Behavioral Health Care Coordinator-SST3

1. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS                                            

Position Title: SST-3 Behavioral Health Care Coordinator

Position Number:                                           Date:    1/16/2025

Employee:

Work Unit: DCOP                                            County: Dougherty

 

Immediate Supervisor's Title:  Eastern Counties Coordinator

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1. QUALIFICATIONS (including physical requirements)

Bachelors in a related field or 3 years' experience        

 

1. EQUIPMENT THAT REQUIRES SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE:

NONE

                                                                                                               

1. BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN CATEGORY (check one)                            

____ Employee routinely performs tasks that involve exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material as part of their assigned duties (Category I).

____ Employee performs assigned tasks which does not involve exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material, BUT employment may require performing unplanned category I tasks (Category II).

__x__ Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment (Category III).                                                                                         

 

1. MANDATORY TRAINING CATEGORY (Check One)

__x__ Administrative        __x__ Direct Care        ____ Medical

                               

 

                                                                                               

1. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability's goal is to continually improve the delivery of service by improvement of individual outcomes and satisfaction.  All employees have a role in performance improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers and other contacts to provide consistent, high-quality, individual focused services.

               

1. SPECIAL NEEDS OF POPULATION SERVED

(Age related, Cultural and Linguistic Competence)                                      

Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct individual services appropriate to youth and adults with mental health diagnoses and/or addictive diseases diagnosis.

 

Staff should be able to:

1. Complete all agency and related trainings initially and annually
2. Complete all direct care services with individuals and their families
3. Provide collaborative documentation
4. Keep all credentials and certificates up to date
5. Participate with fellow employees in a respectful and professional manner
6. Abide by productivity standards            
7. Follow contract guidelines                       
8. Demonstrate leadership qualities and characteristics to effectively collaborate with peers as well as stakeholders in the workplace

                                                                               

1. ASSIGNED DUTIES

DESCRIPTION OF WORK DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Type in or attach current description of duties.  Employees are expected to perform their work in a competent and efficient manner.  Include % of time).

 

Duties Include:

Ability to provide care coordination services to individuals with behavioral health diagnosis who have been admitted to the local hospital.  Ability to collaborate with hospital personnel for the purpose of shared information gathering, providing care plans and supports to individuals enrolled in care and assistance with connecting individuals who need to be referred for care. Ability to abide by agency and state standards around service delivery and documentation of services. Ability to provide life skill teaching and linkage to valuable resources as well as connecting individuals to natural supports that are in line with individual goals. Employees should complete weekly case management spreadsheets, ensure that other requirements for care are up to date, participate in agency, state and other trainings, participation on stakeholder outreach and collaborative events. Employee should also participate in multidisciplinary meetings, staff meetings, and agency related meetings.  Other duties as assigned.