Well-Being Navigator LPC for Women's Health

Community Health and Dental Care

Announces Position Opening For

Well-Being Navigator LPC for Women's Health

About CHDC:

CHDC (Community Health and Dental Care, Inc.) is a quickly growing Community Health Center in Pennsylvania with locations in Pottstown, Barto, and Boyertown, providing care for all patients in our service area, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Our staff put the care and well-being of our patients at the forefront of everything we do at CHDC.

Position Summary:

Provide clinical behavioral health services in a manner that upholds the health center's mission and quality standards, and results in improved patient health outcomes and satisfaction, as well as strong operational and fiscal capacity of the health center.

Role Qualifications:

Education: Minimum- Master's degree in social work or related field

Experience: Minimum -2 years' experience as a therapist; current license to practice in PA as a Licensed Professional Counselor; Competency in providing cognitive and behavioral interventions to patients with behavioral health/substance abuse issues in a primary care setting

Position Responsibilities:

Organizational

• Adheres to the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• Adheres to the organization's policies and procedures including but not limited to standard code of conduct, confidentiality, and compliance.
• Adheres to the organization's policies regarding time and attendance.
• Comply with accepted dress code and maintain a professional image.
• Demonstrates reliability and trustworthiness.
• Manages time and other resources to meet established goals within the agreed time frames.
• Demonstrates flexibility in the acceptance and completion of work assignments.
• Participates in the department's performance improvement activities.
• Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information.
• Observes the Health Care System's compliance policies.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Consult with PCPs to enhance understanding of the patient, provide decision support for treatment planning and assist in the implantation and monitoring of bio-psychosocial treatment plans.
• Individual, couple, and/or family consultation with patients, including:
• Functional and strength-based assessment and diagnosis
• Psychoeducation for patients and their support systems
• Medication adherence counseling and disease self -management counseling
• Motivational Interviewing/Problem solving cognitive intervention.
• Self-Care Plan development and skills training
• Substance use/abuse evaluation and harm reduction strategies
• Charting as required includes assessments, progress notes, and billing.

Physical demands & work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. Employees must occasionally lift and/; or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Mental Demands: Stressful due to time constraints and multiple tasks/procedures occurring at the same time.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Manual Dexterity Required: Must be able to manipulate small electronic parts and controls.

Compliance Provision:

• This position requires compliance with Health Center's written standards, including its Standards of Conduct and policies and procedures ("Written Standards"). Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the employee's regular performance evaluation.
• Failure to comply with Health Center's Written Standards, which may include the failure to report any conduct or event that potentially violates legal or compliance requirements or Health Center's Written Standards, will be met by the enforcement of disciplinary action, up to and including possible termination, in accordance with Health Center's Compliance Program Policy and Procedure: Addressing Instances of Non-Compliance Through Appropriate Disciplinary Actions.

Americans with Disabilities Act Statement:

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job specific responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

General sign-off: The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies.

I have read and understand this explanation and job description.

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Signature Date

Our Mission:

It is the mission of Community Health and Dental Care to identify gaps in health services and to ensure access to appropriate levels of care for all people in the service area regardless of their ability to pay. We are a non-profit health center that provides primary care medical and dental services to all regardless of insurance status. We accept patients with or without insurance and provide health care discounts based on income and family size using the federal poverty guidelines.

Our Vision:

The vision of CHDC is to be the health care provider and employer of choice by establishing a culture that champions patient centered-care, promotes staff engagement, embraces the latest technology, and pursues partnerships and strategic alliances.

Our Values:

Quality, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, & Communication

Our History:

Community Health and Dental Care was formed through the generous funding of the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation along with various local businesses. Our doors opened in October 2008 with 39 medical and dental patients seen that first week and we've grown to see thousands of medical and dental patients each year. As a non-profit community health center, we have been organized to become the patient's medical home for preventive care and to promote overall well-being, thus reducing the number of emergency room visits.

CHDC is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about CHDC and its services, visit us online at www.ch-dc.org.

Our Benefits Package:

Competitive base salary, Medical Insurance, Dental and Vision Insurance, PTO Accrual, 401K Company Match, 12 Paid Holidays, Company paid life insurance, Employee Health Reimbursement Program, No PTO needed for employee preventative care appointments, Employee Assistance Program, employee discounts, summer picnic, and much more!