Resource Specialist - General

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

  • Lebanon, New Hampshire
  • 27 days ago

    Highlights

    Overview: Provides assistance to patients/support systems and the multidisciplinary teams to identify, provide information, and facilitate access to tangible and supportive services related to patient health care needs. • Provide communication of resource availability for transitions of care to include unit phone support, e-mail communications, and direct patient meetings.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLebanon, New Hampshire

    Description

    Overview:

    Provides assistance to patients/support systems and the multidisciplinary teams to identify, provide information, and facilitate access to tangible and supportive services related to patient health care needs.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Needs Assessment:

    • In Collaboration with care team, conduct evaluations of client needs through interviews and assessments

    • In Collaboration with care team identify barriers to accessing resources and develop strategies to address them

     

    2. Resource Coordination:

    • Connect patients with appropriate services such as housing, healthcare, food assistance, transportation, and employment programs.

    • Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of local community resources and eligibility criteria.

    • Educate clients on available services and how to access them independently

    • Identifies available transportation resources and collaborates with patient/support system for cost effective, safe transportation

     

    3. Advocacy:

    • Advocate for patients to have knowledge to support access to resources and services they are entitled to

    • Advocates/supports access for patients to skilled, acute or long-term care facilities

     

    4. Compliance and Documentation:

    • Delivers Important Message from Medicare/Discharge Rights

    • Collaborate to support completion of application process to obtain resources and with completion of Advanced Directive Care Planning

    • Document case details in compliance with organizational policies.

     

    5. Collaboration:

    • Work closely with social workers, counselors, and other professionals to support discharge planning and care transitions

    • Attend inter-disciplinary rounds or unit huddles to strengthen relationships and improve resource access for patients.

     

    6. Administrative Tasks:

    • Maintain accurate records and reports.

    • Provide communication of resource availability for transitions of care to include unit phone support, e-mail communications, and direct patient meetings

     

    7. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

    Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Human Service field or the equivalent in education and experience required.
    • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills required.
    Required Licensure/Certifications:
    • None

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