Full Time Care Coordinator

NWCGC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Paid Holidays

PTO

401(k) Match

Profit Sharing and Mental Health Days

Job summary

Northwest Journey is seeking a Care Coordinator to serve as the central liaison among clients, families, and care teams in community-based mental health services for children and adolescents. The role supports treatment planning, information sharing, and coordination with schools and day-treatment staff.

The position involves facilitating treatment planning, advocating for clients, and ensuring documentation and compliance across programs, with supervision from leadership and licensed

Qualifications

• Must have experience or formal education related to working with youth who have severe emotional disturbance or mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Provide clients and parents/guardians with information regarding the goals of the program, initial assessments, treatment planning and reviews, and the rights and responsibilities of clients and their families; facilitate family participation in the program and treatment plan as appropriate.
• Communicate with day treatment staff regarding clinical and educational needs of the client and facilitate the development of a working treatment plan that addresses those needs.
• Implement the treatment plan as a member of the treatment team.
• Effectively facilitate interagency meetings as a representative of the program and treatment team including ongoing reviews of client progress and treatment planning, discharge and aftercare planning, and mediating conflicts when necessary.
• Complete necessary documentation as required by certification, funding source, and program standards.
• Maintain understanding of mental health concepts, psychotropic medications, and client symptomology to identify needs and implement the treatment plan and provide quality mental health services.
• Build treatment resource knowledge and network within the community and act as an advocate for clients and families with other agencies to obtain needed services.
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director or Day Treatment and Clinical Services Director/Deputy Director.

Skills

Experience with youth

Job description

Description

Do you want to be a part of the fast growing and fast moving mental health field? Do you have a desire to help children in the communities around you? Join our team today!

Northwest Journey provides a community-based treatment option for children & adolescents with mental health issues. We offer comprehensive intervention and preventative services aimed at preventing out of home placements and creating family stability and individual success. In addition, Northwest Journey provides therapeutic support services for children, adolescents, and families transitioning back to the community from out-of-home placements.

The Care Coordinator is a central force of both the internal and external treatment team. She/He/They obtains, provides and utilizes all clinical information about the client to develop the treatment plan, present the client’s status, and communicate about the treatment process. The Care Coordinator is the primary liaison between all parties involved with the client’s case. Care Coordinators will receive supervision from the Program Director and Licensed Mental Health Professional.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Match
• Earned Profit Sharing and Mental Health Days

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide clients and parents/guardians and outside providers / schools as appropriate with information regarding the goals of the program, initial assessments, treatment planning and reviews, and the rights and responsibilities of clients and their families. Facilitate family participation in the program and treatment plan as appropriate.
• Communicate with day treatment staff regarding clinical and educational needs of the client and facilitate the development of a working treatment plan that addresses those needs.
• Implement the treatment plan as a member of the treatment team.
• Effectively facilitate interagency meetings as a representative of the program and treatment team including providing and facilitating ongoing reviews of client progress and treatment planning, facilitating discharge and aftercare planning, and mediating, if necessary, any conflict between the client and/or his/her/their family and the program.
• Complete necessary documentation as required by certification, funding source, and program standards.
• Maintain an understanding of mental health concepts, psychotropic medications, and client symptomology which allows for identification of client needs, development and implementation of the treatment plan, and provision of quality mental health services.
• Build treatment resource knowledge and network within the community while providing positive public relations. Serve as an advocate for the clients and their families with other agencies and programs to help them obtain necessary services and benefits from those agencies or programs.
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director or Day Treatment and Clinical Services Director/Deputy Director.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS UNDER DHS 40:

Mental Health Support Workers shall have a minimum of one year of experience or formal education related to working with youth who have severe emotional disturbance or mental illness.