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Department

• Provides outreach and administrative case management to patients in the jail. (10%)
• Perform any administrative and clerical duties as it relates to patient care-coordination and referral management. (10%)
• Liaison between jail-based health care providers and patients. (10%)
• Assist clients with scheduling outpatient appointments and transportation needs. (10%)
• Maintains reports, provide necessary documents and data by deadlines upon request. (10%)
• Educate clients about the importance of routine after-care in the community, ensuring clients are referred to an appropriate community provider, and coordinating referrals and facilitating patient engagement in treatment. (10%)
• Coordinate patient care collaboratively with community partners to ensure better service delivery and education to the population served. (10%)
• Provide clients with lists and referrals to appropriate providers. (5%)
• Conduct post-release follow-ups with patients to assess progress and engagement in treatment. (5%)
• Follow-up with members who missed their appointment as requested by physical, oral and mental health providers. (5%)
• Attend meetings, training, seminars, or conferences as required to keep current on continuing education requirements with DSD and Denver Health. (5%)
• Maintain a current list of health care providers and collateral resources for individual client use and to share with community partners by phone call and face to face interactions. (5%)
• Ability to develop effective therapeutic interventions that are socio-culturally sensitive. (5%)

• High School Diploma or GED Required

• 1-3 years Two years of clerical experience, preferably in a managed care or medical setting or relevant customer service experience Required and
• Direct care experience with homeless and/or substance abuse populations, preferred. and
• Previous case management duties in areas of long-term, ongoing support and linking to other resources, preferred.

• DLR-Colorado Driver's License Class R - DMV - Department of Motor Vehicles Required and
• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required

• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Excellent communication, organization and people skills.
• Creative problem solving abilities.
• Demonstrated ability as a self-starter who can prioritize and conduct multiple activities.
• Understanding of basic care coordination and case management-related service functions (patient interviews, discharge planning, referrals, community resources, finance, and insurance/payer communications).
• Bilingual English/Spanish, preferred.
• Communicate effectively in a written and verbal form with health care team, patients/families and community, internal and external providers.
• Flexibility in responding to multiple demands.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal direction from supervisor.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft applications and email.

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program 

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.

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About Denver Health

Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.

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