Clinical Placement Coordinator

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

ALTHOUGH THIS POSITION IS REMOTE, YOU MUST RESIDE IN THE DENVER AREA TO BE CONSIDERED

The Clinical Placement Coordinator works collaboratively within Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) Programs to recruit, organize and coordinate student rotations and the placement of other non-clinical student interns at CCH. This position serves as a liaison between academic partners in the community and CCH.

• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage. 
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan. 
• Vision insurance.  
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses. 
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage. 
• Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members. 
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting. 
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year. 

• Enhance, promote, organize, coordinate, and evaluate student rotations and non-clinical student interns at CCH.  This will include, but not be limited to, the organization of Psychiatric Residents, Primary Care Medical Provider Residents, Dental Students, Dental Hygienist Students, Dental Assistant Students, Pharmacy Students, Registered Nursing Students, Medical Assistant Students, and Behavioral Health Interns, (hereafter referred to as “trainees”).
• Ensure all needed contracts, MOUs, and education affiliation agreements (e.g., PLAs, CCA, AA and CTAs, etc.) are signed, executed, organized, easy-to-access, and up-to-date.
• Collaborate with the Program Directors to identify a point-of-contact for each program.
• Ensure rotation content includes education on fundamental principles of care at CCH, including awareness of unique needs of people experiencing homelessness, social determinants of health, education on CCH’s integrated care model, patient-centered care, housing first, harm reduction, and trauma-informed care philosophy of thought.
• Organize the trainee’s schedules and coordinate all aspects of onboarding with the supervisor and provide support as needed throughout the trainee’s rotation. 
• Work directly with Credentialing Services to ensure trainees have completed the mini-credentialing process and documents are entered and maintained in the credentialing database. 
• Function as the formal facilitator and liaison between academic and clinical partners.  Interact with community partners in a professional, respectful, and responsive fashion; take seriously the role of being CCH’s voice among educators.
• Participate and attend local community meetings and forums as needed to enhance community and academic partnerships with respect to trainees. 
• Perform other duties as assigned by Credentialing.

• Consistently superb customer service skills; excellent interpersonal/assertive communications skills demonstrating a high degree of emotional intelligence.
• Knowledge of homeless issues and demonstrated sensitivity to and a desire to work with underserved populations.
• Adhere to HIPAA regulations per standards developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
• Provide appropriate education that is tailored to both the individual’s learning style, education and or reading level, and is sensitive to their health beliefs.
• Possess good crisis intervention skills.

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Experience participating in administration of a training program or hospital clinic setting.
• Preferred experience in community health, hospital, clinic, and/or academic educational setting.
• Experience with SharePoint, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and creating visually appealing handouts required.

Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Employee will perform job according to applied laws. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.