Care Coordinator

Description Are you interested being a critical member of the treatment team? Do you want to improve the lives of others and be liaison to families and external stakeholders? Do you enjoy working in an environment that supports children with emotional and behavioral needs? Located in Malvern, Pa, the Care Coordinator at Devereux Children’s Behavioral Health Center (DCBHC) will impact the individuals we serve by acting as an advocate and providing problem resolution and team collaboration for clients by obtaining needed after care services for education, medical and mental health services. You will work closely with primary clinicians to ensure high quality service delivery for children and adolescents in an acute mental health hospital setting. Responsibilities Welcome families/guardians to the Devereux Family, relaying expectations for family engagement/involvement while child is in care Communicate with families/guardians the treatment and services being provided to their child Participate in client treatment team meetings and report on family engagement, supervised family visitation, family court, and care coordination activities that facilitate current treatment and discharge planning Complete documentation related to family communication/engagement and care coordination activities, and discharge summaries Benefits A great team environment! Growth and Promotion Opportunities The ability to interact and network with external stakeholders and child welfare agencies Rate of $19.66 to $22.41 hr dependent upon experience ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AFTER 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services. Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance. Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage. Employee assistance / work-life balance program. Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related discipline required. Experience: Six months experience in Social Service preferred. Proficient computer skills, mastery of Microsoft Office Applications, experience with data collection/analyzing platforms (Radar, Pro-Filer, and/or other internal and external software applications pertinent to the position). Strong organizational skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Requires ability to work independently, prioritize, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and adhere to established guidelines. Valid driver’s license must be maintained. Physical Requirements: Significant amounts of walking, sitting, and standing. Some lifting and/or managing resistance required related to applying physical intervention techniques – up-wards of 75-100 lbs. or more. Some repetitive wrist/hand movements, normal hearing and vision. Significant amount of use of computers and office equipment. Occasional driving of Devereux vehicles for business purposes. Ability to meet 100% mastery of Safe and Positive Approaches (S&PA) techniques. EEO Statement The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux. Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE #J-18808-Ljbffr