Job Description

Job Description

Care Coordinators are a member of an interdisciplinary team to provide care coordination to a caseload of severely mentally ill adults (as well as Children's Division) with multiple medical co morbidities and/or co-occurring substance abuse disorders. Advocate for and support the client, engage with community agencies/health care providers and others on his/her behalf to ensure access to services needed to increase wellness self-management and reduce emergency room visits and/ or hospitalizations.

Responsibilities:

Provide clinical support to the Team by providing consultation, education information around conditions, interventions, resources to maintain focus on outcomes and best practices.
Conduct initial and ongoing assessments of clients to document strengths, needs, goals and resources.
Maintain documents, records, and other related reports in an organized, timely and accurate manner as per policy and procedure.
Provide face-to-face outreach, engagement and service planning in the field.
Act as a linkage to community services including medical, behavioral, residential, entitlement and any other needed services per interdisciplinary care plan.
Provide crisis intervention and follow-up.
May be assigned other tasks and duties reasonably related to the job responsibilities.

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in one of the following fields: Social Work, Psychology, Education, Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy, Counseling, Community Mental Health, Sociology, Physical or Recreational therapy. Degrees in other related areas may be considered.

Experience:

One (1) year of related human services experience required in providing direct services to clients diagnosed with severe mental illness, HIV/AIDS or other disabilities, in order to link them to a broad range of services essential to successfully living in the community.
You must have the ability and willingness to regularly travel, in some instances with clients in Agency vehicle to many locations using various modes of reliable and safe transportation.
You must have excellent interpersonal and time management skills.

Preferred:

Knowledge of Medicaid, Social Security, and other entitlements
Bilingual (Spanish, Russian, Cantonese, Creole, Mandarin, Hindi or Bengali)

Benefits:

Competitive Salary
Medical/Dental
401k (with company match)
Profit Sharing
Employee Referral Program
Lunch and Learn Workshops
Supplemental Benefits
Paid Time off
Holidays

Pay

Job Type: Full-time; Salaries Start at $44,000 per year

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Company Description

New Horizon Counseling Center now serves a diverse population throughout Queens, Brooklyn, & Nassau/Suffolk.

New Yorkers who have multiple comorbidities, such as chronic medical conditions often complicated by substance use and mental health disorders.

Our clients experience significant barriers to access of behavioral and medical services due to a multitude of social and economic factors. By addressing these factors, New Horizon Counseling Center helps empower individuals to remain more engaged in their care, thereby reducing preventable hospitalizations and emergency care.

Empowering Individuals & Strengthening Communities.

We take an empathetic approach by always treating our clients with a caring culturally sensitive approach, then assess their readiness for behavioral change and provide a clear path to obtainable goals.

Through our comprehensive array of programs, we provide an integrated, person-centered continuum of care.

The foundation of our programs is laid with our Core Values.

Company Description

New Horizon Counseling Center now serves a diverse population throughout Queens, Brooklyn, & Nassau/Suffolk. New Yorkers who have multiple comorbidities, such as chronic medical conditions often complicated by substance use and mental health disorders. Our clients experience significant barriers to access of behavioral and medical services due to a multitude of social and economic factors. By addressing these factors, New Horizon Counseling Center helps empower individuals to remain more engaged in their care, thereby reducing preventable hospitalizations and emergency care. Empowering Individuals & Strengthening Communities. We take an empathetic approach by always treating our clients with a caring culturally sensitive approach, then assess their readiness for behavioral change and provide a clear path to obtainable goals. Through our comprehensive array of programs, we provide an integrated, person-centered continuum of care. The foundation of our programs is laid with our Core Values.

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