Linkage to Care Coordinator

ADP, Inc.; Carson City (NV); Ibrido; USD 50.000 - 61.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Linkage to Care Coordinator for the Overdose Data to Action program in Northern Nevada. This in-person/hybrid role will educate, outreach, and link individuals with substance use disorders to care, coordinate with partners, and improve access to community resources.

Under general supervision, the coordinator will identify barriers, support care engagement, and work with staff to streamline referral processes while collaborating with diverse stakeholders.

Competenze

• Minimum of three (3) years of full-time, professional work experience in linkage to care, care coordination or wrap around community services.
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge in overdose prevention, substance use disorder treatment, community-based overdose prevention, recovery, and/or drug policy.
• Experience utilizing trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches.
• Highly motivated and organized with the ability to work well in teams and independently.

Mansioni

• Provide outreach, referrals, warm hand offs, and care coordination services for individuals with substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders.
• Advise on evidence-based substance use disorder education to individuals, groups, and organizations.
• Develop networks with external stakeholders and service providers to increase access to resources.
• Assist with assessing and managing referral processes to address challenges for patients and providers.
• Coordinate with community partners on access to evidence-based support and programs, including housing, employment, insurance, food, internet, etc.

Conoscenze

Public Health

Care coordination

Trauma-informed

Teamwork

Microsoft Excel

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Public Health

Strumenti

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Zoom

Descrizione del lavoro

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Linkage to Care Coordinator

Workforce Services Overdose Data to Action Carson, NV

Salary: $55,000.00 Annually

Position Highlights

Position Title: Linkage to Care Coordinator

Position End Date: 09/29/27

Location: Northern Nevada (In-Person/Hybrid)

Overview:

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a Linkage to Care Coordinator. Under general supervision, the Linkage to Care Coordinator will provide education, outreach, and linkage to care for people with opioid use disorder, substance use disorder or co-occurring disorders. The Linkage to Care Coordinator will identify opportunities and barriers to accessing care and work with existing linkage to care staff to provide guidance to overcome challenges, create effective processes and increase collaboration.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of three (3) years of full-time, professional work experience with linkage to care, care coordination or wrap around community services.
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge in overdose prevention, substance use disorder treatment, community-based overdose prevention, recovery, and/or drug policy
• Experience utilizing trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches.
• Highly motivated and organized with the ability to work well in teams and independently.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to be efficient and consistently deliver high-quality work under time constraints.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of community resources preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom

Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance with outreach, engagement, referrals, warm hand offs, and care coordination services for individuals with substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders.
• Advise on evidence-based and accurate substance use disorder education to individuals, groups, and organizations.
• Develop networks with external stakeholders and service providers to increase access to community-based resources.
• Provide assistance with assessing and managing referral processes to address necessary challenges for patients and providers.
• Coordinate with community partners on access to evidence-based support and programs, including additional non-medical needs of individuals (for example, housing, employment, insurance, food, internet, etc.).
• Support persons engaged in care.
• Assist with conducting outreach to engage or re-engage individuals in care.
• Participate in evaluation and quality assurance activities.

Special Notes:

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and <<nevada division of public and behavioral health>> in order to best support the <<northern, nevada>> in their public health programming.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.

About the CDC Foundation

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations, and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1 billion and launched more than 1,000 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org .