ECM Clinical Consultant

Central Neighborhood Hlth Fdn • Santa Fe Springs, CA

21h • $0 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

Central Neighborhood Health Foundation is a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) committed to the Triple Aim. The Enhanced Care Management (ECM) benefit is a new, statewide benefit established by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to provide a whole-person approach to care that addresses the clinical and non-clinical circumstances of high-need Medi-Cal beneficiaries enrolled in Medi-Cal managed care. ECM is a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to providing intensive and comprehensive care management services to populations of focus. The seven core services provided at the point of care include: Outreach and engagement; Comprehensive assessment and care management plan; Enhanced care coordination; Health promotion; Comprehensive transitional care; Member and family supports; Coordination of and referral to community and social support services. The ECM population of focus includes individuals and families experiencing homelessness; high utilizer adults; adults with serious mental illness (SMI) or substance use disorder (SUD); and adults and children/youth transitioning from incarceration.

Requirements

• Graduate from an approved nursing program.
• California license as a Registered Nurse or LCSW
• Must be sensitive to the needs of the patients in a community health care setting in the areas of health and social services as one component.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication that is clear, well organized and demonstrates an understanding of audience needs.
• Through genuine and positive communication makes each patient feel informed, understood and special.
• Must have a high level of accuracy, time management skills, and possess strong organizational skills.
• An effective team player who contributes valuable ideas and feedback can be counted on to meet commitments.
• Pursues activities with focus and drive, defines work in terms of success and can be counted on the complete goals.
• Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility of each employee at CNHF. Employees are expected to report to work as scheduled, on time and prepared to start working. Employees also are expected to remain at work for their entire work schedule. Late arrival, early departure or other absences from scheduled hours are disruptive and must be avoided.
• Maintains patient, employee, and Foundation confidentiality at all times, discussing patient or employee business only with appropriate parties who have a bona fide need to know; and communicating only the minimum amount of information necessary with respect to protected health information (PHI) as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in English/Spanish is desirable but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring clinical assessment elements leading to the creation of the plan of care are under the direction of an independently licensed clinician.
• Review and inform the care team.
• Act as clinical resource for care team, as needed.
• Facilitate access to primary care and behavioral health providers, as needed to assist care coordinator and team.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree