Outreach Program Coordinator - New York, United States - Mount Sinai Health System

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Job Description

The Outreach Program Coordinator creates, organizes and schedules outreach activities, and initiates care management services for patients enrolled in the Ontrack Psychosis Program. This individual creates awareness and promote engagement, education and specific services for adolescents and young adults experiencing psychosis.

OnTrackNY team staff receive expert training and technical assistance in the CSC model and protected time for professional development through the statewide OnTrackNY Initiative at the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia Psychiatry and New York State Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene.

Responsibilities

1. Develop, implement, and maintain current outreach and retention strategy to identify and target occupational health needs of various groups of patients in the community as identified by needs assessment reports
2. Cultivate strong working relationships by maintaining regular communication with community and volunteer organizations to identify and utilize innovative strategies to engage members and promote services
3. Collaborating with other team members to deliver the educational and employment support within the context of the model (e.g., engaging with participants to do fun activities, practicing cognitive or social skills that can then help them get a job, etc.)
4. Educate and provide general assistance to various groups of patients regarding services offered and other public benefits
5. Helping family or loved ones navigate employment and educational systems, identify resources that can be helpful to them, and/or providing other supports to families as needed to help the young person with their recovery.
6. Spending 65% or more of scheduled work hours in the community. For example, meeting participants at community locations (e.g. home, workplace, school, coffee shop, library, etc.); taking participants to apply for jobs; investigating local employment options; or meeting with employers regarding job development.
7. Providing job development and job search services directed toward positions that are individualized to the interests and uniqueness of the people on their situation and the situation of their support system, following the principles and procedures of the individual placement and support approach to supported employment.
8. Provide support to the individual and the family for education goals in the community, including contact with staff at high schools, colleges and other educational institutions
9. Conducting a minimum of 4 (IPS is 6) employer contacts per week.
10. Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Manager of the Member Services Department
11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's Degree preferred
• 2+ years of community outreach experience strongly preferred.
• Training and experience working with adolescents and/or young adults with serious mental illness preferred.
• Experience providing employment or education services preferred.

Compensation Statement: The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for this role is $62, $74,250.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 388 - Psych Opd - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital

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