Triage Specialist/ Call Center Specialist II, Crisis Services - FSW

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsibilities:

• Receive and respond to telephone calls and referrals regarding urgent and routine behavioral health services.
• Registers, screens, and completes insurance checks for individuals seeking services at CHL.
• Performs telephonic interventions which include, but are not limited to, crisis support and de-escalation of individuals in Crisis
• For urgent and emergent services, assist Clinicians with arranging dispositions of cases (I.E. inpatient bed Searches, making referrals, arranging transportation (cab or ambulance) etc.). Assigns and schedules initial assessments and initial psychiatric evaluations for urgent, emergent and routine services
• Communicates to supervisor information gathered for referrals from identified high priority referral sources, including (but not limited to) the Department of Mental Health and hospital inpatient programs.

Qualifications:

• Grade C04: Call Center Specialist II: Bachelor's degree required, preferably in the field of psychology or human services.
• Minimum two (2) years' experience working in a clinical environment.
• Ability to gain basic knowledge of CHL services and insurance requirements and reimbursement for these services.
• Excellent oral and written communication, advanced computer skills in Microsoft Suite.
• Ability to develop knowledge of Electronic Health Records (EHR).
• Ability to multitask. Must possess time management skills with a strong sense of prioritization and follow through.
• Requires personal and professional accountability, self-management, and initiative. Professional integrity and cultural competency.
• Ability to use office equipment, including copy machines, computers, printers, telephones.
• Ability to organize complex tasks and meet deadlines
• All candidates will be subject to a CORI review as outlined in the regulations set by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. For more information, click here.
• Community Healthlink is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual preference, political affiliation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.

If applicable, Community Healthlink shall also abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals on the basis of disability. These regulations require affirmative action by Community Healthlink to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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