BH Care Specialist

UVA Health Northern Virginia & Culpeper • Manassas, VA

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About The Position

We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know – and making connections with – our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience.
As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people’s lives every day.
The care specialist assists with patient education groups facilitating complex discharge plans inclusive of coordinating with the patient’s support system. and is a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. The care specialist works to ensure safety, best practice and high-quality standards of care maintained throughout the discharge planning process and establishes care connections with providers when patients leave the hospital. They collaborate with providers and all members of the interdisciplinary treatment team to plan, implement and evaluate proactive complex and safe discharge plans with patient involvement. The care specialist collaborates with team members for guidance with medically and/or psychosocially complex cases. The care specialist serves as a resource for discharge planning and care coordination. They must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services appropriate to the age and cultural diversity of the patients served. The care specialist will uphold and demonstrate the UVA Mission, Vision and Values, Compassion, Diversity, Personal Excellence and Teamwork. The BH care Specialist reports to the Supervisor of Behavioral Health Therapy and/or Manager of Behavioral Health Operations.

Requirements

• Education: 4 Year/Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Human Services, or similar health related field required.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience preferred.
• Licensure: NVCI within three months of hire required.
• Good working knowledge of computers.
• Ability to care for Behavioral Health age specific populations.

Nice To Haves

• N/A

Responsibilities

• Assists with patient education groups facilitating complex discharge plans inclusive of coordinating with the patient’s support system.
• Member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Works to ensure safety, best practice and high-quality standards of care maintained throughout the discharge planning process and establishes care connections with providers when patients leave the hospital.
• Collaborates with providers and all members of the interdisciplinary treatment team to plan, implement and evaluate proactive complex and safe discharge plans with patient involvement.
• Collaborates with team members for guidance with medically and/or psychosocially complex cases.
• Serves as a resource for discharge planning and care coordination.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services appropriate to the age and cultural diversity of the patients served.
• Upholds and demonstrate the UVA Mission, Vision and Values, Compassion, Diversity, Personal Excellence and Teamwork.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level