Bilingual (Spanish) Youth Therapist/ Medical Case Manager

Kenneth Young Center; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in mental health care is seeking a Bilingual (Spanish) Youth Therapist/Medical Case Manager to provide outpatient therapy and case management for children and adolescents. The role involves working collaboratively with a team to deliver essential mental health services, ensuring timely access to quality care. Candidates should possess a Master's degree in a relevant field and demonstrate experience in counseling. The position offers a robust benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

403(b) plan with organizational matching

Medical Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Long Term and Short Term Disability

Flexible Spending Account

Basic life insurance

Quarterly bonuses

Annual bonus and salary increase

4 weeks Paid Time Off

8 Paid Organization-Wide Holidays

Qualifications

• Masters degree required in Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
• Experience in counseling and psychotherapy services.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient therapy and medical case management.
• Work as Primary Clinician for identified caseload.
• Conduct mental health re-assessments and treatment planning.

Skills

Bilingual (Spanish)

Counseling

Psychotherapy

Diagnostic Assessment

Education

Masters degree in Social Work

Licensed or eligible for certification

Job description

Bilingual (Spanish) Youth Therapist/ Medical Case Manager

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Bilingual Child & Adolescent Therapist/ Medical Case Manager

Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.

Kenneth Young Center offers a robust benefit package that is highly competitive to the market and offers all full-time employees the following:

• 403(b) plan with organizational matching
• Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois - BCBS)
• Dental (BCBS), and Vision Insurance (BCBS) with low employee premiums
• Long Term and Short Term Disability (BCBS), no cost to employee
• Flexible Spending Account (with annual rollover)
• Basic life insurance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for additional voluntary coverage for self, spouse, or dependents (BCBS)
• Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses
• Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)
• Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
  
  

To further promote an active and healthy work/ life balance, KYC also offers a generous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.

• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increases based on seniority)
• 8 Paid Organization-Wide Holidays
• 3 Personal Floating Holidays annually
  
  

Job Scope: This role works cooperatively with a team of mental health professionals to provide outpatient therapy and medical case management to clients served by the Child & Adolescent Division. As a Bilingual Child & Adolescent Therapist, provide individual, group and family treatment that targets improvement in functional impairments. In collaboration with agency psychiatrists and medical secretary will deliver re-assessment and treatment planning services, brief individual crisis intervention or supportive counseling, symptom management skill building groups, and case management and/or community support individual to a primary population of children and their families. Assists the client with receiving psychiatric medication only treatment services.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work as Primary Clinician for an identified caseload of clients receiving medication only services
• Provide face-to-face mental health re-assessment, as needed, but at least every six months for medication only clients.
• Provide treatment planning review and modification, as needed, but at least every 6 months for medication only clients.
• Provide brief crisis intervention, stabilization services and supportive counseling to medication only clients.
• Regularly consult with psychiatrists on specific client-related clinical issues.
• Provide outpatient individual, group, and family therapy service to identified clients served by the Child & Adolescent Services Team
• Reassess and review treatment progress with clients and their families at proscribed intervals
• Involve client and/or family in the development of treatment plan goals, objectives and interventions that address their assessed behavioral health needs
• Provide case management services to assist clients and their families with access to needed benefits and services
• Provide coordinated care by initiating or participating in client centered consultation with internal and external providers involved in care or services
• Provide back-up coverage for Medical Secretary
• Assist in establishing effective communication between the Center, other social agencies serving clients, and the Community
  
  

Performance Requirements

• Work cooperatively with Child & Adolescent Services team members to assure clients timely access to quality services
• Meet agency quality and compliance standard by accurately completing clinical documentation and service reporting in a timely manner
• Meet or exceed service productivity target
• Implement evidenced based practices to ensure use of effective and efficient treatment that best address client needs
• Participation in staff training and development seminars
• Working cooperatively with other Center teams and programs to maintain smooth continuity of care when cases are shared across teams
• Become familiar with and utilization of outside resources as needed to provide comprehensive services to clients
• Participate in clinical supervision with Supervisor of Child & Adolescent Services and in regular performance appraisals as directed
• Understand the different funding sources available to the population served and the requirements for billing each of the funding sources
  
  

Education And Experience

• Masters degree from an accredited college or University in Social Work, Psychology or closely related discipline and be licensed or eligible for certification.
• Must have supervised experience in providing counseling and/or psychotherapy services
• Must demonstrate knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, long and short term treatment, family systems theory and group treatment
• Must have basic computer and keyboarding skills
  
  

Schedule

• Exempt, Full Time, 37.5 hour work week
• Must be prepared to work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of the target population served. This schedule includes evening hours and may include Saturday hours.
  
  

Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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