Nurse Coordinator Salary in Stamford, CT

Job Description Summary:Job Description:Job Description: Healthy Communities is CHC's Public Health AmeriCorps program designed to create cohesion in vulnerable communities and to promote healthcare and support services through outreach, awareness, linkage to care and support. Healthy Communities also serves to identify the unique and integral needs of our communities and neighborhoods and to establish strategic plans to address them. Service delivery will directly address the public health crisis in vulnerable communities and make healthcare and support services accessible through flexible delivery of services. AmeriCorps members will conduct community outreach, education, patient engagement, and link patients to CHCI care and referrals to community based assistance. Additionally, AmeriCorps members will participate in statewide and local activities which promote awareness of health and health services.This is an AmeriCorps Member role - Retinopathy Outreach Coordinator - that supports the Population Health Department and Clinical Teams in CHC's West Region (Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Meriden, Waterbury and Bristol).Terms & Program Benefits:One-year service term from September 3, 2024 thru August 31, 2025Serve a minimum of 32 hours a week for a total of 1700 hours during service year$22,000 stipend over the course of one year, paid bi-weeklyAn education award of $7,395 at the end of successful service term completionThis is not a staff or volunteer position. This is the opportunity for you if you:Possess a positive attitude • Enjoy working with peopleAre extremely organized and pay great attention to detailHave a strong interest in vision and diabetes careThrive in a fast paced environmentCan take initiative and work independently as well as part of a teamAs a Retinopathy Outreach Coordinator for the Community Health Center, Inc., you will:Conduct monthly patient health education workshops; monitor the completion of pre-post surveys by workshop participants; and complete data entry for workshops and surveys.Track and document all completed patient engagement activities in patient's electronic health record.Serve as "Super User" on retinopathy cameras to be teach and monitor organization site users.Coordinate with Business Intelligence (BI) to identify patients diagnosed with diabetes who have not had a retinopathy screening.Schedule patients for retinopathy screening and potentially other appointment to aid in diabetic care.Conduct introduction, retinopathy screening and patient education for high risk patients at inperson appointments.Provide outreach and care coordination to patients to aid in elimination of barriers to retinopathy screening.Document screening results as well as complete referrals and telephone encounters (TE) as required to facilitate appropriate follow up when indicated.Provide support in acquiring documentation of outside exams to comply with PCMH+ goals.Coordinate with Population Health Program Manager and Retinopathy Manager to identify other high need areas that may be screened during patient visits and/or phone calls.Coordinate with Population Health Program Manager and Retinopathy Manager to create opportunities for additional engagement with high risk patients.Promote outreach and engagement with high risk populations at sites within region to include the creation of promotional content for screenings as well as patient education materials/pamphlets.Participate in outreach and engagement activities, community events and find methods of promoting care and services to patients who need it.Serve with Quality Management (QM) team to identify areas of weakness and assist in the design of a process for routine retinopathy screening for patients who need it.Participate in Population Health meetings, Clinical Team and Nurse Manager meetings as directed by supervisor.Participate in Performance Improvement Committee Meetings and assist in monitoring follow up on action items retinopathy screenings and diabetes.Qualifications:High school or equivalent requiredProficiency in Microsoft office and internet-related applicationsExcellent time management and organizational skillsExcellent oral and written skillsDemonstrated ability to problem solve and remain calm during a crisisSuccessful clearance of all required criminal history checks (NSCHC)Able to travel between CHC sites and in statePreferred:Associate's degree in public health, social sciences related fieldExperience in patient care and engagementExperience and/or understanding of data analysisOrganization Information:Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country's most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 600,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute: the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), and ConferMed.Location:Community Health Center of Stamford - 5th StreetCity:StamfordState:ConnecticutTime Type:Part time

