Care Coordinator

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- Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM role at Well Life Network

$26.48/hr - $26.48/hr

Make an Impact. At Well Life Network, every role plays a vital part in empowering people to live their best lives. As part of one of New York’s largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, you’ll join a team dedicated to compassion, inclusion, and excellence — helping individuals and families thrive every day.

Position Summary: Care Coordinators are responsible for working collaboratively with their clientele, all their support systems to include community providers to ensure support for overall health and wellness.

• Conduct outreach activities through various methods and engage individuals with chronic medical conditions, mental health issues, and/or substance use disorders, often co-occurring.
• Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments to determine strengths and identified needs.
• Prepare and revise care plans to reflect client needs and personal goals with a focus on maintaining health and wellness.
• Maintain contact with clients at least monthly, and more often as needed, providing telephonic as well as face-to-face outreach, engagement, and comprehensive service planning in the field.
• Advocate for and support clients 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 clients, including access and maintenance of medical insurance, linkage to treatment providers and community resources.
• Collaborate with community providers at least monthly 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 supervisor, office manager, 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 clients’ medical insurance and to ensure appropriate and accurate billing.
• Work as part of a care management team, attend and participate in weekly team meeting to provide feedback and share resource information relating to client needs, issues and concerns.
• Be responsible for reporting/coordinating daily office and field schedules with other members of the team and supervisor.
• Offer resources and serve as a consultant to all team members on medical/psychosocial/substance use issues as well as social service needs.
• Attend periodic trainings to enhance skill level and learn about wellness self-management and best practice skills.
• Participate in bi-weekly individual supervision to address concerns/issues and improve skill development.
• 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/a needed basis while working in the field.

• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Participate in activities of other staff members in their absence or during periods of staff shortage.
• Represent the agency at meetings, trainings not otherwise specified.
• Ability to work flexible schedule as work schedule and locations are subject to change.

• Compensation:
  Competitive hourly rate based on experience.
• Robust Benefits:
  Medical, dental, vision, and 401k retirement plan (with matching).
• Work-Life Balance:
  Paid time off, holidays, and personal days.
• Wellness Program:
  Free and low-cost gym and wellness access and support.
• Training & Growth:
  Ongoing professional development and career advancement opportunities.
• Meaningful Work:
  Direct impact on the lives of youth and their families.
• Supportive Environment: A collaborative team that values your contributions.

Bachelor’s degree and two years’ experience in Human Services required;
New York State driver’s license and access to a vehicle required

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Other

• Individual and Family Services

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