Community Support Specialist

HEALTH CONNECT AMERICA, INC • Gulfport, MS

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About The Position

Health Connect America and our family of brands are leading providers of mental and behavioral health services for children, families, and adults across a multi-state footprint. As a COA-accredited organization, we are held to nationally recognized standards of quality, accountability, and best practice in every aspect of care we deliver. We are relentlessly committed to keeping families together and transforming lives through evidence-informed care, delivered by clinically trained staff who meet clients where they are — in their homes, in their communities, and in our offices. Our work is guided by five core values: client-centered care, empowerment of our people, evidence-informed excellence, a purpose-driven culture, and bold, adaptive leadership. When you join Health Connect America, you join an organization that invests in you. You'll Grow With Us through meaningful development opportunities, Be Well With Us through programs that support your whole self, and know that You Belong With Us in a culture built on purpose, compassion, and impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human services discipline, including, but not limited to: Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling, Criminal Justice, etc.) and experience working with children and families in case management type/ community resource position.
• Must be provisionally credentialed as a PCSS in Mississippi with eligibility to be fully credentialed as a CSS in Mississippi.

Responsibilities

• Provide best practice, quality case management services, ensure that all documentation is completed per Payer, State, and COA standards and requirements.
• Assist in marketing new referrals.
• Communicate with customers, colleagues, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, and address complaints/concerns.
• If no wraparound facilitator is present with MYPAC, CSS will make 2 contacts per week by phone or face to face and document accordingly.
• Connect families with needed and available community resources. Follow-up with clients and agencies as appropriate to document use/success of referral.
• Complete documentation within established time frames.
• Meet with clients weekly or bi-weekly for up to 12 months. (see above for MYPAC requirements).
• Attend and participate -weekly with Treatment Team meetings.
• Serve as a liaison with other professionals and agencies related to the client.
• Complete a recovery support plan with all individuals within the first 30 days of referral to services.
• Provide 24/7 on-call support for clients as per program requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all state regulatory bodies.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which includes 8 mental health counseling sessions annually.
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Other voluntary insurance products
• Access to a Health Navigator
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
• Health Reimbursement Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Benefits Hub
• Tickets at Work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level