Benefit Specialist Providence

Overview

BENEFITS SPECIALIST •
COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM •
FULL TIME - NON-EXEMPT

Thrive Behavioral Health, the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic for Kent County, has been delivering mental health and substance use services since 1976. Thrive Behavioral Health understands the benefits of delivering high quality, low-cost care for Rhode Islanders. Thrive's unique programs and services are built on evidence based, person-centric care models. Our programs include:
Adult Mental Health, Youth and Family, Substance Use, Housing, Teen and Young Adult, Court Ordered, and Crisis Behavioral Health. With more than a dozen locations across Rhode Island and more than 300 employees, Thrive is continuing to grow and meet the needs of the community.

General

Summary:

Provide direct service, coordination of benefits, and linkage to benefit services and advocacy, as needed to individual client and/or family for the purpose of assisting client with their overall access to care and recovery.

Schedule: Mon-Fri, First Shift

Location: Providence, RI

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• Support clients throughout their benefits enrollment process. Support includes listening, encouraging, coaching, empowering, and connecting clients to benefit resources that meet their individual needs and eligibility requirements.
• Develop collaborative working relationships with staff of community agencies providers, and individuals in the client s network of care in order to expand access to benefits.
• Provide referral, advocacy and education to the community regarding issues of chemical dependency or mental health.
• In the course of daily operations, monitor signs and symptoms of psychiatric functioning; while providing benefit services. Document all services and findings. Reporting any variance to appropriate clinical supervisory staff.
• Provide assistance with income reporting to insure safe and affordable housing, access to health care and other entitlements
• Participate in clinical team meetings to ensure smooth coordination of client services and treatment.
• Accompany client to community appointments related to obtaining benefits, provide advocacy as needed.
• Review e-mail account daily for new messages.
• Carry and enliven a positive Thrive image consistent with Thrive s Guiding Principles and professional code of ethics.

Education, Experience and

Competencies:

• Bachelor s Degree in the Human Service field or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Minimum (2) year experience in Human Service field working with clients with disabilities preferred.
• Experience or training in related state and federal assistance programs, particularly RI Medicaid also preferred.
• Basic computer literacy skills are necessary

Certifications, Licenses Requirements:

• Valid driver s license and automobile insurance which meets Rhode Island minimum standards required, or the ability to obtain necessary transportation in order to perform the responsibilities/tasks of the job.
• Training and certification in (SOAR) SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery preferred but not required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

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