Clinical Care Coordinator

Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact? Join us at MHMR. Where you can make a difference. 

In the Clinical Care Coordinator position, you will deliver integrated behavioral health support in pediatric outpatient settings, serving children ages 0–17 and their families. In this role you will collaborate with medical and behavioral health teams to coordinate care, conduct screenings, connect families to community resources, and support early intervention through the Collaborative Care Model and telehealth, with a focus on improving access and outcomes in underserved communities. 

Essential Functions

A) Provide behavioral health consultation within assigned pediatric primary care clinics using a collaborative care approach, partnering with primary care providers, behavioral health specialists, and care managers to ensure coordinated, patientcentered care.

B) Coordinate telehealth consultations between child and adolescent psychiatrists, primary care providers, and school staff, and develop and maintain secure, efficient teleconsultation workflows and protocols.

C) Educate and support pediatric providers in the use of mental health screening tools, workflows, and evidencebased practices.

D) Deliver education and training to school personnel on child and adolescent mental health, including early identification, common signs and symptoms, and referral pathways.

E) Coordinate telehealth consultations between child and adolescent psychiatrists, primary care providers, and school staff, and develop, implement, and maintain secure and efficient teleconsultation protocols and workflows.

F) Coordinate and manage referrals among schools, pediatric clinics, emergency departments, community providers, and behavioral health systems, including tracking outcomes and conducting followup to support continuity of care.

G) Serve as a liaison between families, community organizations, and behavioral health systems to support navigation, access to services, and collaboration across partners.

H) Provide psychoeducation to families regarding mental health conditions, treatment options, and care plans, and support caregiver understanding and active participation in their child’s behavioral health care.

I) Connect families to community resources and basic needs supports, including housing, food assistance, transportation, and other social determinants of health services.

J) Participate in data collection, outcome tracking, and reporting to support program evaluation, quality improvement initiatives, and performance monitoring.

K) Support the integration of traumawise care principles, including felt safety, connection, and regulation across pediatric healthcare settings, schools, and daily practice to support patients and staff.

L) Promote and strengthen TrustBased Relational Intervention (TBRI) practices in collaboration with community partners, patients, families, and employees.

M) Serve as a communication liaison between patients, families, and prescribers, including accurate and timely documentation of patient interactions and clinical information.

N) Performance standards are performed as applicable with MHMR’s

We CARE values “We Connect People in Our Community. We Provide Access to Services. We Link People to Resources. We Empower People.”

O) Performs other job duties or responsibilities as requested or assigned.

Minimum qualifications: 

Minimum Education: Master’s Degree 

Defined Education: Counseling, Social Work, or related Health and Human Services field 

Preferences: Spanish-speaking 

Substitutions: None 

Years’ Experience: One (1) year 

Defined Experience: Health and Human Services, mental health, or behavioral health-related field 

License/Certifications:  

For Master’s Degree in Counseling related field: intern status license as Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate (LPC-A), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-Associate (LMFT-A), and/or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the state of Texas and actively working on obtaining professional license as LPC, LMFT, or LCSW (obtaining practice hours and required examinations); or fully licensed as LPC, LCSW or LMF; Valid Texas Driver’s License 

Why join us: MHMR has proudly served Tarrant and adjacent county residents for over 50 years. As the second largest mental health community center in Texas, we are dedicated to serving adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities and delays and empowering them to improve their lives through an accessible, integrated, comprehensive person-centered system of care. MHMR is a mission-driven organization that fosters a culture of caring for employees and people we serve. Our mission statement is We Change Lives. 

WeCARE: 

We Connect People in Our Community 

We Provide Access to Services 

We Link People to Resources 

We Empower People 

Our values are based on the following beliefs: 

Respect for people who are active in planning their services 

Recovery is a life-long process of better health 

Success as positive outcomes for each person 

Participation of people and their families in the process 

Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence 

Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services 

Best practices in current research in medical, psychosocial and organizational fields 

Collaboration with other organizations for better services 

Compassion, trauma-informed care, and safety practices including suicide safe care. 

Benefits: MHMR offers an excellent benefits package that includes a retirement plan with company matching, generous PTO accrual, ten paid holidays, employee assistance programs, wellness programs, and more. MHMR is a participant in the Student Loan Forgiveness Program. We workdiligently to provide excellent benefits to employees and their eligible dependents. 

MHMR offers maximum compensation for each position of requirements based on candidates’ education, experience, and internal equity of the agency. This practice reduces potential for biases in compensation and assists hires and/or promotions on pay equity in their appropriate position(s) at MHMR. 

For a complete Job Description, detailed qualifications and to apply please contact Recruiting@mhmrtc.org