Behavioral Health Home Coor II

Northern Light Health•Bangor, ME

About The Position

Working within a multidisciplinary team, the Behavioral Health Home Coordinator provides comprehensive case management services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance. The role supports improved mental health and, in coordination with primary care providers, improved medical health. The position is located at Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine, and is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a work schedule of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The listed salary range is $50,481.60–$64,272, and the role is eligible for a $2,500 sign-on bonus. The coordinator helps clients access preventive and health-promotion services, mental health and substance-use-disorder treatment, and care coordination. Client meetings may take place by Zoom or face to face in clients’ homes or communities. The role works with client care teams, natural supports, providers, BHH Nurse Care Managers, and Peer Support staff; monitors and communicates safety risks; and completes documentation and treatment planning in the electronic medical record. The position also participates in supervision and complies with Department of Health and Human Services quality-measure requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a closely related field, or a bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field plus at least one year of full-time-equivalent relevant human services experience.
Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician certification (MHRT/C), provisional or full, or eligibility to obtain certification within a reasonable amount of time.
Valid driver’s license in good standing.
Access to a vehicle insured with at least the minimum coverage required by state law.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and facilitate access to preventive and health-promotion services, mental health and substance-use-disorder treatment, and care coordination services.
Meet with clients by Zoom or face to face in their homes or communities.
Build therapeutic rapport with a variety of clients and adapt communication styles to individual client needs.
Coordinate and facilitate meetings with client care teams.
Maintain ongoing, professional collateral contact with natural supports and other providers in support of clients’ treatment plans, including BHH Nurse Care Managers and Peer Support staff.
Identify client safety risks, including risks related to suicidal behavior, aggression, substance abuse, and other mental health symptoms, and communicate risks promptly to BHH Leadership.
Complete accurate documentation in the electronic medical record according to system policies, including psychosocial assessments, identification of needs and resources, and development and ongoing review of individual treatment and crisis plans.
Participate in monthly group and individual supervision focused on education and case consultation.
Comply with Department of Health and Human Services standards for BHH required quality measures.
Maintain a safe environment in accordance with Northern Light Health policies and procedures; report and directly address observed environmental hazards and patient-safety policy or protocol violations.
Perform other duties as assigned.