Job description

Description:

This position is located in Chicago, IL and provides support to our Home Care program.

The DSCC Medical Social Consultant provides care coordination services to families eligible for DSCC Core services within a particular geographic area. Provides consultation to other members of the multi-disciplinary team utilizing skills and knowledge acquired from academic training and professional experience as a Social Worker.

Duties:

Provides care coordination services:

• Develops a care coordination plan that is participant / family-centered, community based and coordinated.
• Facilitates the implementation of the care coordination plan.
• Monitors the care coordination plan activities.
• Revises the care coordination plan to address the changing and ongoing concerns and priorities of the family.
• Coordinates all available health care benefits.

Identifies children eligible for DSCC services:

• Assists in determining general eligibility for each assigned case along with Program Coordinator Assistant.
• Determines medical eligibility for each assigned case.
• Assists in the completion of the financial application process for each assigned case along with Program Coordinator Assistant.

Enters, prepare, transmits, updates, scans and uploads information/documents in electronic records:

• Demographic and medical social data from applicants/recipients, families including completing forms and letters in support of care coordination services.
• Receives, processes and routes incoming/outgoing written applicant/recipient correspondence, reports, etc.

Participates as a member of the Regional Office multi-disciplinary team:

• Complies with University, Division and Regional Office policy and procedures.
• Provides discipline based expertise to the Regional Office multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintains psychosocial expertise in support of the Regional Office multi-disciplinary team.
• Complies with state and federal regulations related to children enrolled in the Core Program.

Promotes interagency collaboration and an organized network of integrated services:

• Provides community education programs regarding DSCC services.
• Participates in developing and/or implementing a networking plan for the Regional Office.

Participates in participant / family-centered, community based clinics (if applicable):

• Coordinates all assigned DSCC clinics.
• Participates as a Medical Social Consultant team member.

Participates in special projects impacting DSCC:

• Participates in organizational committees/projects on a regional or statewide basis.
• Participates in DSCC sponsored interagency programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited school or university in social or behavioral science or related health specialty.
• (a.) Current State of IL Licensure as a Licensed Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker; OR (b.) Three years (36 months) of progressively more responsible full-time experience in social work in a medical/clinical or other social service agency setting.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability.

Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.

As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $53,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Social work: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lombard, IL 60148

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