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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Sunday through Saturday

Scheduled Hours:

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

71000 - 0125 Detoxification

Union:

SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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Thayer Detox is an acute, intensive, inpatient treatment program for men and women 18 and older who suffer from substance use disorders. The program provides individual comprehensive case management services to each client along with at least four treatment groups per day, run by all team members

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Performs comprehensive case management intake assessment and develops plans with clients for obtaining services needed.

2. Completes initial behavioral health intake documentation as required by the program, payor, and regulatory bodies.

3. Works collaboratively with the integrated team to coordinate the delivery of appropriate behavioral health and other support services, including coordinating supportive transitions in care providers.

4. Provides ongoing case management services to assist clients with obtaining various entitlements and benefits (i.e., SSI (Social Security Insurance), EAEDC (Emergency Aid to Elderly and Children), MassHealth and other health insurance needs, addiction services, and other community resources).

5. Provides transportation assistance to individuals as needed. Assist clients in accessing transportation through existing resources or accessing new resources.

6. Responsible for ensuring that after care needs of clients are met through provision of appropriate referrals for community-based services including substance use disorder, mental health, medical, legal, rehabilitative social & vocational services, advocacy, and coordination of care including ongoing coordination with Central Intake Coordinator around facilitation of after care service plans.

7. Provides outreach as designated to community-based residents.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.

2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.

3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.

4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.

5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients, and visitors.

6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.

7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

1. High school diploma/GED.

2. Satisfactory CORI background check.

Preferred:

1. Associate’s degree.

Experience/Skills:

Required:

1. Ability to develop a working knowledge of CHL’s service lines in order to appropriately triage individuals being assessed for services.

2. Excellent oral communication and computer skills

3. Ability to multitask. Must possess time management skills with a strong sense of prioritization and follow through.

4. Requires personal and professional accountability, self-management, and initiative. Professional integrity and cultural competency.

5. Ability to use office equipment, including copy machines, computers, printers, telephones.

6. Ability to organize complex tasks and meet deadlines.

Preferred:

1. Prior experience in a behavioral health or social services setting is preferred.

2. Basic knowledge of CHL services and insurance requirements and reimbursement for these services

3. Working knowledge of Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Position requires travel from base location to other facilities and patient residences with primary work being indoors in both patient care facilities and alternative patient care environments.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.