Clinical Care Specialist - Horizon Health Services

Description Are you seeking a rewarding and fulfilling career in the Mental Health and Addictions field? Do you have a passion for helping people in our community? Apply to be a Clinical Care Specialist today! What will your day look like? At Horizon, you’ll enjoy a supportive, team-based work environment

Have a question? There’s always someone there to help! We offer a seamless onboarding experience that’ll ensure your success in your new role

As a Clinical Care Specialist at Horizon, you will… + Provide various forms of care coordination by relaying medication statuses with patient/counselor and following up on completion of releases, paperwork, and status update reports, and/or applications

+ Work closely with multidisciplinary clinical teams + Conduct toxicology tests with patients + Respond to walk-ins presenting at the clinic in crisis situations

+ Review and flag patient records to ensure required updates are prepped and/or made timely

+ Successfully complete internal training and credentialing process to perform approved clinical services such as educational and process group activities

+ Ability to relate to mentally ill or chemically dependent individuals and their families of diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as have the ability to interact with them in a positive, supportive, and cooperative manner

+ Experience working in a computerized office environment with word processing, database and spreadsheet skills sufficient to prepare correspondence, reports, and forms, including the willingness to learn new software applications

+ Complete records requests (disability requests/attorney requests/patient request, etc)

This may vary by clinic

+ Monitors clinical and non-clinical data via internal Electronic Health Record (EHR), internal dashboards and reports, as well as and regional informational health systems

+ Provide support and triage to patients relative to importance of following up with behavioral health and medical providers, as appropriate

+ Help offer support to patients being seen for medication only services + Support the clinical treatment team including providers and clinicians including follow up and outreach for engagement purposes

+ Participates in data collection with active patients + Provide support to patients relative to importance of following up with behavioral health and medical providers, as appropriate

Why choose Horizon to build your career? Besides the fact that we’ve been named a Best Place to Work for 16 (yes, 16!) years in a row? At Horizon, you can be assured that you will make difference in the lives of others

Even better, your teammates will be just as motivated to make a difference! What we offer that you’ll love… + Company Culture: At Horizon, we pride ourselves on cultivating an atmosphere of teamwork where all employees feel heard and valued

+ Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to equity, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all, and strive toward this goal through the work of our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging department, frequent trainings, ongoing conversations, affinity groups, and more

+ Trainings, Trainings, and More Trainings: We have an entire team dedicated to your personal development and professional growth

+ Team Building, Connection, and Relationships: At Horizon, we’re more than co-workers, we’re a community

We support each other, celebrate our achievements and milestones together, and have fun together! + Retirement: We know you want to retire comfortably and we’re here to help! Horizon offers 401(k) AND profit-sharing programs to make sure you’re set for the future

+ Student Loan Assistance: We help pay off our team members' student loans every month

One year after joining, you’ll have been able to pay off an extra $600! + Paid time off and paid holidays! What makes you a great candidate? We can’t wait to learn more about you! Here are a few specifics of what you’ll need for the job: + Bachelor's degree preferred

+ Associate's degree with 3 years of experience in the behavioral health field required

- OR - + High school diploma with 6 years of experience in the behavioral health field required

Location This opening is for our 3020 Bailey Ave, Buffalo NY clinic! Hours This position is full-time from Monday-Friday with some evening availability required

Compensation Horizon is consistently evaluating our compensation and benefits packages to ensure we remain competitive

The pay range for this position is $19.10 - $21.00

Starting pay may be impacted based on experience and education

Compensation adjustments are evaluated annually

Please note: this is a grant funded position

Physical demands associated with this position include: + Sitting for extended periods, alternating between standing and sitting + Mobility required with repetitive wrist, hand, and finger movements + Handling light duties, occasionally lifting objects up to 20 pounds Horizon DEIB Statement: Horizon commits to being an anti-racist, diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization

Through self-reflection and our commitments to education, growth and development, increased workplace diversity throughout all levels of our organization and the cultivation of meaningful relationships, we pledge to advance equity, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all

Disclaimers: Horizon endorses public health measures including vaccinations

We encourage all applicants to be mindful of the fact that Horizon is a healthcare agency providing in person services throughout our community

This information is intended to provide a general overview of the position; it is not a full job description

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information

41 CFR 60-1.35(c)