What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Coordinator position at People Like Me Project, Inc?
The successful candidate will support youth and young adults with serious mental illness to successfully integrate within the community. Provide intensive case management services including facilitating linkages between agencies, healthcare providers, and other community services.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manages and supervise a team of 3-10 QBHS/ Case Managers
- Works with clients to assess strengths, abilities, needs, and preferences.
- Promotes recovery-based care by helping clients with practical information and life skills.
- Coordinates, makes referrals or arranges for appropriate community resources as needed.
- Maintains communication with clients, family members and ancillary service providers to assure responsiveness to client needs.
- Advocates for clients to ensure equal access to services and equity of treatment.
- Maintains appropriate medical records and completes billing documentation in a timely manner.
- Strictly adheres to client’s rights, confidentiality, and HIPAA compliance.
- Completes scheduled activities including, but not limited to focus group activities, counseling groups under appropriate clinical supervision
- Listens and provides emotional support and encouragement to all clients
- Understands and implements Individual Treatment Plans
- Intervenes as necessary in crisis situations to protect clients from injuring other clients, staff, and/or themselves according to policy.
- Maintains confidentiality of client files and individual client logs electronic health records.
- Completes clinical documentation for all clinical services provided under licensed clinical supervision in an accurate and timely manner.
Qualifications and Skills
- 3 years of experience in community-based mental health service or related fields
- 3 years of experience with supervising or leading a team
- Familiarity with community mental health resources
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to build rapport with clients
- Strong leadership qualities
- Masters Degree, Bachelor’s Degree in Social Worker, Counseling or Human Services or related field preferred or High School Graduate with a minimum of 3 years verifiable experience in providing community-based behavioral health or human services.
- LSW or LPC prefered but not required
- Able to participate in First Aid, CPR, Verbal and Physical De-escalation Techniques Training.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $25.00 - $27.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 4 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Do you have experience billing Medicaid? Do you have a Medicaid billing and or NPI Anumber?
- Are you willing to work hybrid ?
- Your are aware that this is a part time position?
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Management: 3 years (Required)
- Supervising: 3 years (Required)
- Grant writing: 3 years (Preferred)
- Case management: 3 years (Required)
- At Risk Youth: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25 - $27