Social Care Screener

• Associate’s degree in human services, public health, social work, or related field bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience in case coordination, care navigation, outreach, or direct service provision with Medicaid or underserved populations.
• Knowledge of SDOH/HRSN concepts and community-based service systems.
• Ability to follow standardized protocols for screening, assessing, referring, documentation, and follow-up.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate, timely, and compliant records.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and/or DOH-aligned reporting systems.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NYS DOH programs, Health Homes, Managed Care, PPS initiatives, or 1115 Waiver services.
• Familiarity with DOH guidance, Medicaid documentation standards, and audit processes.
• Experience using referral tracking platforms or community resource databases.
• Bilingual or multilingual proficiency.

Abilities and Working Conditions

• Adherence to DOH guidance, Medicaid regulations, and 1115 Waiver service requirements is mandatory.
• All case coordination, screening, referral, and follow-up activities must be documented accurately to support reporting, utilization monitoring, and audit review.
• Staff are expected to cooperate with internal and external quality assurance, monitoring, and audit activities.
• Willingness to respond to the needs of a culturally diverse population.
• Ability to be seated and use computer equipment for several hours a day.

Vanderheyden is committed to the National Sanctuary Model - a blueprint for clinical and organizational change which, at its core, promotes safety and recovery from adversity through the active creation of a trauma-informed community. The Sanctuary Model's focus is not only on the people who seek services, but equally on the people and systems that provide those services.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, military or marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics or prior arrest or conviction record or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws