Medical Social Consultant; Care Coordinator - Lake

Medical Social Consultant (Care Coordinator) - Lake County

Medical Social Consultant (Care Coordinator) - Lake County

Hiring Department
:
Division of Specialized Care for Children

Location
:
Rockford, IL USA

Requisition : 1039273

FTE
: 1

Work Schedule
: M-F 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Shift
:
Days

# of Positions
: 1

Workplace Type
:
Hybrid

Posting Close Date
: 2/9/26

Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $52,000. / Annual Salary

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities.

UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Position Summary

The DSCCCore/Connect Care (Consultant) provides care coordination services to families eligible for these two programs. Under the direction of the regional manager and assistant directors, the position is responsible for knowing and abiding by specific program contractual requirements. The Medical Social Consultant is expected to engage and develop strong partnerships with families through completing comprehensive assessments and person-centered care plans, monthly interactions, and coordination of resources.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the regional manager, performs active care coordination services by completing comprehensive health assessments, identifying families' strengths, and developing a person-centered service and care plan.
• Facilitates 30-day (or as needed) monitoring of the person-centered care plan, assesses/determines status change, prioritizing unmet needs and location of resources.
• Conduct and document in-person visits at home (every 6 months or as needed) or in other appropriate settings like schools or hospitals.
• Completes consistent and timely documentation (within 48 hours) to ensure compliance case record compliance as established by procedures.
• Join and participate in Medicaid managed care clinical rounds occasionally.
• Join and participate in DSCC multidisciplinary meetings as needed.
• Engage as necessary with the transition of the care team to promote effective discharge planning.
• Educate, support, and connect families with resources for a seamless age transition.
• Provide close collaboration with MCO teams for those participants that are co-managed (e.g., waiver recipients).
• Arrange, lead, and contribute with areas of expertise to multi or interdisciplinary care team meetings with participants’ providers, family members, nursing agencies, or school teams.
• Identify/escalate and facilitate internal team meetings on participants with complex behavioral/social determinants or clinical factors impacting their well-being.
• Identifies critical incidents and collaborates with all involved providers for resolution.
• May take the lead on the management of complex behavioral health individuals until the participant is stabilized or moved to a lower level of care coordination management.
• May manage clinically and socially complex caseload participants resulting from neglect or abuse allegations, illness progression, or…