JOB TITLE: Hospital Care Transition Coordinator
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time
SCHEDULED HOURS: 40 hours/wk (Monday thru Friday 8:30-5pm)
PROGRAM: Behavioral Health Homes
SITE LOCATION: Primary site location Enfield, CT. May require occasional travel to Manchester, CT.
PC#: 1707
*$5,000 Sign-On Bonus is offered for this position*
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OBJECTIVE OF POSITION:
To provide high quality medical and behavioral health care coordination services to adults and or children enrolled in CHR’s Behavioral Health Home.
By:
- Providing high quality hospital transition care and other medical and behavioral health care coordination services to CHR’s adult and child Behavioral Health Home (BHH) enrollees.
- Developing and maintaining good working relationships with medical and behavioral health hospital inpatient units, emergency departments and community medical providers to improve healthcare outcomes for CHR’s BHH clients.
ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOMES:
BHH provides medical care coordination & health and wellness support to identified existing CHR clients with significant behavioral health and chronic health needs such as Diabetes, Obesity, Asthma/COPD, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Works to provides high quality hospital transition care and other medical and behavioral health care coordination services to CHR’s adult and child patients with SPMI and/or chronic health conditions who meet Behavioral Health Home (BHH) criteria.
- Develops and maintains good working relationships with medical and behavioral health hospital inpatient units, emergency departments and community medical providers to improve healthcare outcomes for CHR’s BHH clients.
- Works to identify BHH clients being admitted to and discharged from medical and behavioral health inpatient units.
- Coordinates communication between medical and behavioral health care providers to provide proper scheduling of follow up appointments, medication reconciliation, arranging or providing client transportation, and other services as needed.
- Provides BHH services including;
- Comprehensive care management
- Care Coordination
- Health promotion
- Comprehensive Transitional Care
- Patient and Family Support,
- Referral to Community Support Services
- Works to help reduce health care disparities whenever possible. Advocates for clients’ rights and access to services
- Maintains documentation in compliance with agency and program standards.
- Participates in staff meetings, supervision, trainings and other meetings as assigned.
- Additional duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: **BA in human services required.
Experience: 2 years experience in mental health setting preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registration: Valid driver’s license. CPR/First-Aid Certification within 6 months of hire.
CHR BENEFITS:
Some of the benefits we offer to full-time staff:
- 12 paid holidays, including a float holiday and your birthday!
- 15 vacation days per year (subject to 6 month grace period)
- Paid sick leave and 3 personal days
- Competitive insurance premiums, including pet and auto insurances!
- Flexible work environment
- NHSC loan repayment program offered at select sites
- And much more…!
EEO MINORITIES/WOMEN/DISABLED/VETERANS
Education
Required
- Bachelors or better in Human Services
Location: 444 Center St, Manchester, CT 06040, USA
Job Type: Full-time
Application Question(s):
- Do you have 2 years of experience working in a mental health setting?
- What are your salary requirements?
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Required)
Source: Indeed.com
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