Transition Coordinator - LP (Buncombe or McDowell County, NC)

LOCATION: Remote – must live in or near Buncombe or McDowell County, North Carolina.The person in this role must maintain residency in North Carolina or within 40 miles of the North Carolina border. This position will serve Vaya’s 22 western counties, and this position supports our high priority TCL population (discharging from State Psychiatric Hospitals). This position requires travel . GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB The Transition Coordinator LP (TC) is responsible for providing proactive intervention and coordination services to persons residing in or being diverted from institutionalized settings prior to their transition to home and community based services. These services prepare members/recipients for discharge and assist during adjustment period immediately following discharge from an institution. This is a mobile position with work done in a variety of locations. The Transition Coordinator LP will work with members/recipients in their communities. Note: This position requires access to and use of confidential healthcare information or protected health information (PHI) as described in laws addressing patient confidentiality, including, but not limited to, the federal HIPAA law, the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Patient Records law, 42 CFR Part 2, and various state laws. As such, the individual filling this position shall be required to be trained regarding such laws and shall be required to observe those laws in his/her capacity as an employee of Vaya Hea