Care Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $55,000-$65,000

Role Summary

At Midwest Integrated Care (MWIC), the Care Coordinator ensures patients receive comprehensive, coordinated support across behavioral health and primary care services. This role is central to care planning, advocacy, and outcome tracking, while supporting compliance and quality standards. The care coordinator is the primary individual with whom the patient can develop a trusting relationship, and who will help the patient navigate and fully participate in his / her own healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

Care Planning & Coordination

• Support the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload. Closely coordinate care with the patients providers and community resources.
• Conducts biopsychosocial assessments and screenings.
• Develops and maintains individualized care plans.
• Provides patient education about common mental health and substance use disorders and the available treatment options.
• Supports psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
• Provides brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such as problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate.
• Facilitates referrals to resources and / or additional treatment as clinically indicated.
• Develops patients self-management skills through education and resource provision.
• Participates in regularly scheduled caseload consultation, communicating treatment recommendations.

Compliance & Documentation

Outcome Tracking & Advocacy

Qualifications