Care Coordinator - School Based

LifeLongMedicalCare•Oakland, CA

38d•$22 - $23

About The Position

Supporting Community Healthcare is a rewarding role. LifeLong Medical Care is looking to hire a Care Coordinator at our School Based Health Centers in Emeryville and Oakland. The Care Coordinator is responsible for linking pediatric clients to medical, behavioral, and social services in a preventative and comprehensive manner. This role serves as the liaison between the patient and the community, and will help bridge the medical and behavioral health (BH) departments within LifeLong sites. This role will support young clients and their families with the basic medical, behavioral health, and social needs to lead healthy lives. This is a grant funded, full time, benefit eligible position. This position is represented by SEIU-UHW. Salaries and benefits are set by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and an employee in this position must remain a member in good standing of SEIU-UHW, as defined in the CBA. LifeLong Medical Care is a multi-site, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a rich history of providing innovative healthcare and social services to a wonderfully diverse patient community. Our patient-centered health home is a dynamic place to work, practice, and grow. We have over 15 primary care health centers and deliver integrated services including psychosocial, referrals, chronic disease management, dental, health education, home visits, and much, much more.

Requirements

Flexibility and creativity - these positions are grant funded as pilot programs and will be an iterative and evolving process to seek improvements
Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills with the ability to work individually and with a team
Proficiency in administrative skills, computer operations, navigational skills and comfortable with Internet-based applications
Sound decision-making skills including problem solving, critical thinking, and good clinical judgment for clinical and non-clinical issues
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a variety of customers including patients, family members, health center/office staff, providers, and community-based organizations
Cultural humility and respectful curiosity, ability to meet patients and families where they are
High school diploma/AA or BA preferred
At least three (3) years of progressively responsible work experience in a community-based setting

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills preferred

Responsibilities

Coordinate Behavioral Health (BH) and developmental needs for pediatric patients, with a focus on preventative and comprehensive care.
Coordinate and support newborn care with a focus on premature and at-risk newborns from establishing care at our medical home to navigation of subspecialty follow-up services (as applicable to site).
Support the navigation of wrap-around preventative services for patients and families including enrollment in Medi-Cal, Cal-Fresh, housing assistance, eviction prevention, and legal aid.
Assist with implementing universal BH and trauma screenings for pediatric populations, with the goal of early intervention for at-risk patients, and to minimize their risks for entering the criminal justice system.
Promote pediatric medical, behavioral health, and community resources.
Link clients who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to appropriate follow-up resources both within the health centers and throughout the county Encourage partnership between external entities including, but not limited to schools, county behavioral health services, California Children's Services (CCS), First 5/Help Me Grow (HMG), and the Regional Center of the East Bay.
Assist with internal pediatric behavioral health caseloads, and referrals to internal and external behavioral health referrals (as applicable to site).
Assist with pediatric wellness and behavioral health groups.
Assist with coordinating transportation for patients to appointments.
Complete required grant-related reports, and others related to role. Coordinate early childhood literacy program through management of Reach Out and Read (ROR) program
Actively participate in ongoing trainings and workshops that promote continuing professional growth and increase knowledge base around pediatric healthcare service.
Communicate well with patients, document clearly in the electronic medical record and interface with medical and behavioral health teams to advocate for the patient and their family.
Collaborate with medical, perinatal, and behavioral health teams, and liaison for parent-child dyadic care services.
Support a positive work environment and foster teamwork.
Employee may perform other duties as assigned.