Pathways to Sucess Care Coordination and Support (Bilingual Speaking)
UCAN (Chicago) · Chicago, IL · 2 wk ago
OTHRFull-time
About the role
The Pathways to Success Care Coordination and Support program is a structured approach to care coordination that enhances access to critical behavioral, medical, and social services for children with complex behavioral health challenges. This program utilizes the evidence-informed Care Coordination and Support model.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Maintain knowledge of available community resources and help link youth and families to needed supports.
- Schedule, plan, and facilitate Child & Family Team Meetings.
- Facilitate the creation of safety and crisis prevention plans.
- Utilize UCAN’s BHS Care Coordination Model with every individual and family served.
- Effectively apply clinical knowledge to evaluate client situations and needs.
- Engage and develop rapport with a wide range of clients.
- Structure services in accordance with program expectations.
- Maintain consistency and safety throughout service provision.
- Guide decision-making based on clinically appropriate, best practice, and ethical considerations.
- Seek case consultation.
Quality and Accountability
- Follows all applicable regulatory standards, including COA standards, Pathways to Success policies and procedures, and Medicaid procedures.
- Clearly documents actions taken (clinical, supervisory, and administrative) in a timely manner and in a format consistent with requirements.
- Ensures that all data entry is complete, accurate, and updated according to program standards.
- Prepares and distributes reports and correspondence in a timely manner.
Team Building and Agency Networking
- Develops and maintains professional relationships with social service and government agencies and private organizations to enhance service delivery and department image.
- Works effectively with others in a multi-disciplinary setting and actively listens to others.
- Buils strong interpersonal relationships with service delivery and service coordination and follow-up.
- Shares specialized knowledge and resources with team and other UCAN departments.
- Coordinates services with multiple UCAN programs to ensure appropriate services for clients and teamwork between programs.
- Plans for client transitions to other UCAN programs to provide seamless transition for clients and a cooperative team process.
Professionalism and Work Conduct
- Behaves with integrity, demonstrates high ethical standards, and displays a positive image of UCAN and Pathways to Success program.
- Acts in a professional manner at all times and maintains appropriate boundaries with clients.
- Demonstrates accountability for results and keeps commitments to others.
- Reports to work, meetings, training, and job-related activities prepared and as scheduled.
- Responds to clients and their families, UCAN staff, service providers, and other stakeholders in a timely manner and ensures follow-up to adequately address their needs.
- Maintains personal professional development and appropriate knowledge of client needs and problems for which services are sought.
- Remains current on service work theory and practice.
- Performs other related tasks as required or assigned.
Benefits
UCAN offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Voluntary Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
- Voluntary Accident Coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Retail Plan (401k)
- Tuition Reimbursement
Equal Opportunity Employer
UCAN is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages candidates with lived experience and diverse backgrounds to apply.