Care Partner

Within Health; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Job summary

Within Health provides 100% virtual eating disorder care through a multidisciplinary team. The Care Partner role supports admissions, coordinates care with families and the treatment team, and leads virtual sessions while maintaining client confidentiality.

This remote position requires empathy, strong communication, and the ability to motivate families. You will engage in ongoing training and participate in team meetings as part of a comprehensive care program.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in behavioral health or related field, or two years of related experience.
• Demonstrates dignity, empathy, and strong listening abilities.
• Excellent organization and time management skills, with independent work capability.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, families, and treatment teams.

Responsibilities

• Support Admissions and call handling as needed.
• Coordinate care and program services with patient, family, and treatment team.
• Organize, plan, and provide structure around client specific experiential opportunities.
• Meet with client and/or families for virtual sessions and check-ins.
• Provide families with support and motivation.
• Model appropriate table behaviors to clients struggling with eating disorders.
• Provide families with one-on-one coaching in how to manage their loved one’s behaviors.
• Provide in-the-moment feedback by utilizing between-session messaging to motivate and support clients and families.
• Alert medical and clinical professionals to intervene during emergencies.
• Maintain strict client confidentiality.
• Participate in Treatment Team meetings.
• Attend or lead groups as appropriate.
• Attend supervision and department meetings.
• Participate in initial and ongoing training.
• Provide case management for members, ensuring effective communication with those involved in the recovery process, including school administrators, law enforcement, attorneys, etc.
• Document all client interactions appropriately and within designated timeframes.

Skills

Listening skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Observation skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Computer literacy

Eating disorders care

Cultural diversity awareness

Independent work

Education

Associate’s degree in behavioral health or related field

Job description

About Within Health Provider Services

Within Health has a revolutionary approach to the virtual treatment of eating disorders. We provide clinically continuous care, in the comfort of the clients own home. We provide excellent care 100% virtually and are a 24/7 company to ensure the care for our clients is superior than others.

About the role

The Care Partner will function as a member of a larger multidisciplinary treatment team. They will work closely with clients in order to carry out interventions on their treatment plans. The Care Partner specializes in working with clients with eating disorders, is thoughtful, sensitive, respectful, flexible, and brings a loving, positive attitude to our expert Clinical Team.

What you’ll do

• Support with Admissions and call handling as needed.
• Coordinate care and program services with patient, family, and treatment team.
• Organize, plan, and provide structure around client specific experiential opportunities .
• Meet with client and/or families for virtual sessions and check-ins.
• Provide families with support and motivation.
• Model appropriate table behaviors to clients struggling with eating disorders.
• Provide families with one-on-one coaching in how to manage their loved one’s behaviors.
• Provide in-the-moment feedback by utilizing between-session messaging to motivate and support clients and families.
• Alert medical and clinical professionals to intervene during emergencies.
• Maintain strict client confidentiality.
• Participate in Treatment Team meetings.
• Attend or lead groups as appropriate.
• Attend supervision and department meetings.
• Participate in initial and ongoing training.
• Provide case management for members, ensuring effective communication with those involved in the recovery process, including school administrators, law enforcement, attorneys, etc.
• Document all client interactions appropriately and within designated timeframes.
• Other related duties as assigned based on need and availability.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in behavioral health or related field, or 2 years experience.
• Ability to treat patients with dignity and empathy.
• Strong listening and communication skills.
• Acute observation skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Willingness to treat clients with Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of a variety of models and theories of eating disorders, trauma, mental illness, and related issues.
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into practice setting.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and work independently.

Physical & Environment Requirements:

• Must be able to operate a computer and navigate applications within a smart-phone, iPhone, MacBook computer and/or tablet.
• Must be able to converse with colleagues via telephone and computer programs.
• Able to sit for the majority of the shift.
• This is a work-from-home position. Work should be performed in a private, quiet space with minimal background noise.