Adult Therapist / Medical Case Manager 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.
Pay Range: $50,000 - $55,000 per hour
