CLINICAL CARE COORDINATOR
Position: Placement and Psychiatric Clinical Care Coordinator
Location: Reading, PA
Job Type: Full Time
F L S A: Exempt
Pay: $57,000
Position Summary
The Placement & Clinical Coordination Manager oversees foster care intakes and placements, ensures case file compliance, and coordinates psychiatric services. This role integrates clinical coordination, regulatory compliance, and program operations to support timely, appropriate, and child-centered foster care services.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Referral Management & Intake Coordination
• Receive, review, and manage foster care referrals from county, state, and private agencies.
• Assess referral information for completeness, risk factors, clinical needs, and placement suitability.
• Coordinate intake decisions with program leadership and clinical staff.
• Ensure timely acceptance, denial, or redirection of referrals in compliance with agency policies and regulations.
Foster Home Matching & Placement Support
• Match children with foster homes considering:
• Clinical, emotional, behavioral, medical, cultural, and educational needs
• Foster parent skills, training, capacity, and preferences
• Collaborate with foster care staff to support placement stability and continuity of care.
• Participate in placement staffing and case consultation meetings as needed.
• Track placement outcomes and identify trends affecting placement stability.
File Review & Regulatory Compliance
• Conduct routine and targeted case file reviews to ensure compliance with:
• State foster care regulations
• Licensing and accreditation standards
• Agency policies and procedures
• Monitor documentation for:
• Medical and psychiatric services
• Treatment plans and assessments
• Court orders and consents
• Identify compliance gaps and collaborate with supervisors to implement corrective actions.
• Prepare documentation and reports for internal audits, licensing inspections, and quality assurance reviews.
Psychiatric Services Coordination
• Coordinate psychiatric appointments with the agency’s staff psychiatrist.
• Ensure all required consents, authorizations, and documentation are obtained and maintained.
• Track appointment attendance, follow-up needs, and medication monitoring requirements.
• Communicate relevant clinical information among case workers, supervisors, foster parents, and the psychiatrist while maintaining confidentiality.
• Support continuity of psychiatric care during placement changes or transitions.
Collaboration & Program Support
• Work closely with case workers, supervisors, foster parents, and clinical staff to support holistic service delivery.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
• Provide guidance to staff on compliance expectations for clinical and placement documentation.
• Assist with development and updates of policies related to intake, placement, and clinical coordination.
Qualifications:
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in social work, Psychology, Human Services, or a related field required
• Master’s degree preferred
Experience
• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in foster care, child welfare, or a related human services field
• Experience with placement decision-making, compliance monitoring, or clinical coordination strongly preferred
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision benefits401k, Life, Disability InsuranceGenerous PTOPaid Training, Career AdvancementA Great Team EnvironmentCompetitive WagesDailyPay - A benefit that allows you to access your pay when you need itHSA, FSALife Assistance ProgramWellness Programs, more!
Join Our Team—We’re Better Together!
For more than 140 years, The Children’s Home of Reading has been a pillar of hope, transforming the lives of at-risk children and families. What began as a heartfelt effort by compassionate citizens to shelter just six children has grown into a vital lifeline—now, as CHOR Youth and Family Services, reaching over 4,000 children, adults, and families through more than 35 specialized residential, educational, and community-based programs last year alone.  We realized by aligning with the legacy agencies of Community Prevention Partnership, Edison Court, Safeguards and PA Forensics as CHOR YFS, we believe that real change happens when we work together.
We’re Better Together, a nd that’s why we’re looking for compassionate, dedicated, driven and responsible individuals to join our team. Here, you won’t just work—you’ll mentor, guide, and uplift those who need it most. You’ll take on meaningful responsibilities while growing both personally and professionally.
We support our team through comprehensive training and a collaborative environment where every contribution matters, and for our full-time employees we have a great benefits package.  Whether you’re just starting your career or looking for a place to make a real impact, CHOR YFS provides the support, resources, and mission-driven work that turns passion into purpose.
Be a part of something bigger. Join CHOR YFS today—because we’re truly better together.
About Company:
Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment.
Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.
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