Licensed Care Coordinator - Acute Psychiatric Services

2025-1040

locationsMonterey, CA

time typePart time

posted onPosted 6 Days Ago

job requisition id2025-1040

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Job Description : Job Description

The Care Coordinator is responsible for completing psychosocial assessments and participating

in ongoing treatment planning for psychiatric patients of all ages including children, adolescents,

and adults across the care continuum. Assessment and interventions include consideration of

the patient support system to address care managements needs related to complex psychiatric

and psychosocial problems. The Care Coordinator is a member of the multidisciplinary

treatment team responsible for planning and implementing care interventions including group

and individual treatment modalities. The Care Coordinator provides emotional and practical

support to patients and their support people to enhance functioning and further meet

individualized treatment goals. The Care Coordinator will support the care of psychiatric patients

of all ages including children, adolescents, and adults through the care continuum of psychiatric

clinical programs including but not limited to psychiatric consult, psychiatric observation, as well

as adolescent residential program.

The Care Coordinator assists patients and their support people in understanding and managing

issues that may be affecting their behavioral health status, including legal, educational, financial,

occupational, transportation and insurance issues. The Care Coordinator will facilitate referrals

to services and programs when indicated. As part of their role, the Care Coordinator will engage

in ongoing efforts to learn about effective local and regional resources for psychiatric patients of

all ages and will build collaborative relationships with the programs and institutions providing

these services. The Care Coordinator will assist with psychoeducation on an individual level as

well as through groups. The Care Coordinator will attend treatment meetings and work closely

with therapists, psychiatrists, and other behavioral health staff. The Care Coordinator will

participate in other necessary interventions to support milieu management and proactive deescalation.

The Care Coordinator reports to the Assistant Director of Acute Psychiatric Services. Additional

clinical and quality feedback will be provided by the Behavioral Health Nurse Director,

Behavioral Health and Ohana Medical Directors, and Ohana Director of Clinical Services.

Other important dimensions of this position include commitment to continuous learning,

innovation, and quality of care and outcomes measurements, professionalism, and working

collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. Must have strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and

curiosity as well as comfort prioritizing safety and quality of care.

Experience :

Must have experience working with psychiatric patients. Must have experience leading

individual and group treatment modalities. Must have knowledge of the local and regional

psychiatric services, legal resources, community services, and public insurance (MediCal)

programs. Experience collaborating with community agencies to coordinate discharge planning

and focus on creating continuity of care.

Education :

Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology or Master’s Degree in

Marriage and Family Therapy is required.

Licensure / Certifications :

Licensure with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC is

required. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification required. Will

complete organization approved de-escalation training. Will complete mandatory 5150 training

by Monterey County to obtain 5150 certification. Live Scan fingerprint clearance required by the

Department of Healthcare Services is a job requirement.

Certification in an evidence-based practice is preferred (i.e. CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR).

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Assigned Work Hours :

Position Type :

Regular

Pay Range (based on years of applicable experience) :

$49.77

to

$66.56

The hours employees work determine when a shift differential is paid.

Hourly Evening Shift Differential : $3.39

Hourly Night Shift Differential : $5.09