Based on the needs and values of the client, and in collaboration with all service providers, the clinician links clients with appropriate providers and resources throughout the continuum of health and human services and care settings, while ensuring that the care provided is safe, effective, client-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. These functions include but are not limited to: coordination and delivery of healthcare services, consideration of physical, psychological, and cultural factors, assessment of the patient's specific health plan benefits, and additional medical, community, or financial resources available.