Gandara Mental Health Center Hiring For Project Health Care Coordinator at Springfield, MA, United States Full Time

Job Description

Project Health Care Coordinator

The Gándara Center provides residential, mental health, substance abuse, and preventive services for children, adults, and families across the Pioneer Valley and eastern parts of Massachusetts. We believe in our communities and value cultural diversity and strive to provide culturally competent, innovative services to a diverse community. Our mission is to promote the well-being of Hispanics, African-Americans, and other culturally diverse populations, through innovative, culturally competent behavioral health, prevention, and educational services – Changing Lives one family at a time.

We are in search of an Organized Care Coordinator committed to providing services for individuals with serious mental illness for project health initiative. The Care Coordinator provides integrated coordination and cares for infectious disease-related diagnosis (i.e. HIV and Hepatitis C) as an active member of a multidisciplinary team working in coordination with therapists, psychiatrist(s), and infectious disease partnered provider(s)

Duties

Actively facilitates the coordination of care for an assigned panel of BH patients across the continuum of care through collaboration with the patient, family, and health care providers in achieving optimal patient outcomes.

• Serve as a link between the consumer, the infectious disease provider, and specialists.
• Provide HIV and Hep C coaching, education, and care coordination for all Gandara clients in Project Health Program
• Participate in Project Health staff conferences, case reviews, and team meetings
• Monitors the participant’s progress using reporting tools, extracting data from the participant medical records and monitoring adherence to medical and behavioral treatments.
• Complete SAMHSA required documentation with clients timely (enrollment and q6 month reassessments)
• Coordinating care with the hospital, ER, consulting physicians, and community resources
• Facilitate and organize team integration meetings for coordination of care.
• Coordinate rapid testing, documentation, and information sharing with Gandara staff and EHR
• Develops and documents workflow for the PCMH delivery model and the reporting of outcomes.

This includes:

• Participating with the project team and performance improvement staff to develop and document workflows and protocols for the delivery model

Required Skills

Qualifications/Requirements

• 2-3 years experience in behavioral health or primary care setting
• High School Diploma or Associate’s Degree in a related human service, psychology, counseling field required; Bachelor Degree preferred.
• Knowledge of patient-centered care and/or integrated care
• Proficient in Microsoft applications and Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Demonstrated understanding of client/family-driven treatment and the wrap-around approach to services.
• Fluent in English and Spanish encouraged
• Experience with Infectious Disease, HIV, and /or Hep C is a plus

BENEFITS

• Retirement Plan 403(b)
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid vacations
• Paid holidays
• 8 discretionary days a year

ENVIRONMENT

Gandara Mental Health Center is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The Gandara Mental Health Center is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Required Experience