Wraparound Care Coordinator

Description

JOB TITLE: Wraparound Care Coordinator

FLSA: 1.0 FTE Non-Exempt position (40 hours a week)

SUPERVISOR: Clinical Supervisor

LOCATION: Umatilla County

PAY GRADE: B8 - $24.20 - $34.86 per hour (depending on experience)

Eligible benefit: Bilingual Spanish (10% increase once bilingual test is passed)

Apply online: https://ccswebsite.org/employment/

DESCRIPTION

Provides culturally competent and appropriate behavioral health treatment to people served by Community Counseling Solutions, namely through the Wraparound program. The position provides the treatment in accordance with the Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR’s) and the mission and values of CCS. The position works closely with other involved community partners and is professional in all aspects of service delivery. Additionally, this position assists administration in meeting the behavioral health needs of the community.

SUPERVISION

Supervision Received

Depending upon location, this position is supervised by the Clinical Supervisor or Clinical Manager.

Supervision Exercised

This position does not supervise other employees.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates mental health services with outside agencies, including placement agencies, Developmental Disability services, and educational services.
• Assists referrers with the collection of information for referral packets and serving as the point of contact for submission of information.
• Facilitates communication between the family, treatment providers, natural supports, community resources, and involved child-serving providers and agencies.
• Provides orientation to ISA services for children and families.
• Organizes and facilitates Community Resource Team (CRT) meetings that identify the strengths and needs of children and families referred for ISA services and develop service coordination plans and safety and crisis plans.
• Provides for continuity of care by creating linkages to and managing transitions between levels of care and transitions for older youth to the adult service system.
• Assists with coordination and tracking of children in inpatient care.
• Assists with coordinating payments for mental health services with other counties and local service providers.
• Coordinates and participates in reviews of all ISA cases every 90 days, and individual reviews for Day Treatment clients every 90 days.
• Collects and submits data to: GOBHI, Regional Youth Resource Program, and OMHAS for all ISA children.
• Promote individual’s equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities.
• Provide case management type services to children, adults, and families.
• If varianced, provide clinical services to children, adults and families. This would include but is not limited to screening, assessment, individual and group therapy, consultation, and all other allowed clinical services.
• Actively participate in joint case planning and coordination with agency employees and relevant agency contractors. Act as a liaison between clients and other agencies. Act as a client advocate when appropriate.
• Actively participate in group and individual supervision sessions.
• Work with other staff and community representatives to initiate new programs, reviews, evaluates and revises existing programs as necessary.
• Perform joint case planning and coordination in areas of behavioral health with other community agencies including but not limited to: schools, group homes, police organizations, district attorney’s offices, courts, community clinics and hospitals and other agencies in the Department of Human Services.
• Provide behavioral health and addiction education, prevention and information to various interest groups.
• Provide after hours emergency services on a 24 hour, rotating basis to adults. This includes telephone consultation and crisis intervention in the community. If varianced, provides same services to children.
• If varianced, initiate holds, provide civil commitment investigations, and work with the hospitals, case workers and the state and other individuals/agencies for all individuals in the civil commitment process.
• Complete all paperwork in a way that is professional, clinically sound and timely as prescribed by the OAR’s and other pertinent guidelines. Required to ensure that all paperwork is present, and/or the client record is well maintained.
• Attend trainings, meetings, conferences, etc. as directed by administration and use the information gathered to benefit the agency and the customers.
• Assist other clinicians in the facilitation of groups as requested.
• If varianced, provide intensive children’s treatment services.
• Utilize agency software/computer systems to prepare current client records of treatment and reports as necessary and required.
• Transports clients as required.
• Administer forms for urinalysis testing (UA’s), provide accurate information on the UA’s to clients, in some cases observes the UA, and record all pertinent information.
• Must report all abuse to appropriate legal office, complete all necessary paperwork and investigations, and develop safety plans as required.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and/or Experience

A Bachelors degree from an accredited college in social work, psychology or other human service related field is required, or a high school diploma and three years of equivalent training and work experience; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Certifications

If varianced, ability to obtain certification as a precommitment investigator.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Prefer: Bilingual Spanish
• Must possess, or have the ability to acquire, knowledge of symptoms and challenges faced by people with mental illness and addictions. Must have, or possess the ability to acquire, knowledge about relevant OAR’s.
• Must have the ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing and have the ability to work independently and complete all designated tasks and/or assignments in a thorough and timely fashion.
• Must have skills to professionally work with the public and the ability to coordinate services across various agencies and community groups.
• Must be able to develop cooperative and respectful relationships with clients and their families.
• Must have knowledge, or the ability to acquire knowledge, about the recovery model.
• Must possess the ability to represent the interest of the customer and the agency in a favorable light in the community.
• Must have the ability to work well with teams and other groups of individuals.
• Must be computer literate and have the ability to type and utilize word processing and other software programs/systems.
• The position requires the handling of highly confidential information. Must adhere to rules and laws pertaining to client confidentiality.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS

Must pass all criminal history check requirements as required by ORS 181.536-181.537 and in accordance with OAR 410-007-0200 through 410-007-0380.

In addition to a pre-employment background check, each employee, volunteer and contractor shall be checked on a monthly basis against the OIG and GSA exclusion lists, as well as other federal and state agency lists. If it is discovered that an employee, volunteer or contractor is excluded or sanctioned it will be grounds for immediate termination of employment, volunteering, or the termination of the contract.

PERSONAL AUTO INSURANCE

Must hold a valid driver’s license as well as personal auto insurance for privately owned vehicles utilized for CCS business such as client service purposes, travel between business offices and the community, to attend required meetings and trainings.

Must show proof of $300,000 or more liability coverage for bodily injury and $100,000 property damage, and maintain said level of coverage for the duration of employment at CCS.

The employee’s insurance is primary with CCS insurance being secondary. CCS reserves the right to deny any employee the use of a vehicle owned by CCS.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use office automation including computer and phone systems that require find manipulation, grasping, typing and reaching.

The employee is also regularly required to sit; talk and hear; use hands and fingers and handle, smell or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop; kneel and/or squat when adjusting equipment or retrieving supplies.

The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

When serving in the on-call rotation, employee may be required to perform on less than optimal amounts of sleep.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in an office environment as well as in the community. The noise level in the office environment is usually moderate, but occasionally one may be exposed to loud noises. The noise in the community, including the homes of customers, is often difficult to predict. Some individuals in this position may be required to drive long distances routinely as a part of their regular job duties. Occasional out of area travel and overnight stays will be required for attendance at meetings and/trainings.

Schedule will include working after 5 pm and/or weekend shifts to accommodate the needs of the youth and family.

However, the employee also will be required to work in the communities, homes and other living environments, of the clients we serve. Handicap access may not be available at all places where this position must go. There are some situations where this position may be required to respond to environments where a client is in crisis. The environments in these situations are difficult to predict and may be in uneven terrain.

This position exposes the employee to the everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as an office.

Community Counseling Solutions

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