Linkage to Care Coordinator

CDC Foundation

7d • $22 • Onsite

About The Position

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a Linkage to Care Technical Assistance Coordinator. Under general supervision, the Linkage to Care Coordinator will provide education, outreach, and linkage to care for people with opioid use disorder, substance use disorder or cooccurring disorders. The Linkage to Care Technical Assistance Coordinator will conduct community outreach activities (e.g., overdose education in the community, hospitals, and urgent cares and naloxone distribution), build and maintain community partnerships serving persons with substance use disorders, and make community referrals.

Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of full-time, professional work experience with linkage to care, care coordination, case management, or community-based outreach.
• Demonstrated knowledge in overdose prevention, substance use disorder treatment, community-based overdose prevention, recovery, and/or drug policy
• Experience utilizing trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches.
• Highly motivated and organized with the ability to work well in teams and independently.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to be efficient and consistently deliver high-quality work under time constraints.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, Social Sciences, or related field preferred.
• Knowledge of community resources preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance with outreach, engagement, referrals, warm hand offs, and care coordination services for individuals with substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders.
• Advise on evidence-based and accurate substance use disorder education to individuals, groups, and organizations.
• Develop networks with external stakeholders and service providers to increase access to community-based resources.
• Provide assistance with assessing and managing referral processes to address necessary challenges for patients and providers.
• Coordinate with community partners on access to evidence-based support and programs, including additional non-medical needs of individuals (for example, housing, employment, insurance, food, internet, etc.).
• Assist with supply management.
• Support persons engaged in care.
• Assist with conducting outreach to engage or re-engage individuals in care.
• Participate in evaluation and quality assurance activities to improve community-level interventions.
• Use overdose morbidity and mortality data to identify hotspots and conduct targeted outreach in hospitals, urgent cares, and other high-need community settings (Which support OD2A strategies 6, 7, and 9)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees