Adult Therapist / Medical Case Manager

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 forby 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

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 individually to a primary population of Adult clients receiving medication treatment only services. As adult therapist, provide individual, group and family treatment that targets improvement in functional impairments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide initial intake screening and mental health assessments that identify service needs and recommend options for care
• Share assessment findings with clients
• Involve client and/or couple in the development of treatment plan goals, objectives and interventions that address their assessed behavioral health needs
• Provide face‑to‑face mental health re‑assessment as needed but at least annually for medication only clients.
• Meet with medication only clients for treatment planning review and modification as needed but at least every 6 months.
• Provide brief crisis intervention, stabilization services and supportive counseling to meds only clients.
• Regularly consult with psychiatrists on specific client related clinical issues.
• Provide individual, marital, group, or family therapy service
• 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
• Reassess and review treatment progress with clients and their families at proscribed intervals
• 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 Adult 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 supervision with Adult Outpatient Services Coordinator 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
• Full Time, Exempt, 37.5 hour work week
• The medical case manager/therapist must be prepared to work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of the target population served. This schedule may include evening and Saturday hours.

Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer