What are the responsibilities and job description for the Care Coordinator-Social Service Tech 3 position at Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services?
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ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Position Title:
Care Coordinator
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Thrive Integrated Care
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Varies
Immediate Supervisor's Title:
CCBHC Program Director
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B.
QUALIFICATIONS (including physical requirements)
Care Coordinators must possess a minimum of B.A or B.S. degree in social work, psychology or related field with a minimum of two (2) years clinical intervention experience in serving youth with SED or emerging adults with mental illness. All Bachelor level and unlicensed care coordinators must be supervised at minimum by a licensed mental health professional (e.g., LCSW, LPC, LMFT). Experience can be substituted for education. Ability to create effective relationships with individuals of different cultural beliefs and lifestyles.
C.
EQUIPMENT THAT REQUIRES SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE:
NONE
D.
BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN CATEGORY (check one)
____ Employee routinely performs tasks that involve exposure to blood or other potentially infectious
material as part of their assigned duties (Category I).
____ Employee performs assigned tasks which does not involve exposure to blood or other
potentially infectious material, BUT employment may require performing unplanned category I tasks
(Category II).
__x__ Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially
infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment
(Category III).
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MANDATORY TRAINING CATEGORY (Check One)
__x__ Administrative __x__ Direct Care ____ Medical
F.
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability's goal is to continually improve the delivery of service
by improvement of consumer outcomes and satisfaction. All employees have a role in performance
improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers, and other contacts to
provide consistent, high-quality, consumer focused services.
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SPECIAL NEEDS OF POPULATION SERVED
(Age related, Cultural and Linguistic Competence)
Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct client services appropriate
The Aspire Integrated Care Program is a program of Aspire Outpatient Adult Mental Health/Addictive Diseases services and is operated by Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. It is designed to integrate behavioral health care and physical health care by providing an array of comprehensive physical health, wellness, and mental health services to adults experiencing mental illness and/or addictive diseases with the intent of early intervention and treatment of physical health issues and to provide prevention education to individuals served.
The program provides the following services:
Assessment of behavioral health, addiction, and physical health needs
Nursing assessments and basic nursing care
Physician assessments and basic physician care
Coordination of Care, referral to physical health specialists and linkage to resources
Whole health follow- up care
Staff should be able to:
a. Complete all agency and related trainings initially and annually
b. Complete all direct care services with individuals and their families
c. Provide collaborative documentation
d. Keep all credentials and certificates up to date
e. Participate with fellow employees in a respectful and professional manner
f. Abide by productivity standards
g. Follow contract guidelines
ASSIGNED DUTIES
H.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Following through on Coordination of Care between Thrive program and other physical health care entities
- Development of resource list for patients
- Follow- up calls to schedule/reschedule appointments
- Communicating between staff, patients, and caregivers
- Handling patient case management and education in individual or group form