Youth Care Coordinator Details

Youth Care Coordinator

Crossroads Health - Mentor, OH

Employment Type : Full-Time

Crossroads Health provides a continuum of quality life-changing behavioral health and specialized chemical dependency treatment services to children, adolescents, young adults, adults and families. As a leader in the behavioral health field, we offer a vast array of programs and services that evaluate, educate, strengthen and support thousands of children, adults and their families each year.

This is a direct care position that has the goal of keeping youth in their homes, schools, and communities by coordinating the necessary services for youth with complex behavioral health and multi-system needs within a High-Fidelity Wraparound model. The specific activities of the CME Care Coordinator include regularly meeting with youth and their families, developing child and family centered care plans, monitoring the care plans through regular scheduled multidisciplinary wraparound team meetings, and assisting youth and families/caregivers with developing or enhancing access to resources and natural supports.

CME Care Coordinator Job Duties:

• Acquires technical knowledge about youth served and demonstrates the ability to apply that knowledge in understanding and assisting with client difficulties. Remains knowledgeable and current on research/information as it pertains to the population served.
• Regularly engage with youth and families on a community-based level in a culturally competent manner.
• Assess level of care using the CANS assessment or link youth and families to a CANS assessor in their area.
• Connect youth and families/caregivers to resources and natural supports and work collaboratively with wraparound teams.
• Organize wraparound team meetings and maintain documentation of these meetings.
• Link youth and families to specialized clinical resources to meet their treatment needs.
• Provides assistance and support in crisis situations; responds effectively and is able to mobilize access to resources in crisis situations.
• Works closely with youth and families to develop care plans that incorporate their voice and choice, and regularly monitors and adjusts care plans as necessary.
• Collects outcome information by administering and collecting necessary forms to client and family.
• Assists in transportation of youth and their families.
• Accepts 24 hour on-call responsibilities as assigned.
• Participation in regular training regarding health equity/health disparities and cultural competence

CME Care Coordinator Educational and Experience Requirements:

• Have a minimum of three years’ experience in children’s behavioral health, child welfare, developmental disabilities, juvenile justice, or a related public sector human services or behavioral health care field, providing community-based services to children and youth and their family or caregivers.
• Background and/or experience in one or more of the following: family systems, community systems and resources, case management, child and family counseling or therapy, child protection, or child development preferred.
• Cultural knowledge of key populations that will be served preferred

Our Organization is committed to equal employment opportunity. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniform service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by law

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Signing bonus

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• child behavioral health: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• QMHP Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location