The Choices Care Coordinator conducts pre and post screenings in hospitals and community settings for older adults and persons with disabilities to determine appropriate levels of care, such as skilled nursing facility placement. Responsibilities also include educating clients and families on care options, managing referral information, and acting as a liaison between discharge planners, facility staff, clients, and families.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or a related discipline, along with previous experience providing social services to older persons and/or persons with disabilities. DOA Community Care Program Certification is preferred, and the role requires monthly weekend availability for required shifts.
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
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
Choices Program Care Coordinator provides hospital and community based prescreening services to older adults and persons with disabilities to assure the appropriateness of referrals for skilled nursing facility placement and to provide seniors with information about their choices and options for community based care.
Primary Responsibilities
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Vision Insurance
Medical Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Basic life insurance
Personal Floating Holidays
403(b) plan with organizational matching
Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses
Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase
Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
Paid Organization-Wide Holidays
Conduct and complete pre and post screenings to determine the appropriate level of care in hospitals, skilled nursing and supported living facilities
Conduct and complete deinstitutionalization screenings
Conduct and complete assessments needed to implement DOA’s or Title III services
According to HFS/IDOA processes complete appropriate entries in Assessment Pro/entering level 1 for SLP/community assessments.
Educate clients and their families on choices/options for care when appropriate
Establish and maintain a system for receiving referral information and scheduling prescreening appointments
Establish and maintain a system to provide hospital and nursing homes with necessary prescreening documentation to assure smooth transitions to care
Act as the liaison between hospital discharge planners, nursing home staff, clients and their families as necessary to facilitate care
Work cooperatively with other Choices Care Coordinators to assure coverage of hospital and community Nursing Home Prescreens
Work cooperatively with agency staff to maintain continuity of care for clients receiving multiple services
Interpret and communicate, at the service delivery level, Center policies and procedures.
Demonstrate knowledge of Choices documentation standards and capacity to meet documentation requirements.
Cooperate with the Supervisor of Compliance and Billing to assure timely and accurate billing
Participate in supervision as directed with the manager and in regular performance evaluations
Participate in staff development and training
Ensure client confidentiality in accordance with KYC policy and HIPAA requirements.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting roughly 25% of the time.
A majority of the employee’s time will be spent in the community (75%), driving to and from area nursing and supportive living facilities and occasionally client homes to perform screenings of the appropriateness of the living situation.
While in residential facilities and client homes the employee may be exposed to varying home conditions based on assigned caseload.
Travel
While performing the duties of this position, the employee travels by automobile about 75% of the time between hospitals and nursing facilities in the Northwest Suburbs.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology or a related discipline
Previous experience in the provision of social services to older persons and/or persons with disabilities
DOA Community Care Program Certification preferred
Schedule
Exempt, Full-Time, 37.5 hour work week
Must have monthly weekend availability to cover required shifts.
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
