As a 2022 Hartford Courant Top Workplace and one of the largest behavioral health care providers in Connecticut, we have 40 years of experience in delivering mental health and addiction services to over 7,300 children, adolescents, and adults annually.
Internal mobility is a focus at CMHA with 6 members of our leadership team growing from individual contributors to Senior Leaders.
CMHA is looking to hire a Hospital Transition Coordinator. This position will be located in New Britain.
Summary
Provides support to the program team by assisting clients with achieving daily living skills and routine activities/chores.
Provides staff coverage to the program as identified by program schedule.
Assists clients with maintaining all outside appointments and activities by providing transportation and reporting back to program staff clients’ accomplishments and information related to client care.
Essential Responsibilities And Target Outcomes
Provides direct assistance to program clients in the accomplishment of activities of daily living, routine program chores, and personal treatment goals
Demonstrates and coaches the development of skills identified as goals in the treatment plan.
Provides transportations for clients to maintain medical or other appointments outside the program.
Responds appropriately and in compliance with agency Policies and Procedures to emergent incidents/accidents that develop with clients and/or in the environment of care by contacting and reporting to 911 and chain of command.
Supervises self administration of medication with clients as scheduled, following protocols as trained.
Completes all shift notes and required documentation that relate to client care, and communicates to incoming shift staff all relevant activity.
Maintains safety, security and satisfaction of clients by monitoring environment of care and ensuring physical environment is in compliance with regulations, and by making and documenting routine hourly checks of clients.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
Education: High School Diploma or GED.
Credentials And Licenses
CPR and First Aid Certification preferred.
Valid Driver’s license.
Experience
Successful direct care experience in relevant field/setting with Mental Health Population, preferably a minimum of 1-2 years.
Beginner to intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook.
Experience in or the ability or willingness to learn how to use and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system or the ability and willingness to learn how to use one, which includes appointment scheduling, authorization tracking, assessments, treatment plans, progress notes and discharge summaries.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Mental Health Care
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