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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Counselor - Fulltime - Monday - Friday - 9am - 5 pm - Brooklyn.

In this role, the successful candidate The counselor is responsible for connecting eligible dental patients to outpatient health care services, as well as screening for and addressing social determinants of health.

Job Responsibilities:

* Engage dental paitents at clinic to assess for needs
* Screen patients for social determinants of health
* Identify patients that can be connected to outpaitient health care services and assists in connecting to those services. 
* Screen patients for eligiility for public benefits and for community programs and resources
* Assist patiens with benefit applications
* Assists paitents in overcoming barriers to accessing health services
* Make referrals to internal and external programs that provide food, shelter, clothing,, legal, educational, and other services.
* Complete documentation in EPIC as required.
* Attend staff meetings and/or clinic huddles and.any other required meetings.
* Counsels patients on available resources and provides advocacy
* Strengthens relationships with community partners to identify resources for patients

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Bachelor's Degree preferred.
1+ years relevant experience working, ability to plan and manage,
Knowledge of public benefits
History of immigrant community engagement

Preferred Qualifications:
Excellent communication skills, ability to multi-task, experience in providing services to diverse community, ability to be a team player. Experience in working in health clinic or hospital preferred.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone's network provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $41,137.15 - $47,700.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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