Community Access Technician

Skip To Job Description Thanks for visiting our Career Page. Please review our open positions and apply to the positions that match your qualifications. Community Access Technician Boston, MA Part Time 112 Southampton and other threshold sites Entry Level Share Who We Are:Since 1985, BHCHP’s mission has been to ensure unconditionally equitable and dignified access to the highest quality health care for all individuals and families experiencing homelessness in greater Boston. Over 10,000 homeless individuals are cared for by Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program each year. We are committed to ensuring that every one of these individuals has access to comprehensive health care, from preventative dental care to cancer treatment. Our clinicians, case managers, and behavioral health professionals work in more than 30 locations to serve some of our community’s most vulnerable—and most resilient—citizens.From our earliest days as a program, we have always sought to do work that is transformational: recognizing our shared humanity; centering dignity, compassion, mutual respect and supporting the right of every individual to access the highest levels of health care and every staff member to reach their fullest potential. We continue to be committed to building bridges and breaking down barriers, including systemic racism which harms us all. We provide community-based health care services that are compassionate, dignified, and culturally appropriate, incorporating social determinants of health, with the goal of breaking down the physical and systemic barriers that our patients face.Job Summary:Hours:    Part-Time; 24 -36 hours per week, 7:00am – 7:30pm / 7:00pm - 7:30am - majority overnight shifts, 7:00pm-7:30am, with some day shifts available Union:  YesUnion Name: 1199SEIUPatient Facing: YesBoston Health Care for the Homeless is seeking a part-time technician to work in our Community Access Technician role at our sedation monitoring programs at low-threshold shelters throughout the city.  Based on the needs of the program, technicians may be required to be available at other Community Access locations as needed, including but not limited to:Woods Mullen Shelter112 Southampton Street ShelterSPOT (Supportive Place for Observation and Treatment), our sedation monitoring programWhile working at the sites you will provide in-the-moment, low-threshold medical access to patients who may otherwise not present to shelter clinics. In instances of sedation monitoring, you will ensure that sedated patients are triaged and safely monitored in a supportive and compassionate environment in which the intent is to reduce the impact of drug use. Services provided will include clinical assessments, clinical case management, medical monitoring, intervention in the case of overdose or other emergencies as well as immediate linkages to addiction treatment and primary care. The goals of this approach are to address an existing problem for BHCHP patients, to decrease overdose deaths and to connect patients more effectively to addiction treatment.The ideal candidate for this role is a compassionate and self-motivated individual who embraces the mission of BHCHP and is committed to delivering high quality clinical care in a low-threshold community environment.This position is funded until the end of December 2026 with the possibility for renewal. If this funding is not renewed, this position will end December 31, 2026.Responsibilities:Direct Clinical Care:Direct clinical care to ensure that all needs of the patients are met, conforming to established policies and procedures, as well as Department of Public Health regulationsServe as the first responder in the case of a medical emergency at all sitesProvide supportive and non-judgmental clinical support for patients with substance use disorder Provide basic wound care and skin assessmentAccurate assessment of sedation and...