Care Coordinator

CARE COORDINATOR

Position Overview:

The Care Coordinator will operate as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team by working closely with clinical, business development, admissions, and nursing staff. The Care Coordinator will maintain collaboration and coordination between internal treatment team and external constituents, providing a high level of customer service and satisfaction amongst everyone with whom they interact. A main goal of this role is to foster positive relationships between the sites and all external stakeholders. Further, they will coordinate continued care following inpatient treatment to include scheduling all appointments and communicate with all collateral supports (referral sources, family, etc) regarding appointments. The Care Coordinator is responsible to ensure the patients feel ready and understand fully their plans following inpatient treatment. This includes making a connection between the patient and next level providers prior to discharge. The Care Coordinator will also assist patients with any outside issues or external stressors that need to be resolved, enabling patient to focus on treatment (ex, coordinate with family for childcare, call work, pay bills, etc). In summary, the main goal of this position is to improve communication with everyone inside of our patient's ecosystem for the purposes of improved patient care and increasing awareness of the superior care delivered by RCA within the greater community. Through this process, RCA will see increased organic referrals and be the provider of choice within our local communities.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Complete Releases of Information for all stakeholders in patient's ecosystem (patient support system, referents, existing treating providers, PCP).
• Gather patient history, needs, and special requests to inform treatment plan from all stakeholders
• Communicates to clinical team information from all outside constituents to inform treatment planning
• Follow all referent protocols
• Assesses the need for FMLA and Short-term Disability for referral to Financial Counselors
• Complete all ongoing communication with referents throughout treatment and upon discharge
• Review Biopsychosocial assessment, identify all life domain needs, incorporate these identified needs into the Continued Care Plan to ensure patient has follow up for each identified need.
• Confirm all appointments on continued care plan address all of the following: substance use, mental health, MAT, and all other identified life domains
• Keep family and all external constituents informed of transition planning as it evolves throughout treatment
• Ensures all continued care plans are solidified 1 week prior to discharge
• All efforts must be made to schedule appointments with in network providers
• Facilitate Transition of Care meetings prior to discharge date to review and confirm next step plans with all key stakeholders
• Send all Continued Care Plan documentation to receiving treatment providers
• Document regularly in the medical record ongoing progress towards care coordination treatment goals.
• Act as an advocate for all patients when working with external providers and speaking on their behalf
• Work collectively with the clinical team to engage, educate, and coordinate patient care with the patient, their identified supports, and community providers to ensure all services prescribed are implemented prior to treatment completion.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in a social work field or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience preferred
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse Treatment, or Psychiatric setting
• Preferred knowledge of healthcare, detoxification process, addiction and co-occurring disorders, DSM and ASAM criteria, and terminology surrounding all of the above
• Ability to read and interpret written information; write clearly and informatively; and edit work for spelling and grammar.
• Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in both positive and negative situations; listen and obtain clarification when necessary; respond well to questions; demonstrate group presentation skills and actively participate in team meetings
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Programs (Word, Excel, and Outlook)

About Us

Recovery Centers of America at St. Charles is setting a new standard for addiction treatment in the Chicago metropolitan area. We do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment, so you will receive a care plan specially tailored to your needs.

The RCA team is committed to providing the best in evidence-based addiction treatment to our patients and their family members. Our world-class facility offers a safe and comfortable environment that is led by an expert, caring team of addiction professionals to ensure that your time is both healing and comfortable. Our ongoing commitment to your care also extends to family support services.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse Treatment: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person