104333
JOB TITLE
Care Coordinator
WAGE
$47,061 Annually
JOB STATUS
Full Time
SHIFT
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Mon-Fri, variable
POSTING NUMBER
104333
HIRING PROGRAM
MH
JOB LOCATION
Dimmit/Zavala County
BENEFITS
Full
POSTING DATE
10/18/24
CLOSING DATE
11/01/24 or until filled
A completed application is required for this position. Proof of education required upon request and requires a valid Texas driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Care Coordinators are relied upon to deliver the full range of services, to include integrated physical health and behavioral health services for individuals enrolled in Camino Real Community Services (CRCS). Care Coordinators link individuals with primary care and provide transportation. Care Coordinators are responsible for coordinating access to medical, dental, and other allied health professional care to advance the physical health care for individuals enrolled in CRCS. Care Coordinators will coordinate individual physical health care within the entire CRCS team of behavioral health staff to include physician/other providers to facilitate resources and follow-up on unmet needs. Care Coordinators will promote healthy eating/active lifestyles, and diabetes prevention/management, and prevent/control tobacco use, using evidenced-based practices. CRCS priority populations served will include adults with severe, persistent mental illness (SPMI) and their families, to include those with dual substance use disorders (SUD), and children, and adolescents with qualifying mental/emotional conditions. Care Coordinators collaborate with medical, dental, and allied health agencies, clinics, and private providers. Care Coordinators coordinate, facilitate, tract, broker, and document referrals and appointments for medical services such as medical history and annual physical exams, medications/prescriptions, injections, laboratory tests, and any other medical services required or directed by physician’s orders. Care Coordinators document work daily utilizing agency approved software. Appropriate staff will provide clinical supervision. Administratively, Care Coordinators report directly to the Integrated Health Care Program Director within the overall CRCS system. Care Coordinators constantly exercise vigilance in maintaining confidential files and reports and contribute to CRCS state purposes.
MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in social, behavioral, or human services field (psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education, or early childhood intervention), plus 3 years paid work experience performing case work or case management duties and certification or licensure (LCDC, LVN, LBSW), or:
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in the above noted fields.
PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
- Work experience in a health care/clinic environment.
- Familiarity with psychiatric and mental health related terminology to include crisis response.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of individual needs/characteristics associated with mental illness.
- Knowledge of community-based behavioral health services.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced health services work setting and to meet deadlines.
- Ability to solve problems in a creative, viable and realistic manner.
- Ability to support Integrated Care program to improve the health of residents in Atascosa County.
- Ability to make appropriate referrals and linkages and to overcome barriers between service systems.
- Ability to work under conditions requiring physical stamina and ability to work in a stressful environment.
- Knowledge of local community resources, how to access those services and use them effectively.
- Knowledge of the principles, methods, techniques and practices of psychology, behavioral science, social work, chemical dependency, and the functioning of mental health hospitals and clinics.
- Skills for public service referrals/contacts on the telephone and in person.
- Skills in service delivery and case management.
- Skills with needs assessments, treatment planning and responding to individual’s changing needs.
- Skills with contributing to a treatment team of physicians, nurses, counselors, and others.
- Skill for independent, organized, and efficient work and effective verbal and written communication.
OTHER SPECIAL INFORMATION:
Apply in person at: 315 N. First Ave., Crystal City, TX or submit application and resume to:
Camino Real Community Services
ATTN: HRS
P.O. BOX 725, Lytle, TX. 78052
FAX: 830-772-4304
E-MAIL: hollyb@caminorealcs.org
PHONE: 210-357-0359 or 357-0300