Care Coordinator - Mental Health & Wellness

Care Plus NJ, Inc.; Morris Plains (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life/AD&D insurance

STD/LTD coverage

Vacation time

Sick time

401k plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discount

Job summary

CarePlus NJ, Inc. in Morris County, New Jersey seeks a full-time behavioral health professional to assist clients with navigating health services and resources.

The role emphasizes linking clients to care and supporting wellness and recovery goals using evidence-based modalities such as CBT and motivational interviewing. You will coordinate psycho-educational services, offer on-site and outreach support, and facilitate case management, enrollment, and community linkages while documenting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience working within a health care or behavioral health setting.
• Experience working with adults with acute symptoms of mental illness and with chronic healthcare conditions.
• A valid driver's license and must be insurable by the agency's automobile insurance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and coordinate psycho-educational services for consumers and their family members relating to wellness, health promotion, prevention, skill-building, and recovery topics
• Offer on-site and outreach services (including transport of consumers)
• Fulfill case management services, including coordinating or directly facilitating linkages to services, service coordination, and treatment enrollment assistance.
• Ensure consumers have community supports in place that fulfill a positive corroborative role
• Communicate observations and information about the consumer in the consumer's service record and to team members
• Participate in supportive counseling, crisis intervention, quality assurance activities, and cross-functional action teams
• Participate in the assessment and evaluation of consumers at intake/admissions, during ongoing recovery, service delivery, and discharge
• Implement evidence-based interventions (such as CBT, MI, etc.) and assessments to help individuals achieve their treatment goals, link to community resources, and provide inter-agency coordination of treatment.
• Collaborate with team and treatment providers to establish comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessments and care plans
• Contribute to the formulation of consumer-centered care plans in collaboration with team members, containing relevant, measurable goals and realistic time frames for achievement; perform progress reviews and evaluate the effectiveness of goals.
• Work with administrative staff to ensure that all services are documented based on billing and regulatory standards.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

CarePlus NJ, Inc. in Morris County, New Jersey seeks a full-time behavioral health professional to assist clients with navigating health services and resources.

The role emphasizes linking clients to care and supporting wellness and recovery goals using evidence-based modalities such as CBT and motivational interviewing. You will coordinate psycho-educational services, offer on-site and outreach support, and facilitate case management, enrollment, and community linkages while documenting