Behavioral Health Clinical Care Coordinator - Substance Abuse

Overview

Work Schedule:

Full Time, Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Work Location:

Psychiatry Clinic, Substance Abuse Center / Hybrid

To coordinate and manage patient care within a clinical setting, serving behavioral health populations. To oversee the care plan for a caseload of patients and acts as a liaison among multidisciplinary team members. To ensure quality outcomes through collaboration with healthcare providers and support staff. To facilitate patient follow-up and continuity of care, and provides education and support to patients and families.

To operate under the general direction of a licensed medical provider and serves as a resource for internal and external partners involved in patient care.

Benefits include: 100% tuition assistance, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our many benefits and perks, UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Community Health and Human Services or a related field required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

• Must be self-directed / self-motivated; must have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to: (1) perform a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure; (2) accept responsibility for the direction, control and planning of an one’s own work; (3) work independently; (4) recognize the rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality; (5) convey empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, physical or emotional distress and/or grief;
  
  (6) relate to others in a manner which creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation; (7) communicate effectively with people from every socioeconomic, cultural and educational background; (8) exhibit flexibility and cope effectively in an ever-changing, fast-paced healthcare environment; (9) perform effectively when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual or dangerous situations; (10) demonstrate the quality work ethic of doing the right thing the right way;
  
  and (11) maintain a customer focus and strives to satisfy the customer s perceived needs.

UA Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) is proud to be an AA/EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled employer.