Care Coordinator 4 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Broward House, Inc. is a not-for-profit community-based organization serving Broward County with a focus on HIV care and Prevention, housing, and behavioral health.  Broward believes in the dignity and value of every person who walks through the door. Our team lifts each other and those we serve with consistency, authenticity, adaptability, and a resolute commitment to equity in health care. We are looking for an Executive Assistant to work directly with our CEO and leadership team.

Have you walked the walk in accessing HIV care, mental health or substance abuse services.  Does spending your days providing support so that others can walk their walk and know they are supported?  Broward House has a role for you if you answered yes.  We are looking for a Care Navigator to join our team.

In addition to other duties, this position is responsible for:

• Completes a bio-psychosocial assessment and ongoing assessment of client’s strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
• Develops an individual plan of care and/or transition plan based on identified clients needs.
• Arranges for services and completes linkage required for client based on individualized needs
• Meets with internal and external interdisciplinary treatment team members to coordinate client services and documents outcomes of meetings, including hospitals, health department and medical providers
• Submits all documentation in an accurate and timely manner. Achieves and maintains program established productivity levels.
• Promotes program refinement, understands client/public need and effectively participates in all assigned meetings.
• Engages clients in a strength-based supportive manner providing re-directions and guidance as necessary.
• Engages, counsels, manages, motivates and effectively works with high-risk, vulnerable client population including chemically dependent persons.
• Engages, counsels, manages and effectively works with persons in crisis.
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Skills/ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a social service or health related field

• Or Licensed Practical Nurse with 2 years case management/social services experience
• HIV/AIDS knowledge preferred

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds.
• Solution focused approach to conflict and challenges
• Ability to maintain a strong sense of respect for confidentiality involving both clients and fellow employees.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, collaborating agencies and the public
• Ability to demonstrate and model culturally competent behavior
• Moderate to Advanced Computer Skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Basic office equipment operation skills
• Knowledge of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Symptoms and basic interventions
• Ability to effectively engage with high-risk, vulnerable client population and persons in crisis
• Ability to legally operate and motor vehicle and provide own transportation.

 Important Notes

Certificates/Training/Licenses:

• HIV 500
• Valid Florida Drivers License and ongoing proof of insurance required

Applicants must submit to a Level 2 Background and Pre-employment Drug Screening. 

Broward House offers a comprehensive benefits program which includes the following:  Health, dental, and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Account, short term and long term disability, 401k, and life insurance

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

We at Broward House/AHF believe that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. The right of equal employment opportunity extends to recruiting, hiring selection, transfer, promotion, training and all other conditions of employment.