Youth Care Coordinator - Ycm032 - Mon-Fri 9Am-5Pm

Inclusively is partnering with a nonprofit dedicated to the wellness of New Yorkers faced with disabilities, mental illness and addiction to hire a Youth Care Coordinator - YCM032 - Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

ABOUT INCLUSIVELY:

Inclusively is a digital tech platform that connects candidates with disabilities, who may benefit from workplace accommodations, to inclusive employers. This includes all disabilities under the ADA, including mental health conditions (e.g. anxiety, depression, PTSD), chronic illnesses (e.g. diabetes, Long COVID), and neurodivergence (e.g. autism, ADHD). Applicants with one or more of these conditions are encouraged to apply; Inclusively does not require applicants to disclose their specific disability.

Essential Accountabilities:

Demonstrate knowledge of childhood psychiatric disorders, chronic medical conditions, and complex trauma.

Conduct outreach activities through various methods and engage individuals with chronic medical conditions, mental health disorders, and/or substance use disorders, often co-occurring.

Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments (CANS-NY, Complex Trauma Assessment, Comprehensive Assessment, etc) to determine strengths and identified needs.

Prepare and revise care plans to reflect member needs and personal goals with a focus on maintaining health and wellness.

Maintain contact with members at least monthly, providing telephonic and/or face to face outreach, engagement, and comprehensive service planning in the field.

Advocate for and support members to ensure access to resources necessary to support wellness/self-management and decrease frequency of emergency room visits and inpatient hospital admissions.

Monitor and coordinate all care for members, including access and maintenance of medical insurance, linkage to treatment providers and community resources.

Collaborate with community providers as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure goal-directed care planning.

Conduct crisis intervention when needed and follow up accordingly.

Maintain detailed, timely, and accurate record keeping in an electronic medical record.

Coordinate with Program Coordinator/ Supervisor, and health home outreach team in a timely manner to ensure accurate caseload status (including enrollments, closures, and screen outs).

Complete all required monthly documentation as required to ensure continuity of engaged members’ medical insurance and to ensure appropriate and accurate billing.

Work as part of a care management team, attend and participate in team meetings to provide feedback and share resource information relating to member needs, issues, and concerns.

Be responsible for reporting/coordinating daily office and field schedules with other members of the team and Program Coordinator/ Supervisor, as well as documenting schedule for the office manager.

Offer resources and serve as a consultant to all team members on medical/psychosocial/substance use issues as well as social service needs.

Provide HHSC YCM services to youth in all of Suffolk County as assigned with the possibility of assignments in Nassau County

Attend periodic trainings to enhance skill level and to maintain DOH/ HHSC training requirements.

Participate in regularly scheduled individual supervision to address concerns/issues and improve skill development.

Participate in weekly High Risk Review meetings (as appropriate) to address member concerns and monitor high risk behaviors, linkages to supports, and member/ family needs.

Participate in monthly Youth Care Management meetings to address agency policy updates, HHCM policy updates, paperwork, billing, trainings, resources, etc.

Be responsible for agency vehicles, including upkeep, documentation, and gas card when assigned.

Be responsible for agency cell phone, laptop, and associated items.

Follow program guidelines as outlined in the personnel manual.

Report to the program administration any issues and/or concerns on a regular/as needed basis while working in the field.

Responsible for having access to an insured, personal vehicle.

Track and submit mileage.

Other duties as assigned.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions

Qualifications: Bachelors of Arts or Science Degree with two years of relevant experience (e.g. care coordination, youth and families), or a license as a Registered Nurse with two years of relevant experience, or a Masters with one year experience. *Must maintain CANS-NY certification. *Must maintain valid driver’s license.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.64 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person