform and support care plan.
Successful candidates bring Bachelor's Degree In Related Discipline, 2+ Years Post-Degree Experience In Behavioral Health, Care Management, Social Work Or Related, and 2+ Years Experience Providing Direct Services To SMI, Developmental Disabilities, Alcoholism Or Substance Abuse. Important skills include English-Spanish Bilingual, Highly Proficient Computer Skills, Public Speaking, Writing, Time Management, and Organizational Abilities.
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POSITION: Bilingual Adult Health Home Care Coordinator
PROGRAM & COST CENTER: 2600 Health Home Care Management
HOURS: 35 hours/week
Salary: $25 per hour
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Guidance Center of Westchester provides care management services to adults with serious mental illness and behavioral disorders, as well as to children with mental health conditions and complex trauma disorders, and their families.
Our growing program needs a bilingual (English-Spanish) care coordinator who will ensure that enrolled adults are connected to mental health, medical, substance abuse, and social services that will improve health outcomes and quality of life.
The care coordinator is responsible for the following:
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Enroll and maintain eligible adults in the Community Health Care Collaborative Health Home for comprehensive care management services.
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Develop a care plan that addresses the member’s behavioral, medical, social, and vocational needs
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Find and collect all necessary medical records and other documents to inform and support care plan
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Connect members to needed community resources
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Complete HCBS assessments and plans of care for eligible HARP members
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Perform and document required number of contacts each month
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Complete required billing and progress report documentation
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Coordinate care with various healthcare providers
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Arrange and hold case conferences as needed
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Monitor changes in condition and functioning and modify care plan accordingly
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Ensure the prompt, consistent delivery of services by continual follow up, home visits, and field work to community providers
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Enter and update accurate, complete documentation in timely manner to enrollment database
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Attend and complete all required trainings and staff development meetings
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required in related discipline
A master’s degree in one of the listed education fields may be substituted for one year of Experience.
Minimum 2 year post-degree experience in behavioral health, care management, social work, or related
Minimum 2 years’ experience In providing direct services to people with Serious Mental Illness, developmental disabilities, or alcoholism or substance abuse; or
In linking individuals with Serious Mental Illness, developmental disabilities, or alcoholism or substance abuse to a broad range of services essential to successful living in a community setting (e.g. medical, psychiatric, social, educational, legal, housing and financial services).
Highly proficient computer skills
Excellent speaking, writing, time management, organizational abilities
Bilingual English-Spanish (speak, read, and write)
Knowledge of lower Westchester County health care and social services
Clean driver’s license
EEO/AAE/M/F/D/V
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