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Adult Therapist / Medical Case Manager

Kenneth Young Center

Elk Grove, California

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Behavioral Health, Billing, Case Management, Clinical Study Publications, Communication Skills, Community Support, Consulting, Crisis Intervention, Customer Support/Service, Diversity, Exceeded Sales Goal, Financial Audit, Flexible Spending Accounts, Funding, Group Theory, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Know Your Customer (KYC), Medications, Needs Assessment, Nonprofit, Organizational Development/Management, Organizational Skills, Outpatient Care, Patient Care, Performance Reviews, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Regulatory Compliance, Resolve Customer Issues, Resource Utilization, Social Work, Staff Training, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Treatment Plan, Typing, Vision Plan
LOCATION
Elk Grove, California
POSTED
6 days ago
Adult Therapist / Medical Case Manager
Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.   
 
Ken­neth Young Cen­ter offers a robust ben­e­fit pack­age that is high­ly com­pet­i­tive to the mar­ket and offers all full-time employ­ees the following: 
  • 403(b) plan with orga­ni­za­tion­al matching   
  • Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illi­nois - BCBS) 
  • Den­tal (BCBS), and Vision Insur­ance (BCBS) with low employee premiums  
  • Long Term and Short Term Dis­abil­i­ty (BCBS), no cost to employee     
  • Flex­i­ble Spend­ing Account (with annu­al rollover)  
  • Basic life insur­ance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for addi­tion­al vol­un­tary cov­er­age for self, spouse, or depen­dents (BCBS)   
  • Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses  
  • Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)  
  • Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)  
To fur­ther pro­mote an active and healthy work/ life bal­ance, KYC also offers a gen­er­ous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.  
  • 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increas­es based on seniority) 
  • 8 Paid Orga­ni­za­­­tion-Wide Hol­i­days
  • 3 Per­son­al Float­ing Hol­i­days annually 
Job Scope: In collaboration with agency psychiatrists and medical secretary will deliver re-assessment and treatment planning services, brief individual crisis intervention or supportive counseling, symptom management skill building groups, and case management and/or community support individual to a primary population of Adult clients receiving medication treatment only services. As adult therapist, provide individual, group and family treatment that targets improvement in functional impairments.

Primary Responsibilities:

  •  Provide initial intake screening and mental health assessments that identify service needs and recommend options for care
  •  Share assessment findings with clients
  • Involve client and/or couple in the development of treatment plan goals, objectives and interventions that address their assessed behavioral health needs
  •  Provide face-to-face mental health re-assessment as needed but at least annually for medication only clients.
  •  Meet with medication only clients for treatment planning review and modification as needed but at least every 6 months.
  •  Provide brief crisis intervention, stabilization services and supportive counseling to meds only clients.
  •  Regularly consult with psychiatrists on specific client related clinical issues.
  •  Provide individual, marital, group, or family therapy service
  •  Provide case management services to assist clients and their families with access to needed benefits and services
  •  Provide coordinated care by initiating or participating in client centered consultation with internal and external providers involved in care or services
  •  Reassess and review treatment progress with clients and their families at proscribed intervals
  •  Provide back-up coverage for Medical Secretary.
  •  Assist in establishing effective communication between the Center, other social agencies serving clients, and the Community

Performance Requirements

  • Work cooperatively with Adult Services team members to assure clients timely access to quality services
  • Meet agency quality and compliance standard by accurately completing clinical documentation and service reporting in a timely manner
  • Meet or exceed service productivity target
  • Implement evidenced based practices to ensure use of effective and efficient treatment that best address client needs
  • Participation in staff training and development seminars
  • Working cooperatively with other Center teams and programs to maintain smooth continuity of care when cases are shared across teams
  •  Become familiar with and utilization of outside resources as needed to provide comprehensive services to clients
  •  Participate in supervision with Adult Outpatient Services Coordinator and in regular performance appraisals as directed
  •  Understand the different funding sources available to the population served and the requirements for billing each of the funding sources

Education and Experience

  • Masters degree from an accredited college or University in Social Work, Psychology or closely related discipline and be licensed or eligible for certification.
  • Must have supervised experience in providing counseling and/or psychotherapy services
  • Must demonstrate knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, long and short term treatment, family systems theory and group treatment
  • Must have basic computer and keyboarding skills

Schedule/Timekeeping

  • Full Time, Exempt, 37.5 hour work week  
  • The medical case manager/therapist must be prepared to work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of the target population served. This schedule may include evening and Saturday hours.
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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