What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Care Coordinator position at Grace Healthcare Services?
Summary :
Provide ongoing, extended case management as assigned. Coordinate care and referrals to wrap around services that support clinical care. This includes enrollment into insurance and benefit programs for which clients are eligible : transportation, housing, food, behavioral health specialty care and substance abuse treatment. In addition, making proactive contacts to improve patient outcomes and build relationships with health and social services agencies in the community.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Work with crisis intervention, complex and chronic mental illness, and substance abuse in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
- Work with underserved and / or transient populations.
- Work with patients who have co-occurring mental health, substance abuse, and physical health problems.
- Knowledge of general medical practice models and processes such as office procedures, medical records, health insurance, etc.
- Knowledge of clinical data collection and analysis strategies needs assessments and program development.
- Skilled in data collection, tracking, and monitoring.
- Effectively collaborate with other health professionals in a team setting, and work to develop procedures to promote integrated behavioral health access and care.
- Able to multi-task and complete a variety of tasks each day (e.g. phone calls, outreach, referrals, EMR documentation, etc.)
- Scheduling patients for Behavioral Health providers as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
OTHER ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES :
GENERAL DUTIES :
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to assist in advancing Grace Health's mission and to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SKILLS :
EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE :
Masters in Social Work Preferred, B.S. degree in psychology, social work, counseling or related field, or equivalent education, training, and experience specifically in the behavioral science field considered.
BENEFITS :
Wellness program
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