Integrated Behavioral Health Coordinator - Full Time presso Monadnock Community Hospital

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As Integrated Behavioral Health Coordinator at Monadnock Community Hospital, you will play a pivotal role in our mission to improve the health and well-being of our community. If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for social work, we encourage you to apply. Your primary responsibility will be to provide compassionate and comprehensive social work services to patients and their families, ensuring they receive the support they need during their healthcare journey.

Key Responsibilities:

Assessment

Assists primary care health providers with managing patients who use medical visits to obtain needed social support.

Efficiently moves patients into appropriate behavioral health specialty care, when indicated.

Utilizes the Collaborative Care Model (COCM) with primary care-based teams to administer care and a management of behavioral health patients.

Counseling and Support

Decreases unnecessary use of the Emergency Department.

Increases the adoption of life-style change regimens, e.g., smoking cessation, weight management, etc., to improve the health status of the MCH population.

Follows up with in person, telehealth, or telephone appointments where necessary.

Assists in in-patient consultation for behavioral health related issues and discharge if necessary.

Provides resources for patient continuation of care.

Collaboration

Assists primary care health providers in the recognition and treatment of mental disorders and psychosocial problems.

Assists in the early detection of “at risk” patients, with the aim of preventing further psychological or physical deterioration.

Assists the health care provider in preventing relapse or morbidity in conditions that tend to recur over time.

Documentation

Records patient’s medical record and updates medical history as necessary.

Completes Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) screenings.

Education

Provides education to patients to assist in preventing and managing addiction to pain medicine or other controlled substances.

Offers instruction to patients concerning the prevention and management of functional disabilities.

Helps health care providers obtain quality clinical outcomes with high prevalence mental disorders.

Helps primary care health providers treat and manage patients with chronic emotional and/or health problems efficiently and effectively.

Improves the quality of PCP interventions with warm handoffs utilizing the Collaborative Care Program (COCM).

Fosters a team-based approach with primary care peers focused on best outcomes for patient care.

Additional Competencies and Skills:

Flexibility: Offers compassionate, culturally competent care to patients throughout the life span and across various practices and hospital settings

Collaborative Team Player: The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to excel as an integral member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Clinical Proficiency: Strong overall clinical skills are a fundamental requirement.

Exceptional Interpersonal Skills: Must possess outstanding interpersonal abilities and demonstrate effective communication with various stakeholders, including physicians, patients, patient families, the general public, and colleagues.

Commitment: Demonstrates commitment to the core values of social work including service, social justice, honoring the dignity and worth of every person, acknowledging the importance of human relationships, integrity and competence. 

Values: Upholds the values of MCH: Compassion, Collaboration, Honesty, and Respect.

Working Hours:

Full time

Salary:

Competitive salary based on experience.

About Our Benefits:

Amazing people deserve amazing benefits.

We strive to employ and retain the most highly qualified individuals by providing equitable wages and benefits, promoting from within, and supporting the continuing education efforts of our staff.

You will be valued and rewarded for the work you do here with excellent pay and outstanding benefits. At MCH, you’ll find great opportunities for career advancement as well as personal and professional growth.

Full-time employees enjoy:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision coverage
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous paid vacations and holidays
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Free membership to local gym
• Scholarship Opportunities
• Positive work environment with a supportive team and opportunities for growth

About Monadnock Community Hospital:

Reach new heights at Monadnock Community Hospital.

MCH is a critical access hospital in beautiful, historic Peterborough, New Hampshire.

For 100 years, we have provided outstanding care to our communities, earning a reputation for excellence that has made us one of New Hampshire’s most successful and beloved small hospitals.

Join a culture of Compassion, Collaboration, Honesty, and Respect!

Our employees are the heart and soul of Monadnock Community Hospital.

In every department and at every level, MCH employees go above and beyond to deliver an exceptional patient experience in an atmosphere that is healthy, friendly, respectful, and personally fulfilling.

About the Monadnock Region:

A great place to live, work, and play.

One of the best things about working at Monadnock Community Hospital is that you get to live in a community that offers an amazing quality of life.

The state of New Hampshire consistently ranks in the Top Ten of all American states for its overall quality of life. Towns are small and friendly here, crime is low, schools are good, and the air and water are clean.

Balance meaningful work with a great life.

Here in the Monadnock Region, you can enjoy a standard of living that is hard to match anywhere. Let’s start with our mountain for which we are named.

Around the 3,165 foot Mount Monadnock with 100-mile views are forests, woods, lakes, and protected rivers providing abundant opportunities for hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, cross-country skiing – you name it!

And if you’re into the arts, the region also offers a lively arts scene, with galleries, theatres, and concert venues.

• New England community spirit
• Family-friendly
• Arts and culture
• All-season outdoor recreation
• Just 1.5 hours to Boston

Are you ready for a great job in a great place?

Are you ready for a career the supports your aspirations?

Are you ready to work in the best place you've ever lived?

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