Care Coordinator - School Based Services

Childrens Crisis Treatment Center; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The SBS/SBP Care Coordinator at Children’s Crisis Treatment Center in Philadelphia coordinates health and support services for children, families, and school communities. The role focuses on maintaining census targets, coordinating IBHS-related services, and ensuring eligible participation in programs.

Key duties include intake assessment, service linkage, documentation in Carelogic, and collaboration with school systems, county agencies, and the clinical team to optimize outcomes and access to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in social work, social science, nursing (BSN), or BA from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of one year case management, counseling, or direct care mental health experience with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Assess service needs based on physician/psychologist evaluation by completing IBHS intake.
• Identify, link, and coordinate services including preparation and distribution of IBHS packets.
• Ensure CBH eligibility for IBHS participation.
• Facilitate access to services.
• Monitor effectiveness of services and reassess needs.
• Document care coordination in Carelogic and maintain up-to-date records.
• Meet with client and responsible parent within 1 week of initial contact; conduct weekly follow-ups.
• Coordinate with County MH/MR, Children and Youth, schools, day care, and other child-serving systems to ensure continuity of care.
• Collaborate with the clinical team to coordinate services.
• Enter outcomes data (CANS, Arizona) into Carelogic.

Skills

Case management

Mental health in children

Education

Bachelor's degree (social work / social science / nursing / BA)

Job description

Job location: PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125

Position type: Full Time

The SBS/SBP Care Coordinator’s primary responsibility is to manage the health and proactive relationship with children, families, and school communities. The SBS/SBP Care Coordinator will work to maintain a census/caseload that meets the standards as set in the program budget to provide care coordination support to children and families in the program.

Summary of Essential Functions:

• Assess the service needs based on a Physician/Psychologist evaluation by completing the IBHS intake
• Identify, link, and coordinate services including preparation and distribution of IBHS packets
• Ensure children are CBH eligible to participate in IBHS
• Facilitate access to services
• Monitor the effectiveness of services. Reassess service needs
• Maintain appropriate documentation of all care coordination/case management services provided in the electronic health record, Carelogic
• Meet with the client and responsible parent within 1 week of the initial contact and maintain follow-up meetings weekly
• Establish and maintain coordination with County MH/MR, Children and Youth, schools, day care, recreational, legal or other child serving systems to ensure continuity of care and increase number type or resources available to the child/family
• Work collaboratively with the clinical treatment team (BC, MT, BHT) to ensure services are coordinated
• Support with entering outcomes data (CANS, Arizona) into Carelogic
• Assume other duties assigned by Clinical Supervisor/Lead Clinician and/or Team Leader

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, Social Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or Bachelor of Arts Degree from an accredited educational institution.
• Minimum of one (1) year case management, counseling, or direct care mental health experience with children and families.