Job Description Summary:Job Description:Job DescriptionThe Child First model is an evidence-based, two-generation intervention that works with very vulnerable young children (prenatal through age 5 years) and their families, providing intensive, home-based services to decrease the incidence of serious mental health problems, developmental and learning disabilities, and abuse and neglect. Child First provides (1) a psychotherapeutic, dyadic intervention to strengthen the parent-child relationship, and (2) care coordination to connect the family to needed services and supports. Child First has been recognized as an evidence-based home visiting model by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program and rated "Effective" by the National Registry for Effective Programs and Practice (NREPP) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA).Child First is currently in a period of rapid growth, with affiliate sites throughout Connecticut, in Florida, and in North Carolina. The Child First National Program Office (NPO) in Connecticut oversees and supports the local affiliate agencies.Summary of PositionThe Care Coordinator partners with a licensed Mental Health and Developmental Clinician to engage families who are referred to the Child First home-based intervention. The Care Coordinator plays a crucial role in stabilizing the entire family system, while the Clinician provides psychotherapeutic caregiver-child intervention to facilitate and enhance this critical relationship. Working together, the assigned Care Coordinator and Clinician make up one of up to four Clinical Teams who report to the same Clinical Director within CGC/C. The Care Coordinator takes the lead in connecting the child and family with desired, community-based services and supports while maintaining Child First's reflective, relationship-based stance. The Care Coordinator also enhances caregiver executive functioning skills (e.g., planning, organizing, managing time, focusing attention, regulating emotions, reflecting on progress) and engages in interactive play with young children in the home. Ultimately, through connecting to family resources, the Care Coordinator both decreases the "toxic" stress in the home environment and enhances opportunities for optimal child development, thereby promoting healthy brain development for infants and young children.Key Job ResponsibilitiesProvide community resource expertise to Child First team and families, including identifying and collaborating with community-based service providers and supports.Engage with the Child First family and the Clinician in the collaborative family assessment process (i.e., use data from interviews, observations, interactions, and standardized measures to identify family strengths, needs, and challenges). Promote family stabilization by identifying all needed and desired services, integrating service needs into the Child and Family Plan of Care, and addressing barriers to services as they arise.Avert crisis situations by assisting Child First family in times of urgent need (e.g., eviction).Enhance caregiver executive functioning skills (e.g., planning, organizing, managing time, focusing attention, regulating emotions, reflecting on progress) as needed and in consultation with the Clinician and Clinical Director.Maintain a reflective lens when engaging with the caregiver, in order to understand his/her motivation, needs, and possible barriers to new services and supports.Collaborate closely with Child First Clinician to meet the needs of Child First families.Embrace use of videotaping to enhance both therapeutic work with families and reflective clinical supervision.Provide identified child and/or other children in the family with an interactive, growth-promoting play experience.Engage in weekly individual, Team, and group reflective clinical supervision with Clinical Director.Engage actively in all aspects of the Child First Learning Collaborative, including in-person trainings, distance learning curriculum, and specialty trainings.Track completion of all assessments and enter into the appropriate database.Keep all appropriate documentation for clinical accountability and reimbursement.Participate in other clinical and administrative activities as appropriate.QualificationsBachelor's degree in child development, psychology, nursing, human services, or related field.A minimum of three years working with culturally diverse families and young children under the age of six years.Openness to learning, capacity for self-reflection, and eagerness to participate in reflective clinical supervision.Knowledge of early childhood development, parent education, parent-child relationships, and individual, family, and community-level risk factors (e.g., poverty, homelessness, maternal depression, domestic violence, substance abuse, teen parenthood).Knowledge of and experience with community-based services and supports in service area, highly valued.Experience working in home and community-based settings with vulnerable populations of diverse cultures and ethnicities.Able to speak a second language (Spanish, Portuguese, Creole, other), highly valued.Strong commitment to the vision, mission, and goals of Child First.Highly organized, self-motivated, reliable, and flexible (including willingness to work non-traditional hours, including at least one evening).Eager and able to work as part of a team.Able to communicate well verbally and in writing.Comfortable with computers and experienced with Word and Excel.Reliable vehicle and appropriate insurance for home visits.Organization Information:Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country's most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 600,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute: the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), and ConferMed.Location:CGC - Stamford West BroadCity:StamfordState:ConnecticutTime Type:Full time