Behavorial Heath Coordinator

Job DetailsJob Location: CNSWFL Ford Street - Fort Myers, FL 33916Education Level: Graduate DegreeSalary Range: $59,000.00 Salary 




Job Title

behavioral hEALTH Coordinator



State

Florida



Program

Children’s Network of Southwest Florida, LLC



Reports to

Behavioral Health Coordination Supervisor



FLSA Status

Exempt



Job Description
Statement

This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity.  Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.




Mission Statement

The Children’s Network of Southwest Florida is committed to working with the community to protect children and preserve families.

General Purpose of Job

Coordinate and monitor behavioral health services for children in the child welfare system. Review documentation to make clinical and higher level of care recommendations. Facilitate clinical multidisciplinary team meetings. Participate in staffings to assist with clinical/behavioral health recommendations. Collaborate with case management and community service providers to remove barriers to services.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


Monitor timeliness and coordination of behavioral health services.
Work with the Case Management Organizations (CMO’s) and service providers to remove barriers to services. 
Attend case plans, permanency, and reunification staffings as requested to assist with behavioral health issues.
Assist with the coordination of Multi-disciplinary Staffing Team (MDT) to determine level of care recommendations and obtain authorization for services when necessary.
Assist with the submission of requests for initial suitability assessments and 60 and 90-day reviews.
Participate, as needed, in treatment team meetings for children in enhanced levels of care.
Participate in discharge planning from inpatient behavioral health care facilities including monitoring post-discharge follow-up recommendations. 
Coordinate and facilitate quarterly monitoring of case files regarding engagement of services. 
Participates as requested on community committees.
Meet with Medicaid behavioral service providers periodically to enhance communication and reduce barriers to services.
Review cases upon request to assist with service recommendations.
Monitors email on daily basis; and circulates pertinent information to unit staff members.
Other duties may be assigned and/or special projects may be requested.


Working HOurs

CNSWFL’s work week is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.  Your supervisor will advise you of your work hours; however, business office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Travel

Travel in and outside of Circuit 20 (Lee, Charlotte, Collier, and Hendry/Glades counties) is required.

Training

All employees must complete fifteen (15) hours of on-line or classroom Training on an annual basis.  If the employee is a Certified Child Welfare Professional, Training hours must total twenty (20) annually.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities

Education and/or Experience


Master’s Degree is required from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, human services, psychology, or related field.
Official transcripts are a mandatory requirement
Knowledge of Child Welfare preferred
Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
Requires the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others.
Requires a working knowledge of mental health and other co-occurring disorders.


requirements


Knowledge of social work practice and theory, specifically in the areas of human development, family systems, community development, conflict resolution, cross-cultural intervention, and basic case methods
Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others
Self-motivated
Ability to manage various work assignments simultaneously


Skills and Abilities

Must be able to operate standard modern office machinery, including fax, telephone, calculator, computer, scanner, printer, copier, and mail machine.  Minimum typing speed of 50 wpm; excellent word processing skills.  Must be competent with Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Publisher, and Outlook.  Must be competent with basic e-mail protocol and procedures including sending, receiving, replying, attachments, and meeting scheduling; excellent written and oral communication skills; effective listening skills; ability to work as a team member, and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.  Must possess excellent organizational skills and abide by the highest standards of confidentiality.

pre-employment requirements

Certificates, License, Registrations, backgrounds, drug screens, Etc.


Certification as a Child Protection Professional is preferred
Valid driver’s license and a clean driver’s license check is required, with proof of insurance
Criminal background screening (Fingerprinting~ Local Law Enforcement and FBI/FDLE), and Abuse Registry
Drug Screening is a requirement
Children’s Network participates in E-Verify


Other Requirements

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to be proactive, as well as handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job requires the ability to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear.  This job requires visual acuity sufficient to read and to operate standard modern office machines.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is administrative work in an indoor office environment with a moderate noise level (business machines, printers, computers, telephones).

 

ADA:      Children’s Network of Southwest Florida, LLC will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

EEO:       Children’s Network of Southwest Florida, LLC does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, religion, veteran status, or disability in employment, in provision of services, or in access to programs.

Children’s Network of Southwest Florida, LLC is a Drug-Free Workplace.





All personnel must demonstrate the following capacities:


A commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems
Valuing a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a person
A conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change
Ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence
Ability to work collaboratively with other personnel and/or service providers or professionals
Capacity to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service goals
The ability to set appropriate limits
Safety and permanency of children






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Qualifications
Master’s Degree is required from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, human services, psychology, or related field.
Official transcripts are a mandatory requirement
Knowledge of Child Welfare preferred



Must pass a Level II Background Check. For more information please click this link: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Remember:  If you are currently an employee of Children’s Network of Southwest Florida, LLC, or one of our Case Management Organizations, it is necessary that you notify your current Supervisor, prior to applying.