Behavioural Healthcare Coordinator
Location: Columbia MD 21046
Duration: 6+ Months (Temp to Hire)
Candidates with dual license in MD& DC or MD & VA will have preference over candidates who are ONLY licensed in MD. For the dual MD and VA licensed candidates, they should reside in Northern Virginia cities such as: Alexandria, Arlington, Annandale, Chantilly, Fairfax, Falls Church, Leesburg, Ashburn, Vienna, McLean and Sterling.If you have a dual licensed candidate, please list the city the candidate resided in at the top of the resume under the candidate's name.
There is a team of roughly 45. These candidates will be in a cube setting working from the phone.
The calls can last 30+ mins depending on the nature of the call.
They will receive the calls from the Care Workers and will assess the needs and determine the best resources.There will be follow up calls
HOURS: Mon-Thurs 8a-7p and Fri 8a-6p.
With that being said they need to be flexible.
He/She WILL work 2 evening shifts/week (evening shift defined as staying until 7 pm Mon-Thurs or staying until 6 pm on Friday).
The work schedule WILL NOT be adjusted.
After the training a schedule will be developed for the worker.
Training is 3 weeks Mon – Fri from 8:30 am – 5:00.
However, the candidate will be assigned his/her fixed work schedule between the 4th and 6th week on the assignment.
Computer literate:
- Must be computer literate.Must be comfortable with Microsoft Office and know how to send and receive an e-mail, attach a document, accept meeting invites, work in Word, Excel (be able to sort and filter data).
- Not a lot in PowerPoint.
- They are HEAVY IM and email users so they must be familiar.
- The candidate MUST be able to type and talk at the same time.
Experience:
- They need a Masters level behavioral health clinician with 5 years’ post master experience that is licensed to practice independently.
- They MUST the license in Maryland, but they are also looking for candidates who hold a license in VA and/or DC in addition to the MD license.
- Licensed as a LCSW-C or LCPC or LCMFT- If you have a candidate who is interested in this position and meets the requirement, including having the MD license.
Description:
Provides care coordination to members with behavioral health conditions identified and assessed as requiring intensive interventions and oversight including multiple, clinical, social and community resources.This role promotes the appropriate use of clinical and financial resources in order to improve the quality of care and member satisfaction.
Essential functions:
- Conducting in depth health risk assessment and/or comprehensive needs assessment which includes, but is not limited to psycho-social, physical, medical, behavioral, environmental, and financial parameters.
- Communicating and developing the treatment plan for authorization of services, and serves as point of contact to ensure services are rendered appropriately, (i.e. during transition to home care, back up plans, community based services).
- Implementing, coordinating, and monitoring strategies for members and families to improve health and quality of life outcomes.
- Develops, documents and implements plan which provides appropriate resources to address social, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and supportive needs.
- Acts as an advocate for members care needs by identifying and addressing gaps in care.
- Performs ongoing monitoring of the plan of care to evaluate effectiveness.
- Measures the effectiveness of interventions as identified in the members care plan
- Assesses and reviews plan of care regularly to identify gaps in care, trends to improve health and quality of life outcomes; collects clinical path variance data that indicates potential areas for improvement of case and services provided; works with members and the interdisciplinary care plan team to adjust plan of care, when necessary.
- Educating providers, supporting staff, members and families regarding care coordination role and health strategies with a focus on member-focused approach to care.
- Facilitates a team approach to the coordination and cost effective delivery to quality care and services.
- Facilitates a team approach, including the Interdisciplinary Care Plan team (ICPT), to ensure appropriate interventions, cost effective delivery of quality care and services across the continuum.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care plan team which may include member, caregivers, members legal representative, physician, care providers, and ancillary support services to address care issues, specific member needs and disease processes whether, medical, behavioral, social, community based or long term care services. Utilizes licensed care coordination staff as appropriate for complex cases.
- Provides assistance to members with questions and concerns regarding care, providers or delivery system.
- Maintains professional relationship with external stakeholders, such as inpatient, outpatient and community resources.
- Generates reports in accordance with care coordination goals.
- Complies with Case management Society of America Standards for Case Management Practice and with CCMC code of Professional Conduct for Case Managers.
- Assists with orientation and mentoring of new team members as appropriate.