Care Coordinator
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Becoming part of the Sweetser family means you can make a difference in the lives of Maine children, adults, and families every day. As a nationally recognized and accredited leader, we offer competitive salaries, a wide range of benefits and the opportunity to join a passionate team of more than 700 employees.Start Over with your Job SearchReturning Applicant? Login NowCare CoordinatorJob Code:12670 Location:Lewiston 04240 Department:Adult Case Mgmt Services FT/PT Status:Full Time Summary: $5,000 Sign-On Bonus!Sweetser is opening a brand-new Certified Community Behavorial Health Clinic (CCBHC) in Sanford and is 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.ESSENTIAL 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.KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:* 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.EDUCATION:Bachelors Required