Decypher is seeking Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Coordinator candidates to support the ADCMS V contract at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. The successful candidate will possess the required education, skills, and experience called for in the contract as described below. US Citizenship and active NACI clearance required.

About Decypher

Decypher is a leading integrator of professional, technology, and management solutions and services. We provide our services globally to Federal, Commercial, Local and State clients. Our employees are our most valuable assets and play an integral role in the success of Decypher and our clients. Working at Decypher is not a job, but a career where your talent and energy is respected, and you can personally make a difference. Decypher invites you to join our professional team. Decypher is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/D/V).

Responsibilities

• The EFMP Coordinator overseas and manages the installation EFMP-M IAW DoD and military component policy and any subsequent implementing guidance.
• Uses clinical assessment skills and maintains procedures to identify sponsors whose family members have special medical and educational needs in a timely manner. The EFMP uses a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach with other key service providers, such as installation youth and childcare facilities, and other officer and enlisted spouses groups, to ensure effective outreach and identification of special needs. Ensures family members of the military personnel or family of the military member are appropriately "Q coded" (EFMP-enrolled).
• Ensures all active-duty sponsors known to the Air Force Personnel Center, and local Military Personnel Section (MPS) and /or Commander Support Staff (CSS) where applicable, having family member with special needs are identified in military component medical special needs data management systems. Provides oversight for base-level data entry in government-provided data management systems used in the management of EFMP-M base-wide.
• Integrally involved in the Family Member Relocation Clearance (FMRC) process. Ensures all FMRC requirements are implemented by all EFMP-M staff. Coordinates the enrollment process and travel screening for all active-duty family members' and travel screening upon request to the families of DoD civilian sponsored assignments going to an overseas base.
• Provides oversight to ensure every military sponsor with one or more family members with special needs assigned to the installation has a SN file maintained at the Military Treatment Facility (MTF). Ensures Q-coded sponsors assigned to the installation are contacted annually to determine if there are unmet needs and to request updates of information as needed.
• Collaborates with the Integrated Delivery System (IDS) and other interagency forums that provide family medical information and referrals to base and civilian agencies. Ensures EFMP families are referred to the Airman and Family Readiness Center for additional community assistance as needed. Maintains a cooperative working relationship with the base MPS, CSS, and with Personnel Centers. Actively supports the integration of EFMP-M, Exceptional Family Member Program - Family Support (EFMP-FS) and Exceptional Family Member Program -Assignments (EFMP-A) services at the installation. Provides information, appropriate contact information, and coordinates referrals as appropriate.
• Ensures EFMP quarterly case reviews to discuss/assess newly identified families', complex, or unmet medical needs. Determine the appropriate resources necessary for the families.
• Patient specific assessments and clinical plans of action will be located in AHLTA and the Special Needs record. Meeting minutes will not contain patient identifying information.
• Coordinates and participates in designated facility meetings. Participates in the clinic orientation and training of other staff of the Special Needs Program. May serve on committees, work groups, and task forces at the facility.
• Must maintain a level of productivity and quality consistent with complexity of the assignment; facility policies and guidelines; established principles, ethics and standards of practice of professional social work, Health Services Inspection (HSI); and other applicable DoD and service specific guidance's and policies. Must also comply with the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program, infection control and safety policies and procedures.
• Follows applicable local MTF/Military Component/DoD instructions, policies and guidelines.
• Completes medical record documentation and coding and designated tracking logs and data reporting as required by local MTF/Military Component/DoD instructions, policies and guidance.
• Completes all required electronic medical record training, MTF-specific orientation and EFMP training programs.
• Must have knowledge and skills to effectively apply EFMP functions: a) Assessment: Identification of patients that need special medical and education needs/management; comprehensive collection of patient information and medical status; and continued evaluation of an established plan of care; b) Planning: Collaboration with the patient, family/caregiver, primary provider and other members of the health care; c) Facilitation: Care coordination and communication among all involved parties; d) Advocacy: Support for the patient and family/caregivers to ensure identified education and appropriate, timely care coordination is received.
• Mastery of theories, principles, and methodologies underlying psychosocial practice.
• Knowledge and understanding of developmental growth; dynamics of human behavior, family, and other social systems; and impact of illness and disability on social functioning.
• Demonstrated abilities in program planning, implementation, and evaluation,
• and in conducting individual, family, group, and community assessments.
• Strong capability to work with service members and/or veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated mental, emotional, behavioral, physical, psychosocial, and environmental problems.
• Working knowledge of medical privacy and confidentiality (Health Insurance
• Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA]), and accreditation standards of
• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and The
• Joint Commission (TJC).
• Working knowledge of computer applications/software to include Microsoft Office programs, MS Outlook (e-mail), and internet familiarity is required. The ability to input, extract and format data from established databases is required.
• Must demonstrate ability to communicate effectively both orally and written.
• Must be skillful and tactful in communicating with people who may be physically or mentally ill, uncooperative, fearful, emotionally distraught, and potentially agitated.
• Must demonstrate ability to apply critical thinking skills and expertise in resolving complicated healthcare, social, interpersonal and financial patient situations.
• Must possess organization, problem-solving and communication skills to articulate medical requirements to patients, families/care givers, medical and non-medical staff in a professional and courteous way.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

Degree: Master of Social Work (M.S.W.).

Education: The EFMP must hold a Master of Social Work degree from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Certification: Maintain a current, unrestricted clinical license to practice social work in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. A clinical social work license is defined as a license that allows the Social Worker to practice independently without clinical supervision.

Experience: A minimum of two years full-time experience in care coordination, discharge planning or case management in a medical setting within the last four years.

Licensure: Must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.