Care Coordinator

Are you interested being a critical member of the treatment team Do you want to improve the lives of others and be liaison to families and external stakeholders Do you enjoy working in an environment that supports children with emotional and behavioral needs

Located in Malvern Pa the Care Coordinator at Devereux Childrens Behavioral Health Center (DCBHC) will impact the individuals we serve by acting as an advocate and providing problem resolution and team collaboration for clients by obtaining needed after care services for education medical and mental health services. You will work closely with primary clinicians to ensure high quality service delivery for children and adolescents in an acute mental health hospital setting.

Every day as a Care Coordinator you will....

• Welcome families/guardians to the Devereux Family relaying expectations for family engagement/involvement while child is in care
• Communicate with families/guardians the treatment and services being provided to their child
• Participates in client treatment team meetings and reports on family engagement supervised family visitation family court and care coordination activities that facilitate current treatment and discharge planning
• Complete documentation related to familycommunication/engagement and care coordination activities and discharge summaries

You will be offered:

• A great team environment!
• Growth and Promotion Opportunities
• The ability to interact and network with external stakeholders and child welfare agencies
• Rate of $19.66 to $22.41 hr dependent upon experience
• ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program
• BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AFTER 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT

DCBHC the only free standing childrens psychiatric hospital in Chester County Pennsylvania employs a team of acute care professionals dedicated to meeting the needs of children and adolescents ages 5-18 and their families in acute mental health crisis. Many of the individuals we serve are from southeast Pennsylvania but DCBHC has served children and adolescents from other regions of Pennsylvania as well as neighboring states.

Devereux Pennsylvania Childrens Services (DPACS) center serves children adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders intellectual and developmental disabilities behavioral emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF) acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP) assessment services community-based mental health services community-based employment training and social skills training and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities autism spectrum disorders concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives.

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EDUCATION: Bachelors degree in Social Work or related discipline required.

EXPERIENCE: Six months experience in Social Service preferred. Proficient computer skills mastery of Microsoft OfficeApplications experience with data collection/analyzing platforms (Radar Pro-Filer and/or other internal and external softwareapplications pertinent to the position). Strong organizational skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Requires ability to work independently prioritize manage multiple tasks simultaneously and adhere to established guidelines. Valid drivers licensemust be maintained

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Significant amounts of walking sitting and standing. Some lifting and/or managing resistance required related to applying physical intervention techniques up-wardsof 75-100 lbs. or more. Some repetitive wrist/hand movements normal hearing and vision. Significant amount of use of computers and office equipment. Occasional driving of Devereux vehicles for business purposes. Ability to meet 100% mastery of Safe and Positive Approaches (S&PA) techniques.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nations largest nonprofit organizations providing services insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912 Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical therapeutic educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10000 children adults and their families every year.

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6500 employees working in programs across the country Devereux is a trusted partner for families schools and communities serving individuals in the areas of autism intellectual and developmental disabilities specialty mental health education and foster care.

Our Culture Our Expectations

At Devereux Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide every day for the individuals and families we serve and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work and our team environment creates an empowering positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux you will: put the needs of others first feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world one person one family one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of addition we offer;

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone web app) dental prescription drug preventative care and mental health services.

• Student loan debt assistance tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.

• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day) 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.

• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

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Devereux is a drug-free workplace drug screening required. EOE