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AbbeHealth Community Outreach Specialist

UnityPoint Health, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States


Area of Interest: Behavioral Health Services

Department: Chronic Mental Illness Recovery

Shift: 8 to 4:30 Monday through Friday

Job ID: 179658

FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0

AbbeHealth Services is a regional nonprofit organization dedicated to providing mental health and aging services that help individuals achieve their optimum levels of independence and success.

Benefits

Paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and employee recognition program.

Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short- and long-term disability, pet insurance.

Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement, and adoption assistance.

Responsibilities

Awareness of department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs.

Conduct all aspects of the job in an ethical manner.

Meet with clients in homes and community to develop coping skills, improve relationships, access resources, manage mental health symptoms.

Communicate effectively with clients, teammates, and other professionals.

Adhere to documentation requirements including progress notes, reports, crisis plans and treatment plans.

Manage schedule to meet client needs and productivity requirements.

Address co-occurring issues such as substance use, physical health conditions, poverty, etc.

Demonstrate a positive cooperative attitude, flexibility and willingness to change to meet department goals.

Perform additional duties as assigned to ensure complete service to all customers.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s Degree with at least 30 semester hours in a human services field.

Compassion, creative problem‑solving skills, recovery-oriented approach and Iowa Driver’s License required.

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