Clinical Care Manager - Post Transition; Collar Counties

Clinical Care Manager - Post Transition (Collar Counties)

Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities.

Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.

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 for by 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, KYCalso 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

The Post Transition Clinical Care Manager provides direct-service and clinical oversight to Colbert and Williams class members that have transitioned out of nursing facilities. Provide care coordination and clinical community-based interventions for mental health and/or physical health needs. Create comprehensive wraparound service plans and coordinate and monitor services. The Post Transition CCM will focus on one of two areas: KYC Team Services, or Collar Counties.

The CCM-Post Transition for Collar Counties will carry a caseload of Colbert and Williams Class Members who primarily do not have primary mental health services with KYC, and reside in the Collar Counties (Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Kane) and may include Northern Cook County based on caseload needs. The CCM will work collaboratively to coordinate services with providers serving assigned class members.

Treatment services are delivered at flexible times that meet clients’ needs and in settings that offer the best potential for positive outcomes.

• Meet regularly with Class Members in the community in the KYC service area around the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, primarily focusing on Collar Counties of Lake, McHenry, DuPage, and Kane.
• Oversee and coordinate to ensure quality and access to all recommended services for Colbert and Williams Class Members that have transitioned out of nursing facilities and are assigned to non-KYC service providers.
• Coordinate with the Clinical Care Managers throughout the discharge planning process for Class Members in the pre-transition stage to ensure continuity of care after nursing home discharge.
• Take initiative and be accountable for and manage all aspects of post-transition, including being able to navigate changes at the system or individual level and advocate for Class Members and resolve conflicts.
• Review transition plan to ensure all aspects are being implemented.
• Provide comprehensive, integrated service plans and connect to services to help clients improve, regain, and develop skills needed for daily life focused on community mobility and integration, cognitive processes, support with engagement in IADLs/ADLs, hygiene and self-care, sensory processing, safety with transfers, fall prevention, and adaptive equipment to increase safety and independence.
• Create comprehensive wraparound service plans for class members, using input from Class Members, SMHRF/NF staff, family and…