• Care Coordinator

    Sweetser (Sanford, ME)


    Care Coordinator

     

    Job Code:12809

     

    Department:Other

     

    FT/PT Status:Full Time

    Summary:

    $2,500 Sign-On Bonus!

     

    Sweetser's Certified Community Behavorial Health Clinic (CCBHC) searching for a Care Coordinator!

     

    Care coordinators provide support to individuals accessing the Community Behavioral Health Clinic [CCBHC], through supporting intake/access to care and ongoing monitoring of care and needs. Care coordinators manage ongoing coordination of care for a caseload of individuals to include facilitating ongoing collaboration among providers and linkage to needed services.

     

    This position is part of the York County Certified Community Behavorial Health Clinic, which is located in Sanford, Maine. This position will be located in Saco, but employee** **may need to commute between Sanford and Saco locations on occasion.

    E** **SSENTIAL** **FUNCTIONS** **:

    + Responsible for the coordination of care of individuals in the Community Behavioral Health Clinic [CCBHC].

    + Facilitate ongoing collaboration and communication between providers.

    + Supports the intake/access processes through completion of risk screening and behavioral health/SUD screenings with individuals.

    + Links individuals with needed resources and services and regularly ensures services are meeting needs.

    + Complete timely and accurate documentation of all contacts and activities utilizing an Electronic Health Record.

    + Completes comprehensive surveys with individuals at intake, discharge and every six months while in care.

    + Responsible for tracking and administering surveys as well as data entry.

    + Conducts primary care screening and monitoring processes and procedures. Coordinates vaccinations for Hepatitis A and B series for clients, as indicated by screening procedures.

    + Support individuals in completion of applications for applicable benefits to include Mainecare, non-emergency transportation resources, and other social services.

    + Utilize supervisory supports appropriately and participates in all team/program meetings.

    + Other duties as assigned.

    K** **NOWLEDGE** **AND** **S** **KILLS** **:

    + Demonstrates professionalism and collaboration with others.

    + Receive and understand professional feedback from supervisors and colleagues and implement supervisory suggestions for performance improvement.

    + Recognize signs of increasing clinical or situational risk and of escalating behavior and utilize de-escalation and safety implementation techniques effectively.

    + Recognize variables underlying stressful situations, discern methods to diffuse or contain them and quickly implement the most effective intervention.

    + Manage multi-task situations and conflicting demands, cope with stressful situations, prioritize projects and responsibilities, and meet critical deadlines.

    + Maintains current knowledge in present practice area, i.e., attendance at required hours of organization educational programs and utilizes clinical supervision as a learning experience.

    + Use listening skills, flexible collaboration and a consistent problem-solving focus in working to resolve differences with colleagues, peers and clients.

    + Communicate ideas and opinions in a clear and constructive manner, both verbally and in writing.

    + Intermediate computer skills required.

    + Patient facing position - mental health experience 1-2 years preferred.

    + Must be able to speak, read, and write English fluently.

    E** **DUCATION** **:

    Bachelor's degree in related field or completed MHRT-C