Now Hiring! Care Coordinator-Hospital Bridge

ACTS is growing! We are seeking compassionate, driven individuals to join us in making a lasting impact through meaningful work on the Addictions Receiving Team!

What's In It for You?

Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:00 pm or Monday-Friday 11:00 am-7:00 pm

Salary Range: $22.00/hr.

Location: This is a field-based position that performs duties at either St. Joseph's hospital in Tampa, FL or South Florida Baptist hospital in Plant City, FL.

Benefits: Eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance. Voluntary Life Insurance and other supplemental policy offerings on the first day of the month following 60 days of full-time employment.

Your Future: 403(B) retirement account with up to 5% company match.

Work/Life Balance: 10 company paid holidays and 11 days paid time off per year.

What You'll be Doing?

• Assess and/or screen individuals for admission criteria to ACTS addiction receiving, outpatient or residential services.
• Ensure smooth transitions to the next level of care (warm hand-offs), is completed, to avoid gaps in service, and respond rapidly for needed support and/or intervention.
• Maintain contact with those on caseload providing a comprehensive continuum of services to promote recovery.
• Support individuals receiving services with integration back into society as a healthy, substance-free individual.
• Promotes engagement in the recovery process and provides tools inherent to self-directed recovery.
• Facilitate appropriate connection and linkage with peer support specialists, education, employment, housing and/or other needed wraparound services.
• May transport clients and/or materials to medical, legal, recreational, and other community appointments that support their recovery.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings to review case status.
• Attend court hearings, as needed.
• Prepare documents including, but not limited to, progress reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What is Required?

• Bachelor's degree
• Lived experience as an adult in recovery for a minimum of 2-years from a mental health and/or substance use condition.
• Two (2) years of direct service experience in substance abuse or mental health treatment or recovery setting.
• Certification as a Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) or Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS) may substitute for one year of direct service experience.
• Valid Florida Driver License. Regular daytime travel is required between ACTS locations and community-based programs. This position does not require overnight travel.
• Eligibility status, as determined by Level 2 background screening in accordance with Florida Statutes, Chapter 435 and/or Local Law.
• Must be able to fully participate in Welle (crisis intervention) and CPR/First Aid training.
• Ability to perform considerable reaching, stooping, and bending.
• Ability to lift, push, pull and carry.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds at a time.

Who We Are? https://www.actsfl.org

The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, or ‘Clearinghouse’, helps ensure that caregivers, health workers, and educators meet Level 2 background screening standards before they can work with children, seniors, or other vulnerable groups. For more information, please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com.

ACTS is a drug-free workplace, and all applicants are subject to pre-employment drug screening and adherence to all related policies throughout employment.

ACTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

ACTS, Inc. participates in the federal government's E-Verify program, which confirms employment authorization of all newly hired employees and most existing employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. For all new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification on or before the first day of work. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For up-to-date information on E-Verify, go to www.uscis.gov and click on 'E-Verify' located near the bottom of the page.