Shelby County Moderate Care Coordinator

National Youth Advocate Program•Sidney, OH

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a full-time Care Coordinator to join our OhioRise Team in Shelby County, Ohio. An OhioRise Moderate Care Coordinator is a professional working under Ohio Medicaid's OhioRise program serving children with complex needs across behavioral health, juvenile justice, child welfare, developmental disabilities, education and others. Moderate Care Coordinators work to deliver community based, wraparound care coordination. As a Care Coordinator, you'll guide children and families through the OhioRise program, helping them access the right services, build stronger support systems, and achieve better health outcomes. This role is all about collaboration, compassion, and advocacy as well as empowering families while working alongside providers and community partners to ensure care is coordinated and effective. The CME Moderate Care Coordinator will cultivate flexible, family-focused, community-based responsive services based on the High-Fidelity Wrap Around model of care coordination covering all of Shelby County and overlap into Miami County as needed. Under direct supervision of the Care Coordination Supervisor, this employee will aim to achieve the ultimate goal to keep youth in their homes, communities, and schools by assessing and delivering the appropriate services needed and reducing unnecessary out-of-home placement and potential custody relinquishment.

Requirements

An MCC Care Coordinator will be a licensed or an unlicensed practitioner in accordance with rule 5160-27-01 of the Administrative Code
MCC care coordinators will complete the high-fidelity wraparound training program provided by an independent validation entity recognized by ODM
MCC Care Coordinators will successfully complete skill and competency-based training to provide MCC
MCC Care Coordinators will have experience providing community-based services to children and youth and their families or caregivers in areas of children’s behavioral health, child welfare, intellectual and developmental disabilities, juvenile justice, or a related public sector human services or behavioral health care field for: (i) three years with a high school diploma or equivalent; or (ii) two years with an associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree; or (iii) one year with a Master’s degree or higher
CME Moderate Care Coordinators will have a background and experience in one or more of the following areas of expertise: family systems, community systems and resources, case management, child and family counseling or therapy, child protection, or child development
Be culturally competent or responsive with training and experience necessary to manage complex cases
Have the qualifications and experience needed to work with children and families who are experiencing SED, trauma, co-occurring behavioral health disorders and who are engaged with one or more child- serving systems (e.g., child welfare, juvenile justice, education)
Live in one of the counties included in Catchment Area C
Valid driver’s license
Reliable personal transportation
Good driving record
Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability

Responsibilities

Cultivate flexible, family-focused, community-based responsive services based on the High Fidelity Wrap Around model of care coordination
Develop and maintain the Wraparound Team, including coordinating and leading team meetings
Coordinate and supervise implementation of the Plan of Care, including a Transition Plan and Crisis Plan with providers and community resources; update plan as necessary
Ensure family support and stabilization during crises
Provide and document the initial and ongoing Life Domain Assessment
Maintain all service documentation requirements, evaluation outcome requirements and data as required
Provide services in a timely manner and in accordance with Plan of Care and/or Crisis Plan
Utilize and monitor Flexible Funding and service coordination
Obtain weekly reports from subcontracted providers
Participate in after hours on-call response
Attend Program staff meetings, supervision and any other meetings as required
Participate in the Agency and Program CQI Peer review process
Perform duties to reflect Agency policies and procedures and comply with regulatory standards
Meet Agency training requirements
Report all MUl's to Site Manager and Supervisor immediately
Other duties as assigned