Care Coordinator

Job description

**Pay: $21.63/hour**

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Health Savings Account

Qualifications:

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college with a degree human services, social sciences, social work, nursing, health education, health planning, healthcare administration, or related field is required
• Graduation from an accredited masters program with a degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field is preferred

Experience and Competencies:

• 2 years of public health/community development experience is required.
• Bilingual(English/Spanish) is preferred

Responsibilities:

• Responds to Healthy Start referrals in a timely manner consistent with Healthy Start requirements.
• Provide education and support in childbirth, breastfeeding, women’s health, and parenting to pregnant women and families with children aged 0-3.
• Explain Healthy Start services to consumers, identify risk factors, and encourage consumers to participate.
• Develop cooperative working relationships with primary health care providers.
• Provide care coordination and referrals
• Maintain updated progress notes of services, referrals, and accomplishments in consumer files in a timely manner as outlined by Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines
• Ability to maintain a caseload of approximately 40+ consumers per month.

Position Summary:

The Care Coordinator coordinates services for women and parents of infants who were screened for or referred to Healthy Start.

What is WestCare?

WestCare, a family of tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, provides a wide spectrum of health and human services in both residential and outpatient environments. Our services include substance abuse and addiction treatment, homeless and runaway shelters, domestic violence treatment and prevention, and mental health programs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.63 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• public health/community development: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Work Location: One location