Community Health Specialist - Full Time

Sign-On Bonus Available

Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) is an evidenced based model that provides wrap around mental health services in the community to adults experiencing persistent and severe mental health issues, and criminal justice involvement. Most of the services provided by the FACT RN take place in the community, MDC, and other nontraditional settings which includes clients’ homes and shelters.

Full Time

Shift : Days

Identify and address the strengths, which will aid the individual or family in the recovery and resiliency process, as well as the barriers that could impede the development of skills needed for independent functioning in the community. The patient care assignment may include children who are at risk of / or experiencing serious emotional, neurobiological, and / or behavioral disorders; adults with severe mental illness (SMI), individuals with chronic substance abuse, and / or individuals with co-occurring disorders. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.

PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report / correct environmental conditions and / or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and / or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT CENTERED MED - Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice as applicable
• NAVIGATION / PATIENT ADVOCACY - Work to eliminate barriers to access to culturally competent medical services for all patients. Assist patients to access community resources, and financial assistance programs and services that are needed
• COLLABORATION - Collaborate with medical providers, multidisciplinary team members and community resource providers to assist patient to meet above described treatment goals
• LIFE SKILLS - Facilitate and encourage the development of skills in the following areas : activities of daily living, interpersonal coping, socialization, & community functioning. Based on the needs of the individual, this function could include facilitating adaptation to the home, school, work, recreational, and social environments; serve as a mentor to promote recovery and resiliency and instill hope; teach symptom monitoring, symptom management, and relapse prevention skills
• RESOURCE COORD - Assist the client in obtaining access to and coordination of necessary rehabilitative, medical and other services to include assistance in obtaining financial and medical benefits / entitlements; assist in obtaining and maintaining safe affordable and stable housing, and provision of support and mentoring to behavioral health consumers involved in the Judicial System
• SUPPORT SERVICES - Encourage the development and eventual succession of natural supports in the workplace, school, family, and community environments
• ASSESSMENT - Work with the individual / family to identify personal strengths, needs and barriers to attaining self-identified goals; TRACKING - Coordinate and monitor use of services, including comprehensive tracking of client activities in relation to care plan such as attendance to all scheduled appointments, reviewing documentation of other in-house providers, and maintaining contact with external providers. DOCUMENTATION - Document all client encounters and those made on behalf of clients; Files may contain documents held for safe keeping on behalf of a client
• Bilingual English / Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

Certified Peer Specialist recognized in State of NM

Subject to random alcohol and substance testing