Care Coordinator/Health Navigator
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Care Coordinator/Health NavigatorTop reasons to work for SMA Healthcare:* Career growth and advancement potential* Great benefits such as: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability Insurance* Tuition Reimbursement* Paid Personal Leave (up to 25 days after 3 years of service)* 403b Retirement Plan (matches one to one of employee contribution for the first 3%, then a 50% match on the next 6% of employee contribution)Essential Job Functions:* Educate staff and community on recovery oriented services, supportive housing options, peer support, MAT maintenance programs, and community services* Complete the Rural Care Coordination Toolkit.* Provide care coordination to target population released from custody or residential/detox treatment.* Meet prior to release, coordinate ongoing community based continuing care, follow up to ensure linkages are established and maintained.* Assist in ensuring medical records, including prescriptions are transferred, link with peer services, and assurance of a plan for suicide prevention and safety.* Coordinate financial assistance for target population client services.* Help women of childbearing age, prenatal and labor/delivery women, and postpartum women in Putnam County enroll eligible individuals into health insurance, in order to maximize opportunities to bill for services.* Performs other related tasks as assigned.Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able 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.Minimum Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree in human service field required with preference for experience working with substance involved individuals.Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities:* Provides care coordination services to participants in selected programs or populations.* Develops tracking instruments for the purpose of data collection and evaluation.* Implements suicide risk tools.* Prepares reports as required for care coordination.* Ability to communicate effectively with suicidal, mentally, emotionally, and/or psychologically disturbed clients in person and over the telephone.* Ability to defuse potentially dangerous situations, and remain calm in an emergency.Necessary Special Requirements: Possession of a valid Florida driver's license, acceptable driving record, and proof of personal automobile insurance if required to drive an SMA vehicle and/or use a personal vehicle for SMA business. Complete State of Florida mandatory background screening prior to start of employment. Complete SMA required training during the first six (6) months of employment and updated if required.