New Policy Coordinator jobs in Lexington, KY

If you are mission driven and want to help the lives of people in your community, we have a place for you on our Team!  

The Care Coordinator will be responsible for linking clients to medical services, assisting clients with navigation of medical services, assisting with addressing barriers to care for both behavioral health and medical care, monitoring client’s use of appropriate medical services, and following up with clients on issues relevant to receiving proper medical care. This position will be providing services in the clinic, in the community, and in client homes. Must have knowledge about the medical care system or have a relevant background to be able to attain such knowledge.

The Care Coordinator specifically working with transition-age youth (ages 14-26) will collaborate with other providers to meet the unique needs of these clients. They will provide community outreach to increase awareness of youth culture, development and work to reduce stigma related to behavioral health supports for transition-age youth.

The Care Coordinator specifically working with justice-involved consumers will collaborate with other providers to meet the unique needs of these clients. This Care Coordinator serves as an entry point for consumers referred to services by pretrial services division of the courts. This Care Coordinator will address the whole person care needs of the client and work to ensure a lowered risk of recidivism.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field
• Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance

Preferred Education and Experience

• Experience providing case management services
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Public Health or related field

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Collaborate with Medical and clinical staff as well as conduct client medical needs assessments to determine medical needs of clients
• Assist clients in arranging medical care by assisting with phone calls and information exchange, providing clarification of medical system terms to clients, advocating with medical providers and payors for proper care
• Assist with arranging transportation to medical care when needed
• Assist with arranging childcare, pet care, or other needs when necessary for accessing medical care
• Become familiarized with the network of medical providers in the area
• Track appointments, medication, and other medical needs for clients on the Care Coordination caseload as needed
• Assist with access to housing (search for housing, applications, financial assistance, communication with landlord) as necessary when housing is an issue that is significantly destabilizing with respect to receiving appropriate medical care
• Assist clients with community resources, public assistance, and benefits 
• Assist client’s wellness activities such as health eating, physical activity, and healthy behaviors

While we welcome all to apply, there are some position specific background stipulations that must be met to comply with various regulatory and contractual requirements.

New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor based on sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company’s policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.