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Behavioral Health - Aftercare Coordinator

BJC
Florissant, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 1/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/29/2025
Additional Information About the Role

  • Shift information: Day Shift - Monday – Friday (8 am - 4:30 pm)
  • Team Dynamic: Working independently and working with Department Manager and other Aftercare Coordinators also collaborates with Supervisors from other facilities 
  • Location: Hybrid work schedule (2 days work from home – 3 days in the office). Can work out of the North Facility in Florissant on Graham Road or the 3309 South Kingshighway facility 
  • Ideal Skill Set:  Must be able to use MS excel (operate pivot tables, maintain excel workbooks that have already been established)and after training, know how to use documents within Microsoft teams and our EMR (myAvatar) 
  • MUST HAVE skills for this position: Excellent time management and communication, ability to follow standard work
  • Daily Job Responsibilities:  Run various reports in EMR and translate them to various Excel workbook documents, upload to the Microsoft teams’ channel, document tasks in EMR
  • Zero client contact

Overview

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties.  As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.  

 


Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Serves as a liaison between BJC Behavioral Health staff and inpatient staff during hospitalization for Healthcare Home clients across multiple hospital systems. This position will facilitate a smooth transition between hospitalization and returning home by coordinating care and alerting the care team to the follow up needs of the client. This position provides care coordination services designed to streamline plans of care, reduce hospital admissions, ease the transition to long term services and supports, and interrupt patterns of frequent hospital emergency department use.

 

Responsibilities

  • Utilizes electronic databases and tracking systems to identify and alert continuous treatment teams and their assigned Nurse Care Manager to Healthcare Home client hospital admissions.
  • Reviews and investigates hospital records across multiple systems during hospitalization. Collaborates with physicians, nurses, social workers and others to continue implementation of the treatment plan. Informs care team of important information during hospitalization including but not limited to: referrals made, inpatient status, follow up needs, high risk situations, and make recommendations for aftercare.
  • Participates in after care planning during hospitalizations for clients deemed high risk or high utilizers of hospital/ER services.
  • Collaborates with hospital staff regarding aftercare plans and needs. Focuses on increasing clients’ Ability to manage care and live safely in the community in order to shift from use of reactive care and treatment to proactive health promotion and self-management.
  • Minimum Requirements

    Education

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • - Human Services or related

    Experience

  • <2 years
  • Preferred Requirements

    Experience

  • 2-5 years

  • Benefits and Legal Statement

    BJC Total Rewards

    At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

    • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
    • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
    • Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
    • 401(k) plan with BJC match
    • Tuition Assistance available on first day
    • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
    • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
    • Adoption assistance

    To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

    *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

    The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

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