About this role
Job Summary:
The Hospital/Chapter 51 Coordinator position is responsible for assisting both the Chapter 51 Program Coordinator and the Psychiatric Hospitalizations Coordinator both to back fill in times of absences as well as to share the duties assigned to existing positions. This position is responsible for providing a wide array of culturally sensitive, recovery oriented, trauma sensitive services to those under commitment or in the hospital.
The person in this position will assist in monitoring inpatient psychiatric admissions, assisting in making referrals and insuring a timely discharge as appropriate. This person will also assist in making recommendations to Corporation Counsel as to the necessity of extending a consumer’s commitment.
This is a hybrid position with flexibility to work part of the week from home and part in office. This position is generally 1 st shift (Monday-Friday 8a to 4:30p) with occasional late afternoon hours.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Journey Mental Health Center upholds a strong commitment to People, Opportunities, Community, and Access (POCA) that guides our daily operations. We foster a caring community for all individuals to feel a sense of belonging. We prioritize delivering services that are centered around ensuring fairness and inclusivity for all. We are dedicated to demonstrating courage and initiative within our agency and community to actively dismantle structural oppression for all affected communities.
Duties/Responsibilities:
There are times when both the Psychiatric Hospitalizations Coordinator and the Chapter 51 Program Coordinator are inundated with a large volume of work. The Hospital/Chapter 51 Coordinator will assist in following consumers who are emergently detained at a hospital, work closely with social workers and prescribers at securing the most appropriate discharge plan, coordinate outpatient appointments with Crisis or Crisis Stabilization staff and/or Crisis prescribers, communicate with outpatient providers and with Corporation Counsel throughout the inpatient stay.
When working alongside the Chapter 51 Program Coordinator, this position will assist in reviewing charts, seeking information from outpatient providers and writing a summation of Crisis’ recommendation to extend a current commitment. Additionally, there will be data entry so that recommendations are provided in a timely manner.
Required Skills/Abilities: This position requires a working knowledge of the DSM V, superior organizational skills, concise, professional writing skills, clear communication skills both over the phone and via email, ability to work collaboratively with professionals with different styles, ability to work independently and great self motivation.
Qualifications
Education and Experience: Experience in community based mental health, substance use disorder, case management or crisis related care in an inpatient setting
ESSENTIAL
Education/Licensure
- Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health field with 1 year of full time clinical experience
OR
- 4 years of full time clinical experience with chronically mentally ill individuals.
Experience
- Commitment to work toward improving cultural diversity and inclusion
- Ability to work effectively with an interdisciplinary team with a positive and creative attitude
- Ability to work independently and remain organized and efficient
- Knowledge of evidence based practices for treatment of mental health and co-occurring disorders
- Superior ethics and interpersonal boundaries as evidenced by past experience in community based work with related professional references
PREFERRED
- Fluency in Spanish or another language.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires sitting, standing, light lifting, bending, and reaching; and the ability to use and operate standard office equipment, including computer, calculator, phone, printer, cell phone, facsimile, etc.
Working Conditions:
- May require evening or weekend hours depending on program needs.
Hiring Requirement:
- All potential candidates will need to successfully pass the Background Information Disclosure (BID) for entity employees and contractors. Wisconsin’s Caregivers Law requires background, and criminal checks are required by the Department of Health Services and Wis. Stat. 50.065(6)(c) and Wis. Admin Code § DHS 12.05(4)
Journey Mental Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.