Acute Service Coordinator

Devereux/TCV is currently seeking a dedicated and responsible person to fill our Acute Service Coordinator position

Acute Service Coordinator

$26.28 - $29.01 per hour

The normal workweek for this position is 37.5 hours M-F, however, the incumbent must be extremely flexible with their schedule in providing evening and weekend hours when necessary and/or to deal with a crisis or other unusual situation as needed.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Braddock

PA

US

We are looking for a person who believes in a strengths-based approach as the ASC will serve those experiencing homelessness and who have behavioral health challenges in connecting them to crucial services and supports during the transition period to housing. In addition, the ASC will assist individuals leaving inpatient psychiatric care in making the transition to outpatient services and community supports.

The ASC position is designed to:

• Engage and develop relationships with the individual and his/her family in order to build lasting relationship.
• Assess the individual and family strengths and needs in collaborative method through individual and/or collateral interviews and reviews of social and clinical information provided by other entities.
• In close collaboration with the consumer, family members and other service providers, promote service planning efforts which result in developing, documenting and implementing a comprehensive service plan driven by the individual utilizing all the agreed upon strengths and needs.
• Evaluate all services received by individuals who are served by the Service Coordination program.
• Investigate new resources and communicate with providers of prospective resources as a liaison on behalf of the individual being served.
• Convene and facilitate interdisciplinary service planning meetings or other related team meetings to ensure appropriateness and responsiveness of services in relation to individual and/or family needs.

Possess the ability to demonstrate commitment to and utilization of the best practice of:

• Housing First
• Harm Reduction
• Trauma Informed Care
• Crisis De-escalation
• Agility

Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND - the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers - the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition and student loan repayment!

• Competitive wages and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, prescription, dental and vision.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid sick leave,
• 403 (b) retirement plan.
• Employee Assistance, wellness and work/life balance programs.
• Extensive opportunities for training, development and professional growth.
• Dynamic and supportive working environment.

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Counseling, Sociology, Education with a certificate in Special Education or Nursing with a Registered Nurse License.
• Two (2) years of human service working experience with knowledge of mental illness and other human services.
• Child Abuse History, Criminal Clearance (ACT 33/34) and FBI Clearances.
• Valid PA driver’s license with three (3) year driving history.

Our employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for…