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New York City Health + Hospitals Correctional Health Services GenderRelated Services Case Manager in EAST ELMHURST, New York
Meet with assigned patients to introduce services and complete intake assessments.Meet with patients in clinic and/or housing area to complete interview and obtain consents. Assist with Medicaid applications and obtaining necessary patient consents as needed. Create individualized transition plans for each patient according to the patient's goals and needs. Tasks may include, but are not limited to: Coordinating medical appointments Ensuring medications are called into a pharmacy Identifying housing resources Facilitating referrals to community-based organizations. Conduct follow-up visits with assigned caseload as related to developing a transition plan and reviewing prior to release. Complete documentation in electronic medical records system (CHER); scan and upload relevant consents and documents. Serve as conduit between patient and clinical court advocates; Assist as needed with obtaining consents, relaying information, and other tasks. Attend weekly team rounds and participate in patient case conferences with other discharge planning program staff.Prepare patients/cases to discuss Complete assignments generated from team discussion; follow-up with supervisor Additional tasks and projects as requested by Program Manager and/or Director of Special Populations (may include, but not limited to: research, developing materials, didactics/trainings). 1. 4-year college degree; Preference for degrees related to human service (e.g. psychology, sociology, criminal justice, social work) 1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four (4) years of satisfactory full-time experience providing direct counseling, guidance, crisis-intervention or information and referral services for inmates of a correctional facility, substance abusers or a similar client population; or 2. Thirty (30) semester credits from an accredited college will be considered equivalent to one (1) year of the required experience. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least one (1) year of experience as described in "1" above. How To Apply If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply for Job" button or mail your resume, noting the above Job ID #, to: NYC Health + Hospitals / Correctional Health Services Talent Acquisition Human Resources Department 55 Water Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10041 Attn: Talent Acquisition If applying online, please include your cover letter in the same file attachment with your uploaded resume.