Intake Coordinator - Bilingual
La Rabida Children's Hospital

Job Details

Who we are:
La Rabida Children's Hospital is the only hospital of its kind in Chicago. As an acute care specialty hospital, we focus on treating those with complex medical conditions, chronic illnesses, developmental disabilities, abuse and trauma. La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children battling the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head on.

La Rabida offers rewarding job opportunities across a wide array of clinical, administrative and support service functions. If you're ready to work for an organization where caring is a way of life, you've come to the right place. Oh, and the lakefront views are spectacular too!

JOB SUMMARY: The Intake Coordinator is an integral part of the collaborative multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach to child abuse investigation, intervention, and prosecution. The Intake Coordinator is responsible for reviewing notifications of child abuse and neglect, by fax, or email, from the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and law enforcement, identifying cases that fit within the criteria of the CAC's Working Protocols, facilitating the coordination of joint investigations and forensic interviews, and completing daily data entry and case reports. The Intake Coordinator must establish and maintain open communication and healthy relationships with CAC co-workers, volunteers, and members from all partner agencies.

Bilingual (Spanish) strongly preferred

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide timely, efficient coordination with law enforcement, DCFS, and the Cook County State's Attorney's office for all cases referred for a forensic interview
• Engage in information sharing and communication to ensure case information is shared during the initial scheduling phase with all members of the MDT
• Establish and cultivate open, on-going communication, collaboration, and cooperation with all CAC staff and partner agency members while promoting best practices for child abuse investigation
• Receive and review all notifications of abuse and neglect received via email, phone, or fax
• Screen all case referrals to determine if they meet CAC scheduling criteria, then assign priority levels to cases
• Complete intake assessments, case sheets, reports, notes, and spreadsheets for each notification to track case progress
• Complete notifications of MDT members and families according to CAC's working protocols
• Contact, collaborate with, and facilitate coordination of joint investigations and forensic interviews with personnel from partner agencies to schedule interviews
• Ensure accurate information is gathered for each case and thorough intake screening is completed for each family
• Maintain and update CAC schedule/calendar of forensic interviews and other agency services
• Create and enter all cases into the agency database and maintain required intake paperwork and case files
• Maintain strict confidentiality and cross-cultural awareness in the performance of all duties
• Maintain timely data entry and thorough documentation for all case contacts during scheduling and intake
• Provide advocacy to child victims of abuse and non-offending caregivers as needed.
• Provide on a rotating, on-call basis, after hours/urgent/emergency advocacy for forensic interviews.

Job Requirements:

Bilingual (Spanish) strongly preferred

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Job Snapshot

Employee Type
Full-Time

Location
Park Forest, IL

Job Type
Admin - Clerical, Nonprofit - Social Services, Health Care

Experience
Not Specified

Date Posted
08/12/2022

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