Description

　　Position Highlights:

　　Work/life: Alternates every 3rd weekend. You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.

　　Employee-centric: Tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.

　　Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.

　　About Firelands Health:

　　Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

　　Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are “big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you”. We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

　　Our Core ACE Values: Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

　　What You Will Do:

　　Provides screening to identify and problem-solve barriers to treatment engagement and retention. Responsible for assessing and coordinating necessary resources to promote access to treatment.

　　Coordinates referrals to meet vocational needs, physical health, food, clothing, transportation and shelter needs as identified upon screening.

　　Renders all services within department guidelines and in compliance with rules/standards set forth by Medicaid/Medicare, ACHC, OhioMHAS, and CARF.Promotes patient recovery through active and collaborative patient involvement in initial intake and ongoing treatment planning. Fosters recovery and independence by identifying and incorporating patients’ strengths and abilities into the treatment process. Involves natural support persons, self-help resources, and other community integration activities as critical components to long-term recovery.

　　Responsible for employing assertive outreach, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based practices to promote engagement and retention in behavioral health treatment services. Extensive efforts are made to outreach clients who are identified to be at-risk if not involved in treatment services. Documents all outreach attempts.

　　Facilitates access to care through identification of and problem-solving barriers that prevent access to treatment and other social services.

　　Bridges service planning between inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services as appropriate to role.

　　Assists with gathering demographic information as needed to facilitate access to outpatient behavioral health services.

　　Coordinates intake appointments with outpatient reception/clerical staff and involves the management team as needed to arrange or expedite clinical intake appointments.

　　Facilitates access to crisis intervention services as warranted.

　　What You Will Need:

　　High school diploma is required, Associate’s degree or higher in social services related field preferred. Experience working with persons with mental health or substance use problems preferred.

　　A high level of organizational skills is required.

　　Heart Saver, Aegis Crisis Prevention, and First Aid certification within 6 months of hire.

　　Ability to effectively understand and communicate in both written and oral form. Sensitive to the cultural needs of the individual and/or family served.

　　Ability to be mobile and possess a valid State of Ohio motor vehicle operator’s license and be insurable under Firelands’ auto policy. Employee must provide proof of personal automobile liability insurance coverage upon request.

　　Successful completion of a 180-day probationary period.

　　Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

　　The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)