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Mass General Brigham is Hiring a Community Resource Specialist (Per Diem) Near Somerville, MA
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General Summary/Overview StatementMGB Behavioral & Mental Health is an enterprise clinical service that supports and collaborates with all behavioral health d epartment s and services across Mass General Brigham . Reporting to the Behavioral & Mental Health Inpatient Program Manager , the Resource Specialist supports system initiat iv es by remotely supporting behavioral health services across M ass General Brigham’s emergency departments, medical floors, and behavioral health inpatient u nits. Th e Resource Specialist will work closely with the Program Manager and the Behavioral & Mental Health access team to facilitate initiatives across the system that i mprove patient throughput and access . Per diem employees will be contacted to provide coverage based upon staffing needs of the team. There is a requirement of rotating holiday coverage (likely 3-4 holidays per calendar year) as well as a willingness to cover at least 1 weekend shift per month.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitat e referrals for various levels of behavioral health care for patients awaiting treatment across several MGB emergency departments
- Communicat e and document bed search results and barriers to placement
- Obtain insurance authorization for patients upon confirmation of disposition
- Provide daily updates to insurance companies regarding boarding patients as needed
- Implement DMH Escalation protocol for long-stay ED boarders, including contact with insurance and collaboration with DMH, inpatient units, and ED clinicians around placement difficulties
- Coordinate outpatient referrals for patients discharging from the ED and/or inpatient psychiatry unit as requested
- Monitor system-wide capacity and help facilitate admissions reviews by inpatient units as requested
- Coordinate with ED clinicians regarding support needs and progress
- Document and track tasks in medical record
- Assist with data collection and tracking
- Respond to phone calls to central behavioral health call line along with other resource specialists
- Provide cross-coverage for other behavioral health resource specialists as requested
- Attend department meetings as needed
- Assist with other department tasks as assigned
- Bachelor’s degree required , master’s degree preferred; concentration in Social Work , Psychology or Health Care preferred
- Experience with the mental health care field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent judgement and organization skills
- Ability to be flexible and resourceful
- Assessment and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with mental health treatments and services, systems of care and community resources
- Intermediate proficiency in Excel, Word , PowerPoint, and Teams
- Ability to work independently
Work LocationsMGB Remote See Posting for Details
JobSocial Services/Mental Health - Other
OrganizationMass General Brigham
Standard Hours1
ShiftRotating
Employee StatusLimited Term / Per Diem
Recruiting DepartmentMGB Behavioral Health (MGB SBMH)
Job PostingJun 12, 2024
Job Summary
Per Diem
Hospital
$81k-98k (estimate)
06/24/2024
06/27/2024
massgeneralbrigham.org
MEDWAY, MA
>50,000
1994
$10B - $50B
Hospital
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About Mass General Brigham
Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. Mass General Brigham connects a full continuum of care across a system of academic medical centers, community and specialty hospitals, a health insurance plan, physician networks, community health centers, home care, and long-term care services. Mass General Brigham is a nonprofit organization that is committed to patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. In addition, Mass General Brigham is one of the nations ...leading biomedical research organizations and a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
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