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National Youth Advocate Program Hardin County Moderate Care Coordinator in Kenton, Ohio

Hardin County OhioRISE Moderate Care Coordinator

Territory: Hardin County with overlap into Logan County.

This is a community-based position. Travel is required. Home visits are required.

Compensation: $45,000

Working at NYAP

  • 22 Days of Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays

  • Mileage reimbursement

  • Monthly phone reimbursement

  • Benefits eligible for you and your family

  • Half-day Fridays throughout the summer

  • Retirement Matching (401K)

  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance

  • CEU’s and ongoing trainings/education

What is OhioRISE?

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) is committed to improving the health of Ohioans and strengthening communities and families through quality care. In 2020, ODM introduced a new vision for Ohio's Medicaid program - one that strengthens Ohio's future and ensures everyone has the chance to live life to its full potential. OhioRISE, or Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence, is Ohio’s first highly integrated care program for youth with complex behavioral health and multi-system needs.

National Youth Advocate Program is proud to announce that we were selected as the Care Management Entity (CME) in Catchment Area C, made up of 11 Ohio counties: Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Greene, Logan, Madison, Miami, and Shelby. The CME is responsible for delivering wraparound care coordination for children and youth enrolled in OhioRISE who have moderate behavioral health needs, and for helping to grow the system of care in the communities served to ensure the behavioral health needs of children and their families are met.

As a result, NYAP is seeking a fulltime CME Moderate Care Coordinator which will cultivate flexible, family-focused, community-based responsive services based on the High-Fidelity Wrap Around model of care coordination covering all of Darke County and overlap into Shelby and Miami Counties 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.

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

Qualifications

  • 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

Driving and Vehicle Requirements

  • Valid driver’s license

  • Reliable personal transportation

  • Good driving record

  • Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability

Apply today!

www.nyap.org/employment

Benefits listed are for eligible employees as outlined by our benefit policy.

Qualifications

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

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