Wellness Coordinator

5 days ago

Roxbury, United States Hebrew SeniorLife Full time

Overview:

HSL provides enhanced housing with services at affordable housing locations--some of which are our own and others of which are partner sites. For this role, you will work with residents at a Boston Housing Authority building called Martin Luther King (MLK) Towers in Roxbury, MA. You will partner with Boston Housing Authority staff, Central Boston Elder Services staff, and community partners to provide a robust program of supports. At its core, enhanced housing with services is a proactive approach wherein resident services staff regularly and actively reach out to each individual resident to engage with them around their health and wellness, identify areas of need/risk and provide intensive, individualized support as needed and desired by the resident.

The Wellness Coordinator works in partnership with housing staff to engage residents in wellness assessments and health education programs, connect residents to needed services, provide a wide variety of case management tasks, ensure that all interventions are documented and tracked and to develop and strengthen partnerships with community provider organizations as needed. The Wellness Coordinator is part of the housing team working to support the residents in living independently and safely for as long as possible. The Wellness Coordinator at MLK Towers serves as the face of Hebrew SeniorLife on this campus, forming partnerships with outside partners and internally with the housing team.

Hebrew SeniorLife employees set the highest standard in our commitment to redefine the experience of aging. With compassion, resilience, and determination, we make a difference in the lives of patients, residents, their families, and the broad senior care community every day. And they in ours as well. These life-changing connections give our work meaning and fuel our desire to advance our potential. To be all that we can be. At Hebrew SeniorLife, thats uniquely possible. Because here were supported to always keep growing. And as we do, so does our collective impact.

Our benefits include:

Excellent medical and dental benefits, available on your first day for positions over 24 hours/week
A 403b retirement plan open to all employees, including per diems
Generous paid time off
On-site health and wellness programming
Tuition reimbursement and scholarships
An employee recognition program

Responsibilities:

Provide intensive case management services to residents living at MLK Towers.
Conduct wellness assessments of residents to determine needs and goals; develop wellness plans addressing physical, social, cognitive, spiritual and mental health domains.
Coordinate with primary care physicians, mental health providers and hospitals.
Partner with housing staff to tailor programming that meets resident needs.
Coordinate with residents to complete files including important health care information, end of life planning, and emergency contacts.
Communicate with all providers to relay important information (changes in condition, transitions between settings, changes in behavior/activity).
Promote self-care among residents through individualized coaching to identify personal goals and implement programs and services that support those goals as well as coordinate with care providers.
Support on site services and connection to required off site services by following up with at risk residents to ensure adherence to health and wellness related activities.
Partner with and make referrals to all appropriate local service providers, for example: Visiting Nurses Associations, ASAPs, Rehabilitation Services, PACE Programs, Adult Day Health Programs, Memory Evaluation Programs, etc.
Participate and/or lead care planning meetings at the housing site.
Assess the needs of residents with dementia and make appropriate referrals as needed.
Collaborate with housing staff to ensure that residents are connected with all assistance programs for which they are eligible.
Work with local hospitals, local Home Care and/or VNA case management to ensure safe discharges with appropriate service coordination.
Assist residents with transition to other levels of care as needed; conduct family meetings and attend off-site team meetings when necessary to coordinate care and discharge planning needs.
Offer advocacy for residents and serve as a liaison for families.
Document all work in online database.

Required Qualifications:
  • Must have compassion for and a desire to work with a senior population.
  • Masters degree in a human service field and 1-2 years of experience working as a case manager or care coordinator in aging services preferred; Bachelors degree required with some experience working with seniors
  • Excellent organization and interpersonal skills. Must have ability to innovate, think strategically and conceptually, manage multiple projects simultaneously and handle difficult situations.
  • Must be a professional, proactive, collaborative, conscientious, and results-oriented individual.
  • Must have an optimistic and positive demeanor, excellent oral and written communication skills, good intuition and sound judgment.
  • Must be motivated to learn and flexible to change.
  • Computer literacy; experience with Windows, Word, Power Point, and Excel.



Preferred Qualifications:

MSW or experience in mental health services preferred.

Certification in Dementia Care preferred.

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