Community Coordinator

  • Full Time
  • New York, NY
  • $40,000 - $45,000 a year USD

Services For The Underserved

Full job description
Min: USD $40,000.00/Yr. Max: USD $45,000.00/Yr. Position Overview:SCOPE OF ROLE:
The Community Coordinator is committed to removing the client’s barriers to care by identifying critical resources for our persons served, helping them navigate through health care services and systems, and promoting consumer health. The Community Coordinator provides housing, wellness, and stabilization services to the person’s served on the SUS ACT Teams. The Community Coordinator supports the Team Providers, Psychiatrist and Nurse Practitioners, by facilitating telehealth video calls between the providers and persons served to mental health care services. The Community Coordinator will also support the team by coordinating service needs, processing HRA applications, scheduling medical and mental health appointments, and assisting with other program requirements. The purpose of the Community Coordinator is to quickly and effectively assist person’s served with transition to housing, coordinate mental health needs with the health center as they graduate from ACT Services, and provide general support based on needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Facilitates telehealth video calls for team providers on a monthly and/or quarterly basis.
Assist with tele-visits to ensure clients are trained to do telehealth
Create a wellness action plan tailored to each consumer’s needs, working collaboratively with providers and other community-based organizations to ensure client receives comprehensive and coordinated care, regarding health, transition to outpatient programs, and connection to housing.
Provide clients with ongoing follow-up, with regards to the graduation and housing goals
Support the team by conducting telehealth and/or field visits needed- no more than 10-12 a month.
Support team with 2-person visits for high risk clients.
Support team with escorting clients to AOT appointments
Seek out existing community medical and mental health resources and provide information and referrals for to clients as needed.
Assist clients with medication review and understanding directives from team provider in order to address mental health conditions and decrease utilization of hospitals
Coordinate transportation resources for medical appointments, escort to appointments and provide appointment reminders as needed.
Support around recreational activities.
Additional responsibilities may be added as position evolves.
The salary min $40,000 to max $45,000.

Benefits Overview: We offer attractive compensation with comprehensive benefits including: Medical/Dental/Prescription/Vision/Life Insurance; 403(b); Credit Union; FSAs; Short-and-Long-Term Disability; Transportation Plan; Generous Paid Vacations and Holidays

Job Requirements:REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
HS Diploma/GED and/or Peer Certification required, Bachelors Degree in related field, Mental Health, Social Work, preferred

Experience in the Mental Health service field preferred
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Compassion, high quality care and dedication
Strong collaborative, organizational and time management skills
Demonstrate a person-centered values-based approach to services
Demonstrate keen attention to detail
Effective written and oral communication skills; ability to articulate and communicate messages for internal and external audiences
Proficiency in MS Office and database software • Willingness and ability to function as part of an interdisciplinary team
Communicates, plans, and coordinates with other team members the scheduling of meetings with consumers
Participates actively in group planning, implementation, and processing as requested
Fulfills scheduling requirements.
Maintains patient confidentiality at all times
Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner in the community.
Effective August 30, 2021, unless granted a reasonable accommodation for disability, all new hires must show proof of vaccination against the COVID-19 virus. If hired for one of our city sponsored programs, this requirement must be met by your date of hire.
Company Overview:Join a team of employees who cares about the wellbeing of others. We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement.

 

S:US is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of services animals. To request reasonable accommodation or if you believe such a request was improperly handled or denied, contact the Director of Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@sus.org

ID: 2024-16262

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