Community Partners Coordinator - New Bedford, United States - Greater New Bedford Community Health Center

Description

As the Community Partner Coordinator, you serve as a critical link for our patients and New Bedford Community Health (the Health Center) to assistance offered by community agencies and hospital-based services.

By collaborating with the multi-disciplinary teams at the Health Center, you will help patients navigate services that are available to them.

The CP Coordinator is also a vital advocate for our patients within the Community Care Cooperative (C3) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) that the Health Center is affiliated with.

Managing your patients' Person-Centered Treatment Plans (PCTP) from the ACO, you will ensure that your assigned patients have the appointments they need and any other specialty services required in their plan.

• An enthusiastic professional that maintains professionalism in a multiprovider and multidiscipline organization.
• A patient champion maintaining patient centered environment and care.
• Provides care in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.
• Advocates for patients of all ages and their families based on prudent judgement and acceptable standards of practice.
• Demonstrates and implements effective communication and problem solving skills.
• Participates in the overall optimal functioning of the health center.
• Maintains and encourages a teamwork approach
• Maintains consistent effort to further goals by modifying and or improving individual procedures and tasks.
• Enjoys and embraces working in high volumes and diversified frequencies and activities.

• Monday Friday: Work Schedule (8:00am
• 4:30pm)
• Continuing Education/Tuition Reimbursement. Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Affordable, low deductible Medical Insurance that Starts on Day 13 Personal Days off to start, that will jump to 18 days off after 2 years of service.
• An additional 12 Paid Holidays per year.
• No cost Short Term Disability Insurance
• No cost Life Insurance.
• Closed when traveling conditions are deemed too dangerous for staff & patients. Alleviates child care hassles when school is cancelled.

• Experience working in the social, behavioral, and medical health systems is preferred.
• Excellent relationship building, communication and engagement skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Good Computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft (Office, Excell, and Word).
• Ability to positively influence others with respect and compassion.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service to community agencies and patients.
• Ability to function effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary Team.
• CPR Certified