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RISE Team Care Coordinator
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Starting at $22.07 an hour
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- Job Summary: Hours: Full-time: 40 hours per week; Monday-Friday, 8:30 am- 5:00 pm The Care Coordinator will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team within our RISE (Reentry Initiatives for Support and Empowerment) program working with homeless, incarcerated individuals in Suffolk County.
- BHCHP has partnered with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department (SCSD) at two county jails to outreach to this population.
- Support on day of release from jail including in person visits to the jail or courthouse, transportation support, care coordination, accompanying individuals to medical appointments and to obtain prescriptions, naloxone provision and naloxone training for overdose reversal.
- This position offers a tremendous opportunity to work at the intersections of the opioid epidemic, incarceration, and homelessness, to address the root causes of illness in a collaborative team-based community health center context.
- Communicate regularly with BHCHP RISE team members regarding the status and needs of the patients releasing from SCSD using a variety of HIPAA compliant communication mechanisms including email, Tiger Text, phone, and BHCHP’s EMR; work closely with the Recovery Coach to serve as a liaison between the recovery community, the addiction treatment system, the medical treatment system, and the patient’s community, family, and social context to facilitate connections across systems of care.
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