Community Behavioral Health Center Resource Specialist

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Works with individuals served by BMC’s Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) to provide case management and health system navigation to improve coordination and outcomes. This role functions as part of a multidisciplinary team and provides direct communication to individuals receiving services to collaborate on treatment goals and provide updates on progress toward meeting these goals. Acts as a liaison to community provider agencies and other key stakeholders and assists in advocating for client needs including by making referrals for necessary services and supports.

Requirements

High School Diploma required.
Experience in health care preferred (for Bachelor's Degree)
One year of relevant experience (for Associate's Degree)
Two years of relevant experience (for High School Diploma)
Ability to work in a multi-cultural, diverse, decentralized environment, as a member of a health care team and comfortable working with individuals from multi-cultural backgrounds.
Strong communication (oral and written), interpersonal, organizational, and record keeping skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and responsibilities at the same time effectively.
Knowledge of software applications such as Microsoft Excel and Word
Ability to interpret and record data and understand basic medical terminology.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Bilingual or multi-lingual skills (beyond that of English) appropriate to the patient population served (especially Spanish, Portuguese Creole or Haitian Creole) preferred

Responsibilities

Helps schedule and follow up with appointments through phone call reminders, planning for transportation, etc.
Coordinates with existing providers to facilitate communication and transition planning
Works with community-based organizations on behalf of individuals, and helps complete applications for community services.
Helps to problem solve issues that interfere with obtaining care.
Performs a variety of follow-up duties such as: Maintains positive relationships with collaborating and consulting health care providers and community agencies.
Assists team in making referrals and supporting individuals with follow through.
Coordinates clinical patient services such as interpreter services, etc.
Performs administrative tasks to include Recordkeeping, including filing encounter notes in the EMR.
Collects and manages clinical data in standardized format.
Works cooperatively with other team members.
Provides and receives constructive feedback from team members.
Contributes to the development of new ideas that impact the program.
Maintains patient confidentiality.
Conforms to hospital standards of performance and conduct, including those pertaining to patient rights, so that the best possible customer service and patient care may be provided.
Utilizes hospital’s values as the basis for decision-making and to facilitate the division’s hospital mission.
Follows established hospital infection control and safety procedures
Performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.
Must adhere to all of BMC’s RESPECT behavioral standards.