Job Opportunity: Department of Human Services

The Department of Human Services Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) has a position open for an Assisted Outpatient Treament Program Administrator. This job is open to all State Employees and the Public. Go to https://statejobs.utah.gov to apply for this job online to be considered.

Title: Utah Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care Program Administrator I (DSAMH)

Recruitment: #18428

Division:           Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health (DSAMH)

Location:          195 N. 1950 W. Salt Lake City, Utah

Closing Date: 1/20/2019    

Help Shape the Next Decade of Healthy People — Submit Your Comments

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written comments on the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2030. The public comment period will remain open through January 17, 2019. You are invited to review and comment on the proposed objectives, and you may also propose additional objectives for consideration.

Let’s work together as a Nation to build Healthy People 2030! Learn more about the proposed objectives and see how to review and submit your comments

Martin Luther King Jr Day Proclamation

Come join the Salt Lake County at the Salt Lake County Government Center as we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s contributions to Black and American History by listening to the Proclamation of MLK Day. This proclamation recognizes 'MLK Day' as a federal holiday and a celebrated holiday, here in Salt Lake County.  

Where: Salt Lake County Government Center
North Building, County Council Chambers
2001 S State Street
Salt Lake County, UT 84190
When: January 15, 2019
Time: 4pm

PREDIABETES/DIABETES LUNCH AND LEARN TRAINING

Job opportunity at Safety Net Clinic in Salt Lake City

Medical Office Coordinator/Mental Health Clinic Coordinator

The Polizzi Clinic is a busy non-profit mental health clinic that provides critical services to low income, uninsured individuals so they are able to work, support their families, and achieve success. Our long-term goal is to improve individual’s overall mental health thereby decreasing health-related poverty and homelessness in our community.

Ideal characteristics in a candidate: acts professionally; does well in a fast-paced environment; ability to think critically; able to deal with stressful situations using emotional awareness and emotional intelligence; is reliable; is confident in face-to-face conversation as well as telephone communications; able to work independently; has a positive attitude. Experience in a medical office is required and mental health experience is strongly preferred.

Must be able to work Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8am-5pm. An additional 4 hours of admin time may be scheduled on Tuesday or Friday, depending on the availability of the applicant.

Responsibilities
• Answers calls and check-in patients
• Manages and oversees patient and provider scheduling
• Maintains patient files
• Verifies that patients are eligible for services
• Submits medical record requests
• Ensures patient reminder calls are made
• Maintains patient demographics and outcomes database
• Helps patients enroll in and maintain medication assistance applications
• Maintains adequate program, clinic and office supplies
• Coordinates and oversee translation
• Generates reports
• Maintains a clean environment in-between professional cleaning services (stocking paper products, light cleaning, vacuuming, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Medical office experience, mental health experience preferred
• EHR experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to read, write and speak fluently in Spanish and English required

To Apply: Email resume and cover letter to director@polizziclinic.org

2019 The Year of Cessation

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has designated 2019 as the Year of Cessation. From beginning to end, the Year of Cessation emphasizes efforts to help people who smoke quit. Each quarter will focus on different themes related to smoking cessation, with the first quarter focused on increasing quit attempts amongst those who smoke. More information and additional resources can be found here.

BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act Signed into Law

January 2019 BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act Signed Into Law Designed to activate a full-fledged public health response to Alzheimer’s, the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (S. 2076) was signed into law just before the close of 2018. This bipartisan legislation authorizes a major expansion of the Alzheimer's public health infrastructure across the country, embracing a population-level approach to address the growing burden of Alzheimer’s, dementia and cognitive impairment. The BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish centers of excellence that expand and promote the evidence base for effective population-based interventions to improve dementia outcomes. The agency can also offer funding to state, local, and tribal public health departments to promote cognitive health and risk reduction, increase early detection and diagnosis, and better address the needs of caregivers. Just as significant, the legislation aims to improve collection, analysis and timely reporting of data on cognitive decline and caregiving related to Alzheimer’s to inform future public health actions. These collective investments significantly expand the capacity of state and local public health departments to implement actions of the Healthy Brain Initiative’s State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia: The 2018-2023 Road Map. With a flexible agenda of 25 actions, the Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map provides strategies that experts identified as having the greatest potential public health impact, while being adaptable for different health department priorities. Use of the HBI Road Map actions enables public health to meet the ambitious goals of the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act: reduced population risk for cognitive decline and cognitive impairment, prevention of avoidable hospitalizations, mitigation of health disparities, and improved access to caregiver support